Tag: Religious Art
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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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07 works, Today, September 6th, is Saint Clodoald’s day, his story illustrated #249
Saint Clodoald, better known as Saint Cloud was born in 522 A.D. He was the grandson of Clovis, founder of the Kingdom of the Franks, and his wife Saint Clothilde. Following the death of his parents, Cloud and his two brothers were cared for by their grandmother, Saint Clothilde, the widowed queen. Upon his father’s…
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10 works, Today, September 2nd, is the Martyrs of Nicomedia’s day, their story illustrated #245
The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia refers to victims of persecution of Christians in Nicomedia, Bithynia (Izmit, Turkey) by the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in the early 4th century AD… Please follow link for full post
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07 works, Today, August 31st, is the Cincture of the Theotokos’ day, it’s story illustrated #243
The Cincture of the Theotokos is an alleged relic of the Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary), now in the Vatopedi monastery on Mount Athos, which is venerated by some members of the Orthodox Church. The word “cincture” (Greek: zone) is sometimes also translated as “belt”, “sash” or “girdle”. It is the Orthodox equivalent of the Girdle…
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04 works, Today, August 30th, is Saint Pammachius’ day, his story illustrated #242
Pammachius (died c. 409 AD) was a Roman senator who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. Pammachius became a monk, that is, put on a religious habit and gave himself up to works of charity. After his wife’s death he built a hospice for poor strangers… Please follow…
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09 works, Today, August 29th, is The Beheading of John the Baptist day, his story illustrated #241
Following the Baptism of the Jesus, Saint John the Baptist was locked up in prison by Herod Antipas, ruler of one fourth of the Holy Land, and governor of Galilee. Herod Antipas received Galilee from the emperor Augustus… Please follow link for full post
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09 works, Today, August 28th, is Moses the Black’s day, his story illustrated #240
Moses the Black (330–405), also known as Abba Moses the Robber, the Ethiopian , and the Strong, was an ascetic monk and priest in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a notable Desert Father. According to stories about him, he converted from a life of crime to one of asceticism… Please follow link for full…
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07 works, Today, August 26th, is Saint Victor’s day, his story illustrated #238
Martyr Victor of Milan, also Victor the Moor and Victor Maurus, was a Christian soldier in the Roman army who was tortured and beheaded in the early fourth century after his destruction of altars to Roman pagan gods revealed his Christian faith… Please follow link for full post
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11 works, Today, August 25th, is Saint Louis IX’s day, his story illustrated #237
Louis IX (1214–1270), or St. Louis, was king of France from 1226 to 1270. One of the greatest French kings, he consolidated the Crown’s control over the great lords, proved his passion for justice, and went on two crusades… Please follow link for full post
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07 works, Today, August 23rd, is Theonas of Alexandria’s day, his story illustrated #235
Pope Theonas of Alexandria served as Pope of Alexandria (head of the church that became the Coptic Church and the Greek Church of Alexandria) between 282 and 300. Theonas was a scholar who built a church in Alexandria, Egypt dedicated to the name of the Virgin St. Mary, the Theotokos. Please follow link for full…
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11 works, Today, August 22nd, is the Saint Eulalia’s day, her story illustrated #234
Saint Eulalia (Aulaire, Aulazia, Olalla, Eulària) (c. 290–February 12, 303), co-patron saint of Barcelona, was a 13-year-old Roman Christian virgin who suffered martyrdom in Barcelona during the persecution of Christians in the reign of emperor Diocletian, towards the end of the ban on Christianity. Eulalia’s name is of Greek origin and literally means “of good…
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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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06 works, Today, August 18th, is the Saints Florus and Laurus’ day, their story illustrated #230
Saints Florus and Laurus, twin brothers, who were second century martyrs, are considered the patrons of horses among the Rus because a local horse plague was healed by their relics. Russian peasants would tether their horses around the church on their feast day and avoid putting the horses to work in order to avoid a…
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04 works, Today, August 17th, is the Holy Martyr Myron’s day, his story illustrated #229
The Holy Martyr Myron was a presbyter in Achaia (Greece), and lived during the third century. He suffered in the year 250 under the emperor Decius (249–251). The presbyter was gentle and kind to people, but he was also courageous in the defense of his spiritual children… Please follow link for full post
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13 works, Today, August 16th, is the Dormition of the Not-Made-by-Hand Image, its story illustrated #228
Tradition relates, that during the time of the preaching of the Saviour, Abgar the Black, first king that converted to Christianity rules in Edessa. He was stricken all over his body with leprosy… Please follow link for full post
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09 works, Today, August 15th, is the Dormition of the Virgin Mary day, her story illustrated #227
Hanging on the Cross in agony, Jesus remembered His Mother, and indicating the Apostle John He said to her: Woman, behold thy son. After that, He said to John: Behold thy mother. And so, providing for His Mother, He breathed His last. John had a home on Mount Zion, in Jerusalem, in which the Theotokos…
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