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ST JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA - 31st AUGUST

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1. St Joseph of Arimathea was a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin, but a faithful disciple of Jesus. It was no small proof of his great piety, that, though he had riches and honours to lose,
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2. he feared not the malice of men, but at a time when the apostles trembled, boldly declared himself a follower of Jesus who was crucified; and with the greatest devotion embalmed and buried his sacred body.

St Joseph of Arimathea is the patron of Glastonbury, where a church

3. and hermitage, very famous in the times of the ancient Britons, were built by the first apostles of this island: among whom some moderns have placed St Joseph himself, and Aristobulus.(Excerpts fr. Fr Butler's Lives of the Saints) #Glastonbury #ENGvPAK #England #Christian

4. N. B.: There exist very interesting accounts of Joseph of Arimathea having been to Glastonbury, England, and even brought Saviour Jesus Christ there for some time when He was a youth.

These accounts inspired #WilliamBlake to these lines (from the #poem "Jerusalem"):

5. "And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountain green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?"

This free Google book tells the story (external link):

books.google.co.uk/books?id=MPQ9A…