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Details: Benedict the Moor O.F.M. was a Sicilian Franciscan friar who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic church[1]. After Benedict's death, King Philip III of Spain paid for a special tomb for this holy friar. Canonized in 1807, he is honored as a...
Details: Quezon City is the most populous city in the Philippines[1]. It is the largest city in the Philippines and one of the constituent cities of Metro Manila[2]. Quezon City was chartered city and capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976. The city is located immediately northeast...
Details: Bernadette Soubirous was born in 1844, the first child of an extremely poor miller in the town of Lourdes in southern France[1]. She is often depicted in prayer with a rosary or appealing to the Holy Virgin[2]. St. Bernadette of Lourdes, original name Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, was beatified...
Details: Sacred Heart is a Catholic devotion that views the heart of Jesus as a symbol of God's boundless and passionate love for mankind[1]. Romain Cazes was a French historical painter born in St. Béat (Haute-Garonne) in 1810[1]. His work has been offered at auction multiple...
Details: The resurrected Christ rises triumphantly from an opened tomb, the wound on his side reminding us of his death by crucifixion three days prior. He wears a red cape, bears a banner with a white cross on a red field, and holds forth his right hand in blessing. An...
Details: 2 Samuel 5 is a book in the Old Testament of the Bible that describes how David became king over Israel[1][2][3][4]. All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood"[1][2][3]...
Details: The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox cathedral located in Chicago, Illinois[1][2]. It was established in 1892 by a Greek immigrant community from Laconia and the Greek Islands[1]. The church was built on its present site in 1910 and faithfully models the Byzantine-Renaissance style...
Details: God the Father is a title given to God in Christianity[1]. He is regarded as the first person of the Trinity, followed by Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit[1][2]. God the Father is the ultimate Creator, Ruler, and Preserver of all things[3]. The Christian'...
Details: Saint Matthew is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ and the traditional author of the first Synoptic Gospel[1]. His symbol is an angel, which represents Jesus' incarnation and implies that we should use our power to reason to achieve salvation[4]. Saint Matthew is also...
Details: The Catholic Church has several symbols associated with the Holy Spirit, including a dove[1][2], fire[2], oil[4], wind[2], and water[4]. Other symbols include nine flames, nine lamps, a nine-pointed crown, or a nine-branched candelabra[3]. These symbols represent the nine fruits of the Holy...
Details: This cross would have been placed on the altar and used by priests for blessing the faithful. Its woodcarved center depicts the Crucifixion on one side and Christ's Baptism on the other. The top and bottom arms contain images of the four evangelists. The Crucifixion is flanked...
Details: Betre Mariam Monastery is located on the Zege Peninsula, which is situated on the southern shore of Lake Tana in Ethiopia[1]. The monastery was founded by Abune Betre Mariam, one of the "seven stars" who were pioneers in evangelizing the Lake Tana region. He founded Mehal...
Details: This is one of twenty-six known manuscripts by the hand of Luke the Cypriot (active 1583-1625), an accomplished Greek calligrapher who worked after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (1453). He copied it in 1594 at his episcopal see of Buzau (in Wallachia, now Romania). He soon took it to...
Details: Our Lady of Lourdes is a title of the Virgin Mary venerated by the Roman Catholic Church[1]. The title is associated with the Marian apparitions that occurred in Lourdes, France in 1858 to Saint Bernadette Soubirous[1]. The image of Our Lady of Lourdes has been widely reproduced...
Details: Gian Lorenzo Bernini's sculpture "Cristo Crocifisso" (The Crucified Christ) is a life-size bronze sculpture of the crucified Jesus[2]. It was cast in 1650 and held in Bernini's private collection for 25 years[2]. It is believed that Bernini cast three versions of...
Details: The funeral of Pope Benedict XVI was held on Thursday, January 5th, 2023 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican[1][2]. The funeral was presided over by Pope Francis and attended by around 50,000 people[1]. The body of Pope Benedict XVI had been lying...
Details: St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Greenville, South Carolina is a parish that is a thriving example of the New Evangelization[1]. The church offers Mass daily from Monday to Friday at 8:30 am and noon, and Saturdays at 8:30 am[2]. Confessions are heard in the...
Details: Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalen are two sculptures by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini. They sit in the Chigi Chapel of Siena Cathedral. The statues were commissioned as part of the chapel by the then–pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi). Work began on the sculptures in 1661 and they...
Details: Built between 1922 and 1924, the Gothic Revival-style red brick St. John Catholic Church was designed by St. Louis-based firm Ludewig & Dreisoerner for the St. John Catholic Church congregation, the third-oldest catholic congregation in Covington, formed in 1854 and originally located at the corner of Worth Street and...
Details: The phrase "the Good Shepherd" is used to refer to Jesus Christ and His inherent goodness, righteousness, and sacrificial love[1][2][3][4]. This image is found in the pericope of John 10:1–21, where Jesus is depicted as laying down His life for His...
Details: This painting shows Christ and his twelve disciples seated at a round table for the Last Supper. Christ raises his hand to consecrate the items before them—a chalice of wine and a loaf of bread, partially sliced to resemble the Eucharistic wafers of the Mass. Biblical accounts make...
Details: The Catholic Church has several symbols associated with the Holy Spirit, including a dove[1][2], fire[2], oil[4], wind[2], and water[4]. Other symbols include nine flames, nine lamps, a nine-pointed crown, or a nine-branched candelabra[3]. These symbols represent the nine fruits of the Holy...
Details: The "plashchnitsa" (Greek "epitaphios") is an altar cloth that was brought out for special veneration on Good Friday, the feast day of the Crucifixion. At the center, the dead Christ is depicted on an altar-like table beneath a six-winged cherub. To the left and right,...
