![]() ![]() Rubus sanctus not only successfully survived to nowadays, but is used in Blackberry and Raspberry breeding programs. The experimental data confirmed the ethnobotanical usage of Holy Bramble. The wound healing effect was comparatively evaluated with a reference ointment Madecassol. Young shoots and extracts of leaves and roots of this plant has been used in folk medicine for ages. Rubus sanctus are well known for their pharmacological properties, such antioxidant, antitumor, and wound healing potential. The fruits are not very juicy, but are tasty and useful. ![]() The fruit, sometimes called a bramble berry, is an aggregate of drupelets. The fruits are edible raw or cooked. The flowers vary from pale to dark pink, followed by blackberries. Leaves are hand-like with 3-5 elliptical to oval, toothed leaflets, dark green above but whitish hairy beneath. Branches have spiked thorns that bend downward. This plant has no central stem instead it produces long thin branches which can reach 5-6 ft in length. Now it is distributed in West, Central and South Europe, SW Asia, Western Himalayas and North America. It is native to Western Asia and Mediterranean it grows as a large thicket near water sources, in oases, on wadi banks, and in moist fields. Rubus sanctus or Holy Bramble is an evergreen perennial shrub, the member of the genus Rubus - a large and diverse genus with 250–700 species of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. A large number of pilgrims and tourists visit this Monastery every year to see the legendary Bible Burning Bush. Catherine's Monastery developed in the first place. Today, it is very large in size, and many monks and scholars agree that the bush's presence is the very reason St. The sprawling bush is said to have been transplanted in the tenth century, when the chapel was given a roof. This species is endemic to Sinai and extremely long-lived. To Jewish people and Christians, it represents God’s miraculous energy, sacred light, illumination, and the burning heart of purity, love and clarity. A few feet away from the Chapel is the reputed bush itself, a rare species called Rubus Sanctus. Catherines Monastery spiritual heart is the Chapel of the Burning Bush, an unassuming structure of tremendous religious significance.Īccording to the oldest monastic tradition, this chapel sits atop the roots of the same Biblical bush "that burned with fire, and was not consumed" (Exodus 3:2) when God spoke to Moses for the first time. The species is very long lived so chances are, this is the exact plant that has been growing and regrowing from its roots throughout centuries. In fact, this passage is sometimes called the Moses revelation of God about himself.īut all the same, this exact bush exists! It can be found at the Chapel of the Burning Bush on Mount Sinai, where it is revered as the original Burning Bush of the Bible survived to nowadays. In the entire Old Testament nowhere does God reveal more about himself to one man than in the passage of the Burning Bush. Reveal means to make known something that was secret or hidden and to open up to view. This plant is a symbol of God revealing himself to a man. Some researchers believe that God spoke through a natural bush that had botanical name Rubus sanctus: Rubus - latin name for Blackberry and Raspberry Sanctus - means "sacred". ![]() The nature of the Burning Bush is a source of debate among botanists and Biblical scholars. One of them is a story about the Sacred Burning Bush. Most of us read The Bible and know the basic theses presenting in this Great Book of Humanity. But all the same, this exact bush exists! It can be found at the Chapel of the Burning Bush on Mount Sinai, where it is revered as the original Burning Bush of the Bible survived to nowadays. ![]() In the entire Old Testament nowhere does God reveal more about himself to one man than in the passage of the Burning Bush. Rubus Sanctus - the Sacred Burning Bush of the Bible. She has has been with TopTropicals since Day One (2002), writing about magic plants, travel, and of course cats -įrom the CatNation she belongs to. By Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and CatsĪlexandra Butova is our columnist, journalist, and photographer, living in Riga, Latvia. ![]()
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