Tenebrae
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Tenebrae is a religious service of Western Christianity held during the three days preceding Easter Day, and characterized by a gradual extinguishing of candles, and the strepitus or "loud noise" in t
Fifteen candles on Tenebrae hearse - Antoni Gaudí - Sagrada Família. The candles are extinguished one by one during the course of the service.
"The saddest melody within the whole range of music": the opening of the Tenebrae chanting of the Book of Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah
A modern Tenebrae service in on Spy Wednesday in Streetsboro, Ohio, 2019. It has been adapted, for instance, by replacing the 15-candle hearse with individual candlesticks for a much smaller number of candles and omitting the six altar candles.
The front cover of a Lutheran church bulletin for Good Friday, describing the significance, as well as the summary of components, of a typical Tenebrae service
The sayings of Jesus on the cross are seven expressions biblically attributed to Jesus during his crucifixion. Traditionally, the brief sayings have been called "words".
Tenebrae
…candles on a special triangular candelabra. Modern celebrations called Tenebrae may be of quite different content and structure, based for example on the Seven Last Words or readings of the Passion of Jesus. They may be held on only one day of Holy Week, especially Spy Wednesday (Holy Wednesday). They may be held during…
Crucifixion, seen from the Cross by James Tissot, c. 1890
Crucifixion depicted as Stabat Mater with the Virgin Mary, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 19th century
Michelangelo: Crucifixion of Christ, 1540