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Saint Sebastian is more conventionally depicted bound to a tree or pillar and pierced by arrows, or having his wounds tended to by Irene. Having recovered from the attempted execution by arrows, Roman Emperor Diocletian ordered that he be beaten to death and disposed of in the sewer. The denial...
Saint Peter (died between AD 64 and 68) also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, Cephas, or Peter the Apostle, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, and one of the first leaders of the early Church. According to Christian tradition, Peter was crucified in Rome under Emperor...
Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Youngstown on May 15, 1943, Bishop James A. McFadden chose St. Columba as cathedral of the new diocese. The parish opened a new school to the rear of the cathedral in 1952. Two years later, on September 2 a disastrous fire destroyed the...
This folding altarpiece depicts Saint Francis receiving the stigmata on the left and an angel crowning Saints Cecilia and Valerian with floral wreaths on the right. Delphine de Signe, an aristocrat living at the court of Naples in the early 1300s, had sworn a vow of virginity. Despite this, a...
St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. John was called to be an Apostle by our Lord in the first year of His public ministry. He is considered the same person as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos and...
Stained glass window showing St. Kizito, Catholic church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo, Uganda. Saint Kizito (1872 – June 3, 1886) was one of the Martyrs of Uganda and the youngest martyr slain by the King Mwanga II of Buganda. He was baptized on 25/26 May 1886, by Charles Lwanga,...
This painting illustrates the Roman widow Irene nursing Saint Sebastian back to health after he was discovered to be a Christian and shot with arrows by Roman archers. Writhing in pain, Saint Sebastian looks heavenward as Saint Irene pulls arrows from his pierced body. Vicente López y Portaña dynamically composed...
Saint Theodore of Amasea is one of the two recognized saints called Theodore who are venerated as warrior saints and Great Martyrs in the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. He is also known as Theodore Tyron. Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/content/images/2021/03/saint-theodorus-catholic-coloring-page_o.JPG]...
Solemn mass of thanksgiving for the 25 years of the priestly fraternity of Saint Peter. Solemn mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite, in thanksgiving for the 25 years of the priestly brotherhood of Saint-Pierre in the Saint Sulpice church in Paris. Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason....
God the Father sits enthroned, holding the crucified Christ with the Holy Spirit between them, all three dominating the composition. Together they represent the Trinity, the central doctrine of the Christian faith, in which all three are united as one. This recently discovered altarpiece was carefully designed for the kneeling...
Bavo is the patron saint of Ghent, Zellik, and Lauwe in Belgium, and Haarlem in the Netherlands. His feast in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church is October 1. He is most often shown in Christian art as a knight with a sword and falcon. The most popular scene...
Saint John Church of Sohrol, a 5th or 6th century Armenian Catholic church in Sohrol, Iran, rebuilt by Samson Makintsev (Sam Khan) in 1840. Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/content/images/2021/03/Holy_SURP_Hovhannes_Church_o.jpg] 1200px [https://sdcason.com/content/images/size/w1200/2021/...
Le Sueur depicts Christ on the cross, still alive, alone in a rocky and mountainous landscape. Following an older tradition in art, he is represented attached to the cross with four nails. As he hangs dying, blood trickles from his feet and hands onto the cross and the rock of...
It is believed that Luke was born a Greek and a Gentile. Luke's gospel shows special sensitivity to evangelizing Gentiles. It is only in his gospel that we hear the parable of the Good Samaritan, that we hear Jesus praising the faith of Gentiles such as the widow...
Catholic Church of Christ the King is a heritage-listed Catholic church building located at Macarthur Street, Taralga, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Sydney Smith of Ogg & Serpell and built from in 1934 by R. M. Bowcock. It is also known as Church of...
Large Roman ruins loom in the background, against which excited figures engage in a brutal murder. In the shadowy right foreground, Saint Stephen kneels in prayer; behind him a shirtless man takes aim with a large rock. All around, people scurry to pick up rocks to hurl at the defenseless...
St. John Vianney, also called Curé d’Ars, (May 8, 1786—August 4, 1859; canonized May 31, 1925; feast day August 4), French priest who was renowned as a confessor and for his supernatural powers. He is the patron saint of parish priests. Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/...
A photo of a Roman Catholic parish church Saint Ulrich in Obertilliach, East Tyrol (Austria). Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/content/images/2021/03/Obertilliach_Pfarrkirche_St_Ulrich_04_o.jpg] 1200px [https://sdcason.com/content/images/size/w1200/2021/03/Obertilliach_Pfarrkirche_St_Ulrich_04.jpg] 800px...
Dosso Dossi depicts Saint George in the aftermath of his legendary battle with the dragon, wielding the creature's bloodied head and the lance broken during the fight. The victorious saint emerges from the darkness as a rainbow breaks through the storm clouds above. Dossi poignantly expressed his subject&...
Saint Augustine, the famous son of St. Monica, was born in Africa and spent many years of his life in wicked living and in false beliefs. Though he was one of the most intelligent men who ever lived and though he had been brought up a Christian, his sins of...
St. Andrew's Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church and rectory in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1900-1902, and is a buff brick church on a stone foundation in the High Victorian Gothic style. It has a cruciform plan and features two tall Gothic...
Jesus Calming the Storm has always been a popular subject for Christian painters. Here are a few examples.
John the Baptist is mentioned by the Roman Jewish historian Josephus and revered as a major religious figure in Christianity. He is considered a prophet by many faiths, and is honored as a saint in many Christian traditions. According to the New Testament, John anticipated a messianic figure greater than...
This is a Latin Mass celebrated by the priests of the Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP). The FSSP consists of priests and seminarians who intend to pursue the goal of Christian perfection by offering the Mass and other sacraments according to the Roman Rite as it existed before the liturgical...
