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March 12, 1833
The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A traveler in Jerusalem experiences a jarring interruption during a solemn moment at Mount Calvary when his guide corrects the location of the true cross's hole, shattering the reverence.
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Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Jerusalem.
A curious instance was related to us of the uncertainty of regarding too highly many of the spots pointed out as sacred, by a gentleman whose travels brought him to the city about this time. He had gone to the summit of mount Calvary; and his mind being deeply affected with the solemnity of the scene he knelt down where the hole of the true cross was pointed out to him, and though no worshipper of that, yet it served to bring vividly to remembrance all that had passed around. But in the midst of his beautiful reverie and blissful feelings, he was suddenly startled by the guide Antonio clapping him on the shoulder, with "Signior, Signior, this is not the true hole, it is farther on." In an instant every solemn feeling was put to flight, and the charm irreparably broken.
—[Letters from the East, in N. Monthly Magazine—
A curious instance was related to us of the uncertainty of regarding too highly many of the spots pointed out as sacred, by a gentleman whose travels brought him to the city about this time. He had gone to the summit of mount Calvary; and his mind being deeply affected with the solemnity of the scene he knelt down where the hole of the true cross was pointed out to him, and though no worshipper of that, yet it served to bring vividly to remembrance all that had passed around. But in the midst of his beautiful reverie and blissful feelings, he was suddenly startled by the guide Antonio clapping him on the shoulder, with "Signior, Signior, this is not the true hole, it is farther on." In an instant every solemn feeling was put to flight, and the charm irreparably broken.
—[Letters from the East, in N. Monthly Magazine—
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Sacred Sites
Mount Calvary
Guide Interruption
Jerusalem Travels
What entities or persons were involved?
Gentleman
Antonio
Where did it happen?
Summit Of Mount Calvary, Jerusalem
Story Details
Key Persons
Gentleman
Antonio
Location
Summit Of Mount Calvary, Jerusalem
Event Date
About This Time
Story Details
A traveler kneels at a pointed-out hole for the true cross on Mount Calvary, immersed in reverie, but the guide Antonio interrupts to say it is not the true hole and is farther on, breaking the solemn feeling.