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Philippi: In the footsteps of Alexander and St. Paul

Sunday, 31 August 2014 Marc d'Entremont

 

Philippi, Macedonia, Greece
Philippi, Macedonia, Greece

 

Archaeological Museum of Philippi.
Archaeological Museum of Philippi.

Philippi would be a doorway to Asia Minor. It would serve three empires. It would be a major player in creating history.

 

 

Lydia of Philippisia became St. Paul’s first convert in 49 A.C.E. receiving baptism in the Zygaktis River – a gesture with international ramifications.

Read the rest of this dramatic story…

In Greece, Philippi made history

 

St. Lydia's baptismal site
St. Lydia’s baptismal site

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Buffalo in Zimbabwe
A 15th century Ottoman public bath house
A 15th century Ottoman public bath house
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north Laos
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Seaside Heights carousel
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herb & plant car in Athens
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Hamakua Mushrooms, Laupahoehoe, Hi
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Executive Chef George Mavrothalassitis
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Keanuenue Farms
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in the Everglades, Fl © Marc d’Entremont
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Seafood risotto, Bistro de Leon
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Cambodia © Marc d’Entremont
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Shelby Clarke, guide at Historic Pensacola Village
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raw oysters plain & with crab, The Compleat Angler, Orange Beach, Al
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Gulf Shores, Al, beach in front of Kiva Dunes Resort
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Sheepshead & bluefish, caught off Perdido Beach, Al
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Girl Marisa McGrath & Sara Holodnick, the Good Time Girls Walking Tours, Fairhaven, WA
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Mt. Shuksan from Picture Lake, North Cascades National Park, in Whatcom County, WA
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mussels with cucumber, eggplant sauce and sour cream foam
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Carcassonne, France
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Brugge, Flanders, Belgium
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Neal’s Yard, London
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Tom Kha Gai and its ingredients
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backstage at Dell Rapid’s Grand opera House – part of an early 20th century poster.
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Marinated Warthog with White Wine BBQ Sauce at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge
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Shawnee Inn & Gul Resort, PA © Marc d’Entremont
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Scottsdale, AZ © Marc d’Entremont
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Young Buddhist novice/student, north Laos © Marc d’Entremont
Zebra in the Eastern Highlands, Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe
Zebra in the Eastern Highlands, Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe
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Las Vegas © Marc d’Entremont
Las Vegas © Marc d’Entremont
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Antelope Park Lodge, Zimbabwe © Marc d’Entremont
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Bangkok from the Sky Bar on the 57th floor of the Centara Grand Hotel
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Michael McClanathan
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Zimbabwe, © Marc d’Entremont
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sunflowers in the southern Languedoc, France
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Shrimp with vanilla & tarragon, The French House Party
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Antelope Park Lodge, Zimbabwe, © Marc d’Entremont
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Nelson Garcia-Miranda artist-in-residence, at the Westin Kierland Resort, Phoenix, AR,
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silk scarves from Laos © Marc d’Entremont
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pictograph, Valley of Fire, , Phoenix, AR, Nevada, 4000+ years old © Marc d’Entremont
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Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 1893, Louis Sullivan, architect (now part of the MET) © Marc d’Entremont

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