[[Image:Della Francesca Resurrection.jpg|thumb|[[Piero della Francesca]], Resurrection.]]
'''Lent''' in the [[Christian]] [[calendar]] is the forty-day period of [[atonement]] and fasting that begins on [[Ash Wednesday]] and [[Easter]] Sunday marks the jubilee date. Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday is an important Holy day, marking Christ's death on the cross. The entire Holy season commemorates when - '' "Jesus spent 40 days Fasting in the Desert after His [[baptism]]" (Matthew 4: 1-2)'', baptized by [[John the Baptist]]. A triumphant celebration of [[Christ]]'s resurrection marks the conclusion of lent.