Tag: Catholic
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05 Works, Today, February 24rd, is Saint Æthelberht of Kent’s Day, With Footnotes – #54
Æthelberht (c. 550 – 24 February 616) was King of Kent from about 589 until his death. The son of Eormenric, succeeding him as king. He married Bertha, the Christian daughter of Charibert, king of the Franks (Paris) , thus building an alliance with the most powerful state in contemporary Western Europe; the marriage probably took…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #31
Raoul Dufy, 1877 – 1953 SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTE, VENISE, c. 1938. Watercolor and gouache on wove Arches paper 19 3/4 by 25 3/4 in., 50 by 65.5 cm Private Collection Santa Maria della Salute (English: Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF KING HENRY IV, Late 17th Century, with footnotes
French School, Late 17th Century PORTRAIT OF KING HENRY IV, FULL LENGTH, ON A REARING HORSE Oil on canvas 56 7/8 by 42 1/2 in.; 144.5 by 108 cm. Private collection Henry IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithet “Good King Henry”, was King of Navarre (as Henry III)…
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