Tag: Centurion
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05 Works, Today, May 7th is San Acacio’s day, With Footnotes – #128
The Holy Martyr Acacius, who lived mostly in the III Century, was born at Cappadocia and was a centurion of the Martesian regiment under the military officer Firmus… Please follow link for full post
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05 Works, Today, May 7th is the San Acacio’s day, With Footnotes – #128
The Holy Martyr Acacius, who lived mostly in the III Century, was born at Cappadocia and was a centurion of the Martesian regiment under the military officer Firmus. When the persecution against Christians was started up on order of the emperor Maximian Galerius (305–311), Firmus began one after the other to interrogate his soldiers about…
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08 Works, Today, February 1st, is Cornelius the Centurion’s Day, With Footnotes – 32
Cornelius the Centurion was a Roman centurion who is considered by Christians to be one of the first Gentiles to convert to the faith Cornelius was a centurion in the Cohors II Italica Civium Romanorum. He was stationed in Caesarea, the capital of Roman Judaea province. He is depicted in the New Testament as a God-fearing…
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08 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, February 1st, is Cornelius the Centurion’s Day, With Footnotes – 32
A dramatic play of light and shadow can add an emotional charge to the depiction of an event. This was the great lesson that Eeckhout absorbed from his teacher Rembrandt van Rijn in the late 1630s and was still using in 1664, when he signed and dated this painting. This is especially effective for representing…
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