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Details:Assumption, in Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic theology, the notion or (in Roman Catholicism) the doctrine that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken (assumed) into heaven, body and soul, following the end of her life on Earth. There is no mention of the Assumption in the New Testament,...
Details:The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (French: Notre Dame du Rosaire de Lourdes) is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Its main theme is a celebration and depiction of the Rosary. The Rosary Basilica is the...
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Details:For many years, Josephine Bakhita was a slave but her spirit was always free and eventually that spirit prevailed. Born in Olgossa in the Darfur region of southern Sudan, Josephine was kidnapped at the age of 7, sold into slavery and given the name Bakhita, which means fortunate. She...
Details:Guillaume Vrelant, born in Utrecht, was known to be in Bruges from 1454 onward where he died around 1481. He probably went there to sidestep a 1427 law which banned the sale of Utrecht images. A painter very much in vogue, he founded the Illuminators’ Guild in Bruges under...
Details:The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known as St Mark's Basilica, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathedral of San Pietro di Castello. It is dedicated to...
Details:Walafrid Strabo was born A.D. 808 and died Aug. 18, 849 in Reichenau, Franconia (now in Germany). He was a Benedictine abbot, theologian, and poet whose Latin writings were the principal exemplar of German Carolingian culture. Walafrid received a liberal education at the abbey of Reichenau on Lake...
Details:The hermit monk turns to nature as a refuge from the temptations of the world. In the silence of his cave, he holds a rosary and meditates on the holy text. His altar is decorated with objects of devotion—the crucifix—stands as a symbol of salvation, the extinguished...
Details:When Innocent X (ruled 1644-55) became pope, Alessandro Algardi endeavored to obtain his patronage. This bronze Baptism of Christ is a casting from the molds used for an original silver sculpture that Algardi presented to the new pope to gain his support. The composition depicts an important scene in...
Details:Saint Gennadius I of Constantinople, (died 471, Constantinople; feast day August 25), Byzantine theologian, biblical exegete, and patriarch, a champion of Christian Orthodoxy who strove for an ecumenical (Greek: “universal”) statement of doctrine on the person and work of Christ to reconcile the opposing Alexandrian (Egyptian) and Antiochene (Syrian)...
Details:Assumption, in Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic theology, the notion or (in Roman Catholicism) the doctrine that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken (assumed) into heaven, body and soul, following the end of her life on Earth. There is no mention of the Assumption in the New Testament,...
Details:This masterpiece of Florentine embroidery takes the circular form called a tondo and was likely once attached to an altar frontal. The scene depicts the coronation of the Virgin, the final and culminating event in the narrative cycle of her life. Honoring her as queen of heaven, Christ places...
Details:Saint Rupert (c. 660 – 710 AD) was Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St. Peter's in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Frankish king Childebert III. Rupert is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches....
Details:In 1821 Kruseman travelled to Italy. According to this picture’s inscription, he painted it in Rome. It combines both Dutch and Italian painting traditions. The two older figures still reflect the realistic Dutch style, while the young people are idealized Italian peasant types. The small Marian altar in...
Details:Father Edward J. Waters, a Catholic Chaplain from Oswego, N.Y., conducts divine services on pier for members of the first assault troops thrown against Hitler's forces on the continent. Weymouth, England, June, 1944. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download 49622614801_0be1002b2d_o.jpeg 1 MB...
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Details:Peter Damian (1007—1073) was a reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX. Dante placed him in one of the highest circles of Paradiso as a great predecessor of Francis of Assisi. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download peter damian.jpeg...
Details:The Coronation of the Virgin or Coronation of Mary is a subject in Christian art, especially popular in Italy in the 13th to 15th centuries, but continuing in popularity until the 18th century and beyond. Christ, sometimes accompanied by God the Father and the Holy Spirit in the form...
Details:Santa Maria della Salute (English: Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy. This is part of a travel album with photos and drawings...
Details:A calyx with a bishop. He has a crook and a book in his hands. The text identifies him as Eusebius of Caesarea. Eusebius (260—339) was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download bishop eusebius coloring page....
Details:This is an illustration of the eighth article of faith (I believe in the Holy Spirit) of the Apostles' Creed. Mary and the twelve apostles are sitting in a room. Tongues of fire burn above the heads of some of them. The Holy Spirit, in the form of a...
Details:This is a portrait of a cleric with a cross around the neck, cassock, pelerine and wide sash. It is part of a photo album with 26 cartes-de-visite of Roman Catholic clergy from the late 19th century. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download RP-F-F00790-P.jpeg 1...
