#sofiaflorina

It's true, based on countless cases, cisgender people tend to react negatively just seeing transgender people living happily, as if their life is threatened. It's like "what did I do to you?". Of course not all are like this but this is true.

The Painting "Queen of Sheba" by Edward C. Slocombe, 1907. Queen of Sheba or Saba, also known as Bilqis in Arabic or Makeda in Ge'ez, is a figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. According to the original story, she brings a caravan of valuable gifts to Solomon, king of Israel and Judah.

Stories about her exist extensively in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. She is one of the most famous legends in West Asia and Northeast Africa, including regions which have significant influences from Abrahamic religions. I personally know her from Islamic sources first because I was a Muslim.

The historicity of her is disputed among many historians and archaeologists because evidence of her existence has never been found except in religious sources themselves. However, because the Kingdom of Sheba or simply Saba did exist around 1000 BCE to around 275 CE, in Southern Arabia, mostly in modern-day Yemen, then she may have existed too.

If she ever existed, then blessed be she, for she was one of the wise figures who desired to know the knowledge and wisdom of Solomon.

Some front photos of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, a parish under the Diocese of Manado. It's located in North Karombasan Sub-district, Wanea District, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. I took these photos while walking past the front of this church.

This church was inaugurated on 15 October, 1967, as a parish itself. Previously, this church was under the St. Joseph Catholic Church, a parish located quite far from here. Nothing much to say about this church but here are the photos.