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Pokopališka kapela Sv. Lazarja – Postojna
- To je edina cerkev v Sloveniji, ki je posvečena svetemu Lazarju.
- Cerkvica je obrnjena proti jugu in stoji sredi obzidanega pokopališča. Prvič je bila omenjena leta 1819, sedanja neoklasicistična stavba pa je bila sezidana 1853.
- Notranjost cerkvice krasi oltar svetega Lazarja, ki je bil izklesan iz marmorja v drugi polovici 19. stoletja. Na oltarju je slika »Obujenje Lazarja«.
Sveti Lazar (goduje 17. decembra) je bil Jezusov prijatelj. Evangelist Janez nam je edini ohranil poročilo o Lazarju, njegovi bolezni, smrti in obuditvi od mrtvih. Lazar naj bi umrl zaradi gobavosti, a ga je Jezus obudil. To se je zgodilo javno in je mnoge navzoče prepričalo o Kristusovem božjem poslanstvu. Ni znano, kaj se je po Jezusovi smrti zgodilo z Lazarjem. Prav verjetno je bila po zmagi farizejev njegova hiša v Betaniji na seznamu osumljenih in so se farizeji gotovo znesli tudi nad njenimi prebivalci ter jih preganjali, da so se morali umakniti.
Lazar je zavetnik mesarjev, grobarjev, gobavcev, domov za gobave, beračev.
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Chapel of St. Lazar - Postojna
- It is the only church in Slovenia dedicated to Saint Lazar.
- The church is facing south and stands in the middle of cemetery. It was first mentioned in 1819, and the current neoclassical building was built in 1853.
- The interior of the church is decorated with the altar of Saint Lazar, which was carved out of marble in the second half of the 19th century. On the altar there is a painting which shows »the Lazar's miracle«.
St. Lazarus (December 17) was Jesus' friend. Evangelist John was the only evangelist who wrote the story of Lazar, his illness, his death, and his resurrection from the dead. Lazar was supposed to die because of leprosy, but Jesus raised him. This happened in public, and many persuaded convinced of Christ's divine mission. It is not known what happened to Lazar after Jesus' death.
Lazarus is the patron saint of butchers, groves, lepers, homes for lepers, beggars.