COLUMBIA — Pentecost celebrates the day the Holy Spirit — part of the Christian Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit embodied in one Godhead — descended on the Christians. It marks the beginning of the Christian church. The holiday, also called “Whitsunday,” occurs on the seventh Sunday after Easter; this year, it falls on May 11.
Belief in brief: Pentecost
Friday, May 9, 2008 | 1:00 p.m. CDT;
updated 10:34 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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