Tag: Nicholas
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08 works, Today, August 21st, is the Forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob’s day, his story illustrated #233
Abraham is known as the patriarch of the Israelite people through Isaac, the son born to him and Sarah in their old age and the patriarch of Arabs through his son Ishmael, born to Abraham and Hagar-his wife Sarah’s Egyptian slave-girl… Please follow link for full post
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1 Religious Icon, Luca Signorelli’s Saint Nicholas of Bari saving three knights, with footnotes #11
Sold for 176,400 USD in January 2022 The reign of Constantine The Great was not always stable. Borders had to be protected, laws enforced and if unrest broke out or even a sniff of conspiracy surfaced, Constantine also dealt with these matters seriously and harshly. Often though he left law enforcement in regional centres to be…
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1 Russian Icon, Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, with footnotes #6
An icon painted in two registers. Greece, 1744Heavy Softwood single panel. Egg tempera on gesso (gypsum), Konturritzungen, partially gilded. In the upper frame a full figure enthroned Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. The underlying three selected saints: St. Athanasius, St. Nicholas and St. Charalampi.… The upper frame is dated ‘1744’ ‘. 36.4 x 26.6 cm . Saint Athanasius…
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1 Religious Icon, Luca Signorelli’s Saint Nicholas of Bari saving three knights, with footnotes #11
The reign of Constantine The Great was not always stable. Borders had to be protected, laws enforced and if unrest broke out or even a sniff of conspiracy surfaced, Constantine also dealt with these matters seriously and harshly. Often though he left law enforcement in regional centres to be carried out by governors and local…
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10 works, Today, December 6th, is Saints Nicholas’ day, his story, illustrated #339
Saints Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra (345) is probably the best-loved Saint of the Church. His numberless miracles through the ages, on behalf of the countless Christians who have called on him, cannot be told… Please follow link for full post
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