. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . Devil. Pharisees. Angel Gabriel. Characters in ancient Christmas-plays. MIEACLE-PLAYS 620 MIRACLE-PLAYS. MIEACLE-PLAYS 621 MIRACLES porary aud portable stages constructed onwheels. The lengths to which these per-formances were carried surpasses subject was deemed too sacred to bechosen as a theme, no subject too holy to berepresented. Heaven was depicted, in whichthe Father was seen surrounded by his holya
. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . Devil. Pharisees. Angel Gabriel. Characters in ancient Christmas-plays. MIEACLE-PLAYS 620 MIRACLE-PLAYS. MIEACLE-PLAYS 621 MIRACLES porary aud portable stages constructed onwheels. The lengths to which these per-formances were carried surpasses subject was deemed too sacred to bechosen as a theme, no subject too holy to berepresented. Heaven was depicted, in whichthe Father was seen surrounded by his holyangels. Hell was portrayed by a dark andyawning cavern, from which issued hideousbowlings as of tormented souls, but whencealso, with a curious inconsistency, came thejesters and buffoons of the sacred only were all the Scripture charactersfreely introduced, but angels, archangels, Lu-cifer, Satan, Beelzebub, Belial, aud even thethree persons of the Holy Trinity. Some ofthese dramas lasted for a number of days, oneof them covering the whole period of timefrom the creation of the world to the lastjudgment. When at length the efforts ofthe clergy succeeded in putting a check tomysteries and miracle-plays, they were fol-lowed by the moralities, in which virtue,vice, de
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