Tag: Richard Montbaston
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13 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… Please follow link for full post
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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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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 13, is St. Hilary of Poitiers’ Day, With Footnotes – 13
Hilary of Poitiers, (300AD – 367AD) was primarily of the Western church but was very much in the framework of thought of the Alexandrian School. Because he was so aligned to the Eastern school and did little to develop the theology of the West both sides were suspicious of him. He was stuck between the two…
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