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	Topics Sacred Mysteries Topic Home Pre-Christian religious mysteries Religious mysteries formed an important part of the worship of a number of pre-ChristianChristianity Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New... religions, including the Eleusinian MysteriesEleusinian Mysteries The Eleusinian Mysteries were annual initiation ceremonies for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancien... , MithraismMithraism Mithraism was a mystery religion prominent in the Roman world.... , the Cult of IsisISIS ISIS is an industry standard interface for technologies, developed by Pixel Translations in 1990 .... , and the Cult of Sol InvictusSol Invictus Sol Invictus or, more fully, Deus Sol Invictus was a religious title applied to three distinct divinities during the l... . Dedicated devotees of the religion would be inducted into the mysteries by receiving special instruction. Due to the secrecy surrounding this special instruction, very little is now known about what was included in the mysteries. Mystery traditions were popular in ancient GreeceAncient Greece Ancient Greece is the period in Greek history which lasted for around one thousand years and ended with the rise of Christia... and during the height of the Roman EmpireRoman Empire The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by an autocratic form of government.... , and may have influenced the introduction of sacred mysteries in Christianity. See also MystagogueMystagogue A mystagogue is a person who initiates others into mystic beliefs, an educator or person who has knowledge of the mystic art... Mystery cult SacramentSacrament A sacrament is a Christian rite that mediates divine grace—a holy Mystery.... External links article in Catholic EncyclopediaCatholic Encyclopedia The *Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia*, is an English-language encyclo... by St. Ambrose of Milan St. Cyril of Jerusalem