Tag: religion
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06 Works, Today, June 30th, is First Martyrs’ day, their story in Paintings #181
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…
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04 Works, Today, June 29th, is Apostle Paul’s day, his story in Paintings #180
Paul the Apostle, commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Hebrew name Saul of Tarsus, taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. Paul is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age, and from the mid-30s to the mid-50s AD he founded several Christian communities in…
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08 Works, Today, June 28th, is John of Damascus’ day, his story in Paintings #179
John of Damascus was a Christian monk and priest. Born and raised in Damascus c. 675 or 676, he died at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem on 4 December 749… Please follow link for full post
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07 Works, Today, June 26th, is Saints John and Paul’s day, their story in Paintings #177
John and Paul are saints who lived during the fourth century in the Roman Empire. They were martyred at Rome on 26 June, in their own home. After a successful career of soldiering, Constantine the Great, entrusted Saints John and Paul, who were eunuchs, with the protection of Constantia; his eldest daughter from his second…
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09 Works, Today, June 25th, is Saint Febronia of Nisibis’s day, her story in Paintings #176
Febronia of Nisibis, also known as Febronia of Sebapte, was a nun at Nisibis. She was raised at a monastery in Assyria. The head of the women’s monastery was the abbess Bryaena, her aunt. Being concerned about her niece’s salvation, she assigned her a stricter form of life than the other nuns… Please follow link…
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06 Works, Today, June 24th, is Nativity of Saint John the Baptist’s day, his story in Paintings #175
The Nativity of John the Baptist is a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of John the Baptist. The Nativity of John the Baptist is a high-ranking liturgical feast, kept in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran churches. The sole biblical account of the birth of John the Baptist comes from the Gospel…
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Circle of August Theodor Schoefft; Crossing the Tigris 01 Orientalist Painting, with footnotes, #58
The Tigris is the eastern of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq and empties into the Persian Gulf. August Theodor Schoefft (Hungarian, 1809-1888) was the son of a local portrait painter August Theodor Schoefft, born to German parents who…
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07 Works, Today, June 22nd, is Saint Alban’s day, his story in Paintings #173
Saint Alban, Protomartyr of Britain, is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr. Alban lived in Roman Britain, in the 3rd or 4th century, when Christians began to suffer “cruel persecution”… Please follow link for full post
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08 Works, Today, June 21st, is Saint Luarsab’s day, his story in Paintings #172
Luarsab II the Holy Martyr (1592–1622), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king of Kartli (eastern Georgia) from 1606 to 1615. He is known for his martyr’s death at the hands of the Persian shah Abbas I… Please follow link for full post
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05 Works, Today, June 20th, is Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg’s day, his story in Paintings #171
Adalbert of Magdeburg (c. 910–20 June 981), known as the Apostle of the Slavs, was the first Archbishop of Magdeburg (from 968) and a successful missionary to the Polabian Slavs to the east of Germany. He was later canonised and his liturgical feast day was assigned as 20 June… Please follow link for full post
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05 Works, Today, June 19th, is Mary mother of James’s day, her story in Paintings #170
Mary was one of a group of women who kept track of Jesus’ travels and ministered to His needs whenever they could. The women provided food, shelter, laundering, and even money so that Jesus and the disciples could travel freely preaching the Gospel… Please follow link for full post
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07 Works, Today, June 18th, is martyr Saints Leontius, Hypatius and Theodolus’s day, their story in Paintings #169
Saints Leontius, Hypatius and Theodolus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Leontius was Greek by origin, and served as an officer of the imperial army in the Phoenician city of Tripoli during the reign of Vespasian (70–79). Leontius was distinguished for his bravery and good sense, and the…
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07 Works, Today, June 17th, is martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael’s day, their story in Paintings #168
The Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael, brothers by birth, were descended from an illustrious Persian family. Their father was a pagan, but their mother was a Christian, who baptized the children and raised them with firm faith in Christ. When they reached adulthood, the brothers entered military service. Speaking on behalf of the Persian…
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09 Works, Today, June 16th, is Saint Vitus’s day, his story in Paintings #167
Saint Vitus was the son of an illustrious Sicilian dignitary who tried to turn his son from Christianity, but failed. Paternal love then turned to hatred, and he decided to kill Vitus. In order to save the boy, his tutor Saint Modestus and his governess Saint Crescentia, who were Christians, secretly took him from his…
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08 Works, Today, June 14th, is Saint Methodius I’s day, his story in Paintings #165
St. Methodius I, also spelled Methodios, (born 788/800, Syracuse, Sicily — died June 14, 847, Constantinople)was patriarch of Constantinople from 843 to 847. Born to wealthy parents, Methodios was sent as a young man to Constantinople to continue his education and hopefully attain an appointment at court. But instead he entered a monastery in Bithynia, eventually becoming…
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08 Works, Today, June 13th, is Saint Anna and her son John’s day, his story in Paintings #164
St Anna was from the country of Greece, from the city of Larissa; the daughter of poor parents. When they died and left her an orphan… Please follow link for full post
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