Tag: Egyptian mythology
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10 Works, Today, April 17th, is Pope Alexander I of Alexandria’s day, With Footnotes – #103
Alexander I of Alexandria, 19th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. During his patriarchate, he dealt with a number of issues facing the Church in that day. These included the dating of Easter, the actions of Meletius of Lycopolis, and the issue of greatest substance, Arianism… Please follow link…
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06 Works, Today, April 11th, is Saints Martinian and Processus’ day, With Footnotes – #98
Martinian and Processus were Christian martyrs of ancient Rome. Neither the years they lived nor the circumstances of their deaths are known. They are currently buried in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. According to legend, Martinian and Processus were were pagans and they served as guards at the Mamertine prison in Rome. In this prison were…
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05 Works, Today, April 9th, is Holy Martyr Eupsychius’s day, With Footnotes – #96
The Holy Martyr Eupsychius was born in the city of Caesarea in Cappadocia and received a Christian upbringing by his illustrious parents. During the reign of Julian the Apostate (361–363), Saint Eupsychius entered into a Christian marriage. At Caesarea there was a pagan temple to the goddess Fortuna, whom Julian the Apostate revered. As Eupsychius…
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10 Works, Today, April 2nd, is Saints Margaret Clitherow’s Day, With Footnotes – #90
Margaret Clitherow was born in 1556. Her father was a respected businessman. He died when Margaret was fourteen. She married John Clitherow, a wealthy butcher and a chamberlain of the city, in 1571 and bore him three children. The family lived in The Shambles… Please follow link for full post
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06 Works, Today, March 31st, is Righteous Joseph’s Day, With Footnotes – #89
Righteous Joseph the Handsome was a son of the Old Testament patriarch Jacob, and died in about the year 1700 before the Birth of Christ. His brothers by birth were jealous of him, because the father loved him more than the other brothers, and they feared him, since he told them about his dreams, foretelling his…
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05 Works, Today, March 20th, is Saint Cuthbert’s Day, With Footnotes – #78
Saint Cuthbert, (born 634/635, died March 20, 687, islet of Inner Farne), bishop of the great Benedictine abbey of Lindisfarne (or Holy Island) one of the most venerated English saints, who evangelized Northumbria and was posthumously hailed as a wonder-worker. After a divine vision, Cuthbert, a shepherd, entered the Northumbrian monastery of Melrose under Abbot St.…
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Flemish painter; Saint Gertrude of Nivelles 04 Works, Today, March 17th, is St. Gertrude of Nivelles’ Day, With Footnotes – #75
Gertrude of Nivelles, Virgin, and Abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles; born in 626; died 17 March, 659. She was born into a well-connected noble family. But she didn’t stick to the script that most noble women were made to follow in her era. One day, when she was about ten years of old,…
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03 Works, Today, March 16th, is St. Aristobulus’s Day, With Footnotes – #74
Aristobulus of Britannia is a Christian saint named by Hippolytus of Rome (170-235) and Dorotheus of Gaza (505-565) as one of the Seventy Disciples mentioned in Luke 10:1–24 and as the first bishop in Roman Britain. Aristobulus preached and died in Roman Britain. While some orthodox traditions say he “died in peace”, others say he was…
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07 Works, Today, March 4th, is Saint Gerasimus’s Day, With Footnotes – #62
Gerasimus of the Jordan was a Christian saint, monk and abbot of the 5th century AD. He was born into a wealthy family in the the southern part of Asia Minor, but he left his family wealth and worldly affairs to become a monk. He attended the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon in 451 AD. His feast day is celebrated on March 4… Please follow link for full post
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07 Works, Today, February 27th, is St. Macarius’ Day, With Footnotes – #57
Macarius of Jerusalem; was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen. He is recognized as a saint within the Orthodox and Catholic churches. As with many saints from that early period, there is very little information available about him. What we do know is that Macarius was named bishop of Jerusalem in the…
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01 Work, Today, February 2nd, Christ will meet the Lord, With Footnotes – 5
The Meeting of the Lord in the Temple is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated on February 2 and February 15, using the Gregorian Calendar, Julian Calendar, and Revised Julian Calendar. This feast is also known as Candlemas, particularly in Western nations, due to the custom of blessing candles on this day.…
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02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 16, is the Veneration of the Chains of Apostle Peters’ Day, With Footnotes
Saint Peter was arrested on the orders of Herod Agrippa, the Apostle Peter was thrown into prison for preaching about Christ. His surveillance measures were so severe that, apart from the guards outside the prison gate, two soldiers were constantly next to him. The night before his trial and his conviction, while Christians were praying all…
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17C French Ivory Relief, Saint Sebastian 02 Ivory Carvings, from Bible stories! 17th Century. With Footnote, # 15
17th century carved ivory relief depicting St. Sebastian being released from the tree. According to tradition, he was rescued by Irene of Rome. In this unusual depiction, he is shown being untied by cherubs. His body shows several puncture marks from the arrows that were shot into him… Please follow link for full…
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Austrian School, The Adoration of the Magi 01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 184
The Adoration of the Magi (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: A Magis adoratur) is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold,…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, THE PROCESSION OF THE BULL APIS 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of ancient Egyptians deities, by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 96
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN DETAIL, THE PROCESSION OF THE BULL APIS, c. 1879 Oil on canvas 39 7/8 by 70 1/4 in., 101.3 by 178.4 cm Private collection In Egyptian mythology, Apis was a sacred bull worshipped in the Memphis region, the ancient capital of Lower Egypt, identified as the son of Hathor, a primary deity…
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