Tag: Bible
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07 Works, Today, May 25th is Zenobius of Florence’ day, his story in Paintings #145
Saint Zenobius (Italian: San Zanobi, Zenobio) (337–417) is venerated as the first bishop of Florence. Born of a Florentine noble family, Zenobius was educated by his pagan parents. He came under the influence early of the bishop Theodore, and was baptized by him, and succeeded, after much opposition, in bringing his father and mother to…
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08 Works, Today, May 23rd is Saint Mary of Clopas’s day, her Story in Paintings #143
Clopas was identified as this Mary’s father and the second husband of Saint Anne and the father of “Mary of Clopas”, allowing Mary to be identified as the half-sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus… Please follow link for full post
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04 Works, Today, May 20th is Saint Baudilus’s day, his Story in Paintings #140
Saint Baudilus is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. His cult is closely associated with the city of Nîmes and Spain. The Catholic Encyclopedia writes that “the true apostle of Nîmes was St. Baudilus,. Tradition also makes him a martyr during the reign of Julian the Apostate… Please follow link for full post
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07 Works, Today, May 14th is St. Victor and Corona’s day, their Story – #134
Little is known about the two Christian martyrs, St. Victor and St. Corona. Most sources believe they were killed near each other in Roman Syria during the reign of Marcus Aurelius in 170 A.D. and that a Roman judge named Sebastian ordered for their deaths… Please follow link for full post
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05 Works, Today, May 13th is Virgin-martyr Glyceria’s day, With Footnotes – #134
Glykeria, the holy martyr of Christ, was in her prime during the years of Emperor Antoninus (138–161), and when Savinos was governor of Trajanopolis in Thrace. Hailing from Trani, a seaport in the province of Bari on the Adriatic Sea, she was the daughter of a high-ranking Roman official. Upon her father’s death, she became…
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03 Works, Today, May 4th is Saint Pelagia’s day, With Footnotes – #125
Pelagia (d. early 4th century), distinguished as Pelagia of Tarsus and Pelagia the Martyr, is a legendary Christian saint and martyr who lived in Tarsus in Cilicia (southeastern Asia Minor) during the reign of Roman emperor Diocletian. Originally, her feast day was celebrated on October 8, in common with SS Pelagia the Virgin & Pelagia…
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07 Works, Today, May 3rd, is Saint Wiborada’s day, With Footnotes – #124
Saint Wiborada of St. Gall (also Guiborat, Weibrath or Viborata) (died 926) was a member of the Swabian nobility in what is present-day Switzerland. She was an anchoress, Benedictine nun, and martyr, as well as the first woman formally canonized by the Catholic Church. Wiborada was born to a wealthy noble family in Swabia. When…
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05 Works, Today, May 2nd, is Boris I’s day, With Footnotes – #123
Holy Tsar Boris-Michael of Bulgaria (died 2 May 907), was the ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire in 852–889. At the time of his baptism in 864, Boris was named Michael after his godfather, Emperor Michael III. The historian Steven Runciman called him one of the greatest persons in history… Please follow link for full…
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07 Works, Today, April 27th, is Simeon of Jerusalem’s day, With Footnotes – #117
Simeon of Jerusalem was a Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the second Bishop of Jerusalem; from 62 or 70 to 107AD According to tradition the first bishop of Jerusalem was James the Just, the “brother of the Lord”. He was appointed bishop by the Apostles Peter, St. James and John. The…
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04 Works, Today, April 24th, is St. Savva Stratilat’s day, With Footnotes – #110
Saint Sabbas Stratelates, the General of Rome (died 272, Tiber River, Rome) was an early Christian warrior saint and martyr, a Roman military general under emperor Aurelian. He is the ‘twin’ of Saint Sabbas the Goth (See April 12th). His martyrdom was followed by 70 Roman soldier… Please follow link for full post
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03 Works, Today, April 23rd, is Saint George’s day, With Footnotes – #109
Saint George (circa 275/281 – 23 April 303 AD) was a soldier in the Roman army who later became venerated as a Christian martyr. His parents were Christians of Greek background; his father Gerontius was a Roman army official from Cappadocia and his mother Polychronia was from Lydda, Syria Palaestina. Saint George became an officer…
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05 Works, Today, April 20th, is St. Agnes of Montepulciano’s day, With Footnotes – #106
Agnes of Montepulciano, O.P. (1268–1317), was a Dominican prioress in medieval Tuscany, who was known as a miracle worker during her lifetime. She is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. Agnes was born in 1268 into the noble Segni family in Gracciano, a frazione of Montepulciano, then part of the Papal States. At…
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06 Works, Today, April 19th, is St. Martha of Persia’s day, With Footnotes – #105
During the reign of Emperor Claudius II in the third century, St. Marinus together with his wife, St. Martha of Persia , and their sons, Audifax and Habakkuk, traveled from Persia to Rome to pray at the graves of the Ss. Peter and Paul. During this time, fierce persecutions and executions were carried out against Christians. St.…
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03 Works, Today, April 15th, is Saint Hunna’s day, With Footnotes – #102
Saint Hunna (Una) (died 679) is a French saint. She was the daughter of a duke, and later married Huno of Hunnawetyer. She devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries “The Holy Washerwoman”… Please follow…
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04 Works, Today, April 14th, is Saint Lidwina’s day, With Footnotes – #101
Lidwina (Lydwine, Lydwid, Lidwid, Liduina of Schiedam) (1380–1433) was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is also thought to be one of the first documented cases of multiple sclerosis. Lidwina was born in Schiedam, Holland. At age 15, she was ice skating when she fell and broke…
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04 Works, Today, April 13th, is Saint Martin the Confessor’s day, With Footnotes – #100
St Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome (655). Martin became Pope on July 5th, 649, at the time of a furious quarrel between the Orthodox and the Monothelite heretics. Constans the Second, also called Constantine the Bearded ,Heraclius’ grandson, was on the throne at the time, and Paul was Patriarch of Constantinople. To restore peace…
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Jusepe de Ribera, The Penitent Magdalene 01 Work, Artist’s Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 125
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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04 Works, Today, April 12th, is Saint Sabbas the Goth’s day, With Footnotes – #99
Sabbas the Goth (Romanian: died 12 April 372) is a fourth-century Christian martyr and saint. Sabbas was born in a village in the Buzău river valley and lived in what is now the Wallachia region in Romania. He was converted to Christianity as a youth. His hagiography states that he was a Goth by race and…
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Wishing you all a very Happy Easter William Adolphe Bouguereau, Three Marys at the Tomb, 01 Painting, Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 47a
Le Saintes Femmes au Tombeau, 1890, translated to The Holy Women at the Tomb, depicts the three Marys, Mary the Mother of James, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Cleophas, at the tomb of the resurrection. The viewer, compositionally, is placed in a prostrated position and looking up first notices the expressions of bewilderment on the central…
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William Oxer FRSA, Nativity 01 Works, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – #41
The nativity of Jesus or birth of Jesus is described in the gospels of Luke and Matthew. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the time of Herod the Great to a betrothed virgin whose name was Mary. There are, however, major differences. Matthew has no census, annunciation to the shepherds or…
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