Category: 365 Saints
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06 works, Today, November 30th, is Andrew the Apostle’s day, his story, illustrated #333
Andrew the Apostle was an apostle of Jesus, according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Saint Peter. He is referred to in the Orthodox tradition as the First-Called. According to Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Saint Andrew is the Patriarch of Constantinople. Andrew the Apostle was born between AD 5 and…
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05 works, Today, November 13th, is Saint Manetha’s day, her story illustrated #316
Some servants of Christ’s people, who in the stature of their bodies were only youths, but their soul was armed with the worship of God, both came of themselves, and when the governor was offering libations to idols in the midst of the city, suddenly rushed upon him, and called upon him to abandon his…
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10 works, Today, October 4th, is Saint Francis of Assisi’s day, his story illustrated #276
In the Chapel of San Gregorio in the lower church at Subiaco can be found the earliest portrait of St Francis. This fresco represents him without halo and stigmata, therefore it was probably made before 1224, when he received the stigmata. More on this work Born circa 1181, in Assisi, duchy of Spoleto, Italy, Saint…
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09 works, Today, August 28th, is Moses the Black’s day, his story illustrated #240
Moses the Black (330–405), also known as Abba Moses the Robber, the Ethiopian , and the Strong, was an ascetic monk and priest in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a notable Desert Father. According to stories about him, he converted from a life of crime to one of asceticism. Moses was a servant of…
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09 works, Today, August 15th, is the Dormition of the Virgin Mary day, her story illustrated #227
Jacques Joseph Tissot (15 October 1836–8 August 1902), Anglicized as James Tissot, was a French painter and illustrator. He was a successful painter of Paris society before moving to London in 1871. He became famous as a genre painter of fashionably dressed women shown in various scenes of everyday life. He also painted scenes and…
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06 Works, Today, May 10th is Saint Thais’ day, With Footnotes – #131
José de Ribera (January 12, 1591 — September 2, 1652) was a Spanish Tenebrist painter and printmaker, better known as Jusepe de Ribera. He also was called Lo Spagnoletto (“the Little Spaniard”) by his contemporaries and early writers. Ribera was a leading painter of the Spanish school, although his mature work was all done in Italy. Longing…
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07 Works, Today, April 10th, is Gregory V of Constantinople’s day, With Footnotes – #97
Gregory V (Georgios Angelopoulos), (1746–22 April 1821) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1797 to 1798, from 1806 to 1808 and from 1818 to 1821. He was responsible for much restoration work to the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George, which had been badly damaged by fire in 1738… Please follow link for full post
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10 Works, Today, April 9th is artist Francisco Rizi’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #98
A sinner, perhaps a courtesan, Mary Magdalen was a witness of Christ who renounced the pleasures of the flesh for a life of penance and contemplation. Penitent Magdalene or Penitent Magdalen refers to a post-biblical period in the life of Mary Magdalene, according to medieval legend. According to the tenets of the 17th–century Catholic church,…
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05 Works, Today, April 7th, is Jean-Baptiste de La Salle’s day, With Footnotes – #94
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (April 30, 1651 — April 7, 1719) was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Catholic Church and the patron saint for teachers of youth. He is referred to both as La Salle and as De La…
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07 Works, Today, March 24th, is St. Gabriel the Archangel’s Day, With Footnotes – #82
Pintoricchio or Pinturicchio, whose formal name was Bernardino di Betto, also known as Benetto di Biagio or Sordicchio, c.1454–1513, Umbrian painter whose real name was Bernardino di Betto. A prolific and facile painter, he was influenced by Perugino, with whom he collaborated on the frescoes for the Sistine Chapel. Pinturicchio worked chiefly in Perugia, Rome,…
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