Tag: Religious Art
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10 works, Today, August 14th, is St. Antonio Primaldo’s day, his story illustrated #226
St. Antonio Primaldo and his Companion Martyrs, also known as the Martyrs of Otranto, were 813 inhabitants of the Salentine city of Otranto in southern Italy who were killed on 14 August 1480 when the city fell to an Ottoman force under Gedik Ahmed Pasha; an Albanian Ottoman statesman and admiral, who served as Grand…
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10 works, Today, August 13th, is Marco d’Aviano’s day, their story illustrated #225
Marco d’Aviano, born Carlo Domenico Cristofori (November 17, 1631 — August 13, 1699) was an Italian Capuchin friar. orn in Aviano, a small community in the Republic of Venice. At 16 he tried to reach the island of Crete, where the Venetians were at war with the Ottoman Turks, in order to preach the Gospel and convert…
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06 works, Today, August 12th, is Martyrs Anicetas and Photios’ day, their story illustrated #224
The Martyrs Anicetas and Photios (his nephew) were natives of Nicomedia. Anicetas, a military official, denounced the emperor Diocletian (284–305) for having set up in the city square an implement of execution for frightening Christians… Please follow link for full post
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04 works, Today, August 11th, is Saint Susanna’s day, her story illustrated #223
Martyr Susanna the Virgin, according to Christian legend, was the daughter of Presbyter Gavinius and a niece of the Holy Bishop Caius of Rome (283–296). She was raised in strict Christian piety and in her youthful years dedicated herself to God. The family of the saint was related to the emperor Diocletian (284–305), who…
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05 works, Today, August 10th, is Blessed Laurence’s day, his story illustrated #222
Blessed Laurence, Fool-for-Christ and Kaluga Wonderworker, lived at the beginning of the sixteenth century at the distance of 533 meters from old Kaluga, the name comes from Old Russian kaluga — “bog, quagmire”, near a forest church in honor of the Nativity of Christ, set upon a high hill. During the period of Tartar raids Kaluga was…
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Cecilio Plá y Gallardo; Brunilda and Wotan (The Valkyrie) 01 Paintings from Norse mythology, with footnotes – #3
In Norse mythology the Valkyries are ‘choosers of the slain,’ and they are the daughters of Wotan or Odin. Brunhilde who is Wotan’s favourite, defies Odin and was punished by imprisonment within a ring of fire until a brave hero falls in love and rescues her. More on Brunilda and Wotan Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild, is a powerful…
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06 works, Today, August 8th, is Martyr John Felton’s day, his story illustrated #220
John Felton (died 8 August 1570) was an English Catholic martyr, executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. Felton was a wealthy man of Norfolk ancestry, who lived at Bermondsey Abbey, a mansion built out of the materials of a great Cluniac monastery. He “was a man of stature”. His wife had been a playmate…
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07 works, Today, August 4th, is Brother William Horne’s day, his story thru art #216
Bl. William Horne was a Carthusian lay brother and martyr. A member of the London Charterhouse of the Carthusians, he was arrested for opposing the religious policies of King Henry VIII (r. 1509–1547), which included the imprisonment of Catholics and the destruction of monasteries. William was executed at Tyburn with two companions… Please follow link…
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05 works, Today, August 2nd, is Blessed Basil’s day, his story thru art #214
Blessed Basil the Fool-for-Christ is one of the most well-known fools-for-Christ from Moscow. Russians have always venerated fools-for-Christ — those who rejected outward decorum and pretended to be insane so as to hide their abilities and virtues, and condemned the world for lack of the said virtues. They were entitled to judge the world because of their…
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15 works, Today, August 1st, is Sts. Sophia, Faith, Hope and Love’s day, their story thru art #213
Saints Faith, Hope and Charity are a group of Christian martyred saints, venerated together with their mother, Sophia Sophia, whose name means wisdom, lived in Rome. She was a Christian, and in accordance with her name, she lived wisely. While living in honorable wedlock, bore three daughters, whom she named after the three great virtues.…
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06 works, Today, July 29th, is Saint Lazarus’ day, his story thru art #210
Lazarus of Bethany, also known as Saint Lazarus, is the subject of a prominent sign of Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death. The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions offer varying accounts of the later events of his life. The raising of Lazarus…
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12 works, Today, July 28th, is Saint Eustace’s day, his story thru art #209
Saint Eustace, also known as Eustachius or Eustathius in Latin, is revered as a Christian martyr. In the 13th century French tradition of the narrative, it begins with Placidus (Eustace’s name before he was baptized) hunting, and while hunting, he follows into woods a deer which causes Placidus to separate from a group of hunters……
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10 works, Today, July 26th, is Saint Jacob’s day, his story thru art #207
Saint Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of Alaska, was a native of the Aleutian Islands who became a priest of the Orthodox Church and continued the missionary work of St. Innocent among his and other Alaskan people. His feast day is celebrated on the day of his repose, July 26… Please follow link for full post
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09 Works, Today, July 22th, is Mary Magdalene’s day, her story thru art #203
Mary Magdalene, sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene, was a Jewish woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and its aftermath. She is mentioned by name twelve times in the canonical gospels, more than most of…
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09 Works, Today, July 20th, is Prophet Elias’s day, his story in art #201
Elijah was a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC). At his birth, his father Sabah saw angels of God surrounding the Prophet, clothing him in fire and feeding him flames… Please follow link for full post
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07 Works, Today, July 18th, is Camillus de Lellis’s day, his story in art #199
Camillus de Lellis was born on May 25, 1550, Kingdom of Naples. His mother, Camilla Compelli de Laureto, was nearly fifty when she gave birth to him. His father was an officer in both the Neapolitan and French royal armies and was seldom home. Due to his mother’s age and retiring nature, she felt unable…
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