Tag: footnotes
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08 works, Today, September 25th, is Saint Albert of Jerusalem’s day, his story illustrated #267
Albert of Jerusalem was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem in 1205 by Pope Innocent III. At the time of his election he had been count-bishop of Vercelli for some twenty years. The Avogadro family to which he belonged was the most prominent and richest of all the first families of Vercelli… Please follow link for full…
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07 works, Today, September 24th, is Saint Gerard Sagredo’s day, his story illustrated #266
Gerard or Gerard Sagredo (23 April 977/1000–29 August 1046) was the first bishop of Csanád in the Kingdom of Hungary from around 1030 to his death. He was born in a Venetian noble family. After a serious illness, he was sent to the Benedictine San Giorgio Monastery at the age of five. He received excellent…
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09 works, Today, September 23nd, is Saint Thecla’s day, her story illustrated #265
Thecla or Tecla was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla… Please follow link for full post
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03 works, Today, September 22nd, is Saints Digna and Emerita’s day, their story illustrated #264
Saints Digna and Emerita (died 259 AD) are venerated as saints by the Catholic Church. They were martyred at Rome. Their feast day is celebrated on September 22… Please follow link for full post
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07 works, Today, September 21st, is The Prophet Jonah’s day, his story illustrated #263
Jonah the son of Amitai, who, as a prophet disciple, had anointed Jehu and who, therefore, enjoyed the king’s benevolence. Once God commanded Jonah to go to Nineveh, one of the largest cities of that time and foretell its destruction, because the evil of its inhabitants had reached the limit… Please follow link for full…
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05 works, Today, September 19th, is Martyr Zosimas’ day, his story illustrated #261
The Martyr Zosimas the Desert Dweller lived during the fourth century. Once, while hunting, Dometian, the governor of Sicily, saw the Elder calmly and amiably conversing with the beasts around him… Please follow link for full post
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06 works, Today, September 18th, is Saint Ludmila’s day, her story illustrated #260
Saint Ludmila (c. 860–15 September 921) is a Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was the daughter of the Sorbian prince Slavibor. Saint Ludmila was the grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, who is widely referred to as Good King Wenceslaus… Please follow link for full post
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Georges Louis Poilleux-Saint-Ange, The Escape, 01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, #61
George Louis Poilleux Saint-Ange was a French painter born June 20, 1853 in Paris and died in 1911 at the age of 58 years.He was a member of the French School and student of Isidore Pils , being influenced by his style. Poilleux Sant’Angelo is oriented on military painting , the history of painting and…
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11 works, Today, September 17th, is Saint Hildegard’s day, her story illustrated #259
Hildegard of Bingen OSB (born 1098, Böckelheim, West Franconia [Germany] — died September 17, 1179, Rupertsberg, near Bingen; canonized May 10, 2012; feast day September 17), was a German abbess, visionary mystic, and composer., also known as Saint Hildegard and the Sibyl of the Rhine. Hildegard was born of noble parents and was educated at the Benedictine…
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08 works, Today, September 16th, is Martyr Euphemia the Goth’s day, her story illustrated #258
The Holy Great Martyr Euphemia the All-Praised was the daughter of Christians, the senator Philophronos and Theodosia. She suffered for Christ in the year 304 in the city of Chalcedon, on the banks of the Bosphorus opposite Constantinople… Please follow link for full post
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Hippolyte Arnoux, Steamship Queen Elizabeth on the Suez Canal, c.1880, 01 Marine Photograph, With Footnotes, #295
I could not find any information on this vessel!Hippolyte Arnoux (active ca. 1860 – ca. 1890) was a French photographer and publisher. He was one of the first photographers to produce images of Egypt and documented the Suez Canal project with extensive photographs and a publication. Very little is known about this photographer, other than that he…
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Vincenzo Irolli, ANGEL LEADS A YOUNG WOMAN, 01 Work, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 49
Vincenzo Irolli (30 September 1860 – 27 November 1949) was an Italian painter born in Naples. He enrolled at the Naples Institute of Fine Arts, and graduated three years later. The work he presented regularly at the exhibitions of the Naples Società Promotrice di Belle Arti as from 1879 comprised portraits and genre scenes. Irolli became a…
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06 works, Today, September 15th, is Saint Nicetas the Goth’s day, his story illustrated #257
After the victory of Fritigern, heading a Christian army and inflicting defeat on the pagan Athanaric, the Christian Faith began to spread increasingly among the Goths. The Arian bishop Ulfilas, the successor to Bishop Theophilus, created a Gothic alphabet and translated into the Gothic language many priestly books. Saint Niketas worked intensely among his fellow…
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03 works, Today, September 14th, is Exaltation of the Cross day, the story illustrated #256
Exaltation of the Holy Cross, also called Universal Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross or Holy Cross Day, liturgical feast celebrated on September 14 to honour the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. In the Eastern churches the feast dates back to the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (the site…
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07 works, Today, September 13th, is Ketevan the Martyr’s day, her story illustrated #255
Ketevan the Martyr (c. 1560 — September 13, 1624) was born to Prince Ashotan of Mukhrani (Bagrationi) and married Prince David of Kakheti, the future David I, king of Kakheti from 1601 to 1602. She was a queen of Kakheti, a kingdom in eastern Georgia. She was regent of Kakheti during the minority of her son Teimuraz…
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06 works, Today, September 12th, is Hieromartyr Dositheus’s day, his story illustrated #254
Thirty-five thousand Persian soldiers marched toward Georgia in the year 1795. The Georgian king Erekle II (1762–1798) and his two thousand soldiers declared war on the invaders as they were approaching Tbilisi. The Georgians won the first skirmish, but many perished in the fighting. The enemy was shaken and was preparing to flee the battleground,…
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06 works, Today, September 11th, is Felix and Regula’s day, their story illustrated #253
Felix and Regula are Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic saints , together with their servant Exuperantius, are the patron saints of Zürich. Felix and Regula were members of the Theban legion under Saint Maurice, stationed in Agaunum in the Valais. Please follow link for full post
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Théodore Chassériau, Two half-naked women, 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 140
Théodore Chassériau (September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to Algeria.Chassériau was born in El Limón, Samaná, in the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic). In December 1820 the family left…
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Youssef Nabil, EHSAN CRYING, 01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #37
Youssef Nabil (born 6 November 1972) is an Egyptian artist and photographer. Nabil started his photography career in 1992. In 1997, Nabil worked in Paris with the Peruvian fashion photographer Mario Testino till late 1998. In 1999, Youssef Nabil had his first solo exhibition in Cairo. Nabil left Egypt in 2003 for an artist residency at the…
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