Tag: Herbert Gustave Schmalz

06 Works, Today, June 30th, is First Martyrs’ day, their story in Paintings #181

Jun 30, 2020

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Zaidan Art Blog

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The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome were Christians martyred in the city of Rome during Nero’s persecution in 64. They are celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church as an optional memorial on 30 June. There were early Christians in Rome within a dozen or so years after the death of Jesus, though they…
07 Works, Today, February 26th, is St. Photini, the Samaritan Woman’s Day, With Footnotes – #56

Feb 26, 2020

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Zaidan Art Blog

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St. Photini lived in first century Palestine. She was the Samaritan woman who Christ visited at the well asking her for water. It was she who accepted the “living water” offered her by Christ Himself; and told her townspeople that she had met the Christ. For this, she is sometimes recognized as the first to…