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Christian art is sacred art which uses themes and imagery from Christianity.

Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, although some have had strong objections to some forms of religious image, and there have been major periods of iconoclasm within Christianity.

Incense is aromatic biotic material which releases fragrant smoke when burned.

The term refers to the material itself, rather than to the aroma that it produces.

Incense is used for aesthetic reasons, and in therapy, meditation, and ceremony.

It may also be used as a simple deodorant or insectifuge.

An icon (from Greek eikōn "image") is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity and certain Eastern Catholic churches.

The most common subjects include Christ, Mary, saints and/or angels.

Though especially associated with "portrait" style images concentrating on one or two main figures, the term also covers most religious images in a variety of artistic media produced by Eastern Christianity, including narrative scenes.

Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing; or the observance of an obligation from loyalty; or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement.

The word "faith" may also refer to a particular system of religious belief, in which faith may equate to confidence based on some perceived degree of warrant.

In the Christian gospels, the ministry of Jesus begins with his baptism in the countryside of Roman Judea and Transjordan, near the river Jordan, and ends in Jerusalem, following the Last Supper with his disciples.

The Gospel of Luke states that Jesus was "about 30 years of age" at the start of his ministry.

A chronology of Jesus typically has the date of the start of his ministry estimated at around AD 27–29 and the end in the range AD 30–36.