Category: Religious Art
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15 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 3, is Saint Genevieve’s Day, With Footnotes – 162 Please follow link to full post
St. Genevieve (422-512), was born at Nanterre, a village on the outskirts of Paris, during the time of Attila the Hun. She was a shepherdess, the only child of Severus and Gerontia, hardworking peasants. She was seven years old when Saint Germanus, bishop of Auxerre, was visiting the village with Saint Lupus, on their way…
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Marina Abramović, The Levitation of Saint Therese, 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 26
Marina Abramović, Serbian, b. 1946 The Levitation of Saint Therese, 2009 Single flatscreen video installation Private collection The Original Flying Nun – St. Teresa of Avila: St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) was a Doctor of the Catholic Church. This was no small or insignificant title. A Doctor of the Church is a saint whose writings have…
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Alonso Cano, Saint John the Evangelist 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 27, is John the Apostle’s Day, With Footnotes – 160
Alonso Cano, (1601–1667) São João Evangelista dando a comunhão à Virgem/ Saint John the Evangelist giving communion to the Virgin, c. 17th century Oil on canvas 81 x 46,5 cm Museo Nacional de San Carlos John the Apostle ( c. AD 6 – c. 106) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New…
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Vicente Juan Masip, St. Stephen 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 26, is Saint Stephen’s Day, With Footnotes – 159
Vicente Juan Masip called Juan de Juanes St. Stephen led to martyrdom, c. 1562, Museo del Prado, Madrid Stephen or Stephan; traditionally venerated as the first martyr of Christianity, was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who aroused the enmity of members of various synagogues by his…
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Berthold Furtmeyr, The tree of life and death 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 24, is Saints Adam and Eve’s Day, With Footnotes – 158
Berthold Furtmeyr The tree of life and death Salzburg Missal Adam and Eve are not called saints in ordinary reference. But they may be called saints on their feast day, which is the vigil of Christmas, because they repented of their sin, lived lives of holiness and are now in Heaven. Adam is the father of…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 23, is The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete’s Day, With Footnotes – 157
The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompius, Agathopus, Basilides and Evaristus were a group of ten Christian men from Crete who suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of emperor Decius during the third century. They are commemorated on December 23. The Ten refused to worship…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 20, is Thomas the Apostle ‘s Day, With Footnotes – 156
Caravaggio, (1571–1610) The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, Jesus Christ & Thomas the Apostle circa 1601 until 1602 Oil on canvas Height: 42.1 ″ (106.9 cm); Width: 57.5 ″ (146 cm) Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Germany The Incredulity of Saint Thomas is a painting of the subject of the same name by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, c.…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 18, is Saint Sulpitius the Pious’s Day, With Footnotes – 148
Saint Sulpitius Sulpitius (or Sulpicius) the Pious (died 17 January 644) was a 7th-century bishop of Bourges and a saint. Sulpitius was born at Vatan (Diocese of Bourges), of noble parents, before the end of the sixth century. From his youth he devoted himself to good works and to the study of Scripture, and donated his large patrimony to the…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 15, is Santa Nino’s Day, With Footnotes – 147
Saint Christiana (Nino) and her “living cross”, (c. 296 – c. 338 or 340) Saint Christiana (Nino) (c. 296 – c. 338 or 340) was a woman who preached Christianity in Georgia, that resulted from the Christianization of Iberia. Christiana belonged to a Greek-speaking Roman family from Kolastra, Cappadocia, and was a relative of Saint George. She came to…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 14, is St. Nicasius’ Day, With Footnotes – 147
Mattia Preti (c. 1664-65)St. NicasiusOil on stoneSt. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta Saint Nicasius or Nicaise of Rheims (French: Saint-Nicaise; d. 407 or 451) was a bishop of Rheims. He founded the first cathedral in Rheims and is the patron saint of smallpox victims. Sources placing his death in 407 credit him with prophesying the invasion of…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 13, is SAINT LUCY’s Day, With Footnotes – 146
Maestro de Borbotó, ACTIVE IN VALENCIA FIRST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURYSAINT LUCYoil on panel10 3/8 by 12 1/2 in.; 26.5 by 31.8 cm.Private collection Saint Lucy, Italian Santa Lucia (died 304, Syracuse, Sicily), virgin and martyr who was one of the earliest Christian saints to achieve popularity, having a widespread following before the 5th…
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