holy well or sacred spring is a well, spring or small pool of water revered either in a Christian or pagan context, sometimes both. The water of holy...
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The nuragic holy well is a typical Sardinian hypogean Bronze Age structure for the worship of the waters. Scattered throughout the island, along with...
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piped water supply from the well Uses Holy well, sacred wells in various religions Abraham's well, sacred well in Israel Ghat, sacred in Hinduism and...
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The Holy Well is set on the slopes of the Malvern Hills above Malvern Wells. The well is believed to be the site of the oldest bottling plant in the world...
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overseeing the holy Zamzam well have moved with the times". Arab News. April 7, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022. General Presidency of the Holy Mosque and...
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A clootie well is a holy well (or sacred spring), almost always with a tree growing beside it, where small strips of cloth or ribbons are left as part...
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existing holy wells in Cumbria that were once venerated and believed to have the ability to cure certain illnesses. The following is a list of notable holy wells...
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The Holy of Holies (Hebrew: קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים, romanized: Qōḏeš haqQŏḏāšīm or Kodesh HaKodashim; also הַדְּבִיר hadDəḇīr, 'the Sanctuary') is a term...
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site is managed by Cadw. St Winefride's Holy Well at Holywell Farm in Cheshire is one of a number of holy wells dedicated to St Winefride which were placed...
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describes that the third root of the well "extends to heaven" and that beneath the root is the "very holy" well Urðarbrunnr. At Urðarbrunnr the gods hold...
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