Beram Things to Do Tips by JLBG

The three wise men riding across Istra

This field is the first from left of the upper row on the northern wall and spread over six fields of the lower row, until a narrow window. As it is so long, it is not easy to take a photography and I forgot to take it in the end. I feel that I have parts of it that I should try to stick together.

The wheel of fortune

This field is on the western wall, on the right to the main entrance.
Most of this field was equally destroyed when a new window was opened in the 18th century, right to the main entrance. I did not felt useful to take a photo. May be I should have !

Adam and Eve

This field is on the western wall, left to the main entrance.
Most of this field was destroyed when a new window was opened in the 18th century. Only the legs (under the knee !) of Adam and Eve remain ! I thought it was unnecessary to take the picture.

The Judas kiss

This field is the first from right of the lower row on the northern wall, right to a narrow window.

Just then Judas, one of Jesus’ followers, came with a large crowd. He came and kissed Jesus on the cheek. This was a sign to tell the guards who they were to arrest. They came and arrested Jesus. All Jesus’ followers ran away.

The Last Supper

This field is the first from right of the upper row on the northern wall, right to a narrow window.

The Passover supper went on. Jesus stood up and took a loaf of bread, gave thanks for it, broke it, and gave a piece to each one of His apostles. As Jesus did this, He said, “Eat this, for this is My body which is broken for you”. Then He took a cup of wine and handed it to each of His apostles in turn while saying, “Drink this, for this is My blood which is shed for you and for many”.

At the end of the supper, Jesus told His apostles, “I give to you a new commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another”. When the supper was over, they all stood up and sang a psalm and then they left the room

The Mount of Olives

This field is the second from right of the lower row on the northern wall, left to a narrow window.

Then importantly, after the Last Supper, the disciples go with Jesus to the Mount of Olive and there Jesus tells them they will deny him and leave him but Peter leaps in again and says “Everyone else will desert you but I won’t ”. Jesus tells him that he will - but Peter comes back again and says “Even if I have to die with you I won’t deny you” and we know the sequel…That same night, within hours of this remarkable statement of loyalty and commitment, Peter denies Jesus three times, and we know that he was desperately disappointed with himself - and ashamed - and he went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus entering in Jerusalem

This field is the third from right of the lower row on the northern wall.

They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! , Hosanna in the highest!" When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?"

The Legend of St. George and the Dragon

St. George journeyed for many months by land and sea until he came to Egypt. Here he met a poor hermit who told him that everyone in that land was in great distress, for a dragon ravaged the country. Every day said he demands the sacrifice of a beautiful maiden and now all the young girls have been killed. The King's daughter alone remains, and unless we can find a knight who can slay the dragon she will be sacrificed tomorrow. The king of Egypt will give his daughter in marriage to the champion who overcomes this terrible monster.

When St. George heard this story, he was determined to try and save the princess. He rested that night in the hermit's hut, and at daybreak set out to the valley where the dragon lived.

As soon as the dragon saw him it rushed from its cave, roaring with a sound louder than thunder. Its head was immense and its tail fifty feet long. But St. George was not afraid. He struck the monster with his spear, hoping he would wound it. The dragon's scales were so hard that the spear broke into a thousand pieces. and St. George fell from his horse. Fortunately he rolled under an enchanted orange tree against which no poison could prevail, so that the venomous dragon was unable to hurt him. Within a few minutes he had recovered his strength and was able to fight again.

He smote the beast with his sword but the dragon poured poison on him and his armor split in two. Once more he refreshed himself from the orange tree and then, with his sword in his hand, he rushed at the dragon and pierced it under the wing where there were no scales, so that it fell dead at his feet.

Saint George

This field is the fourth from left (middle) of the lower row on the northern wall.

George was born in Cappadocia (now Eastern Turkey) in the year AD 270. He was a Christian. At the age of seventeen he joined the Roman army and soon became renowned for his bravery. He served under a pagan Emperor, Diocletian, but never forgot his Christian faith.

The Emperor Diocletian gave him many important missions, and it is thought that on one of these he came to England. It was while he was in England that he heard the Emperor was putting all Christians to death and so he returned to Rome to help his brothers Christians. He pleaded with the Emperor to spare their lives. Diocletian did all he could to persuade George to give up his faith, but he refused and was finally beheaded on 23 April, 303.

Saint Martin

This field is the third from left of the lower row on the northern wall.

This is his story: In 316 or 317 Martin was born in Sabaria (now Hungary). His father had reached the rank of an important officer in the Roman army. His son was named after the war god Mars : Martin, the brave, the courageous. The family moved to Pavia in Italy. When he was 15, as son of an officer, he had to join the Roman army. He was sent to France and there the following happened.

On a cold and foggy day, Martin and his soldiers rode to the city of Amiens. It was cold and Martin and his soldiers made haste. At the moment Martin rode through the gate, a scarcely dressed beggar stepped forward. While shivering, the man asked for money. Martin halted while the other soldiers went on. Martin dismounted but he had no money on him and he thought by himself about what he could do for such a poor man while he had no money.

He cut his soldier's robe into two pieces. The biggest piece he gave to the beggar, who went away in good spirits for he was clad. That night Martin had a dream. In that dream Jesus came to him, clad only in half a soldier's robe, that he had given to the poor beggar. Than he heard Jesus say to the angels: "Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is not baptized, he has clad me." The dream had such an impact on Martin that he was baptized the next day and became a Christian. He decided to leave the army and became a monk near the city of Tours. He did a lot of good work so that he became famous in the area, and later even became bishop of Tours.