14 (number) - in Religion

In Religion

  • The number of Stations of the Cross.
  • The Fourteen Holy Helpers were a group of saints formerly venerated together by Roman Catholics.
  • The number of muqatta'at in the Qur'an.
  • The number of Infalliables (Masoomeen) in Shia Ithna-Asheri Islam.
  • The number of pieces the body of Osiris was torn into by his fratricidal brother Set.

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