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Details: This rare double-sided icon was most likely commissioned by Tsar Boris Godunov (r. 1598-1605) as a gift for a church in Jerusalem, where it was kept until the mid-20th century. It would have been displayed for veneration on the feast days of the Virgin's Presentation in the...
Details: DID YOU KNOW? This miniature masterpiece was held and caressed within the palm of the holder as they prayed and meditated on their faith. What do you use to focus or engage in quiet concentration? DESCRIPTION Prayer nuts or "paternosters" are generally made from boxwood and carved...
Details: The Evangelist is depicted as having already copied Lk. 1:1-2. This large Ethiopian Gospel Book was made in the first half of the sixteenth century and is written in Ge'ez, the traditional liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Containing eleven full-page miniatures, six canon tables,...
Details: DID YOU KNOW? The images and decorated initials in the book helped users navigate to sections they needed while also offering details to provoke meditation and prayer, leading to books of hours sometimes being referred to as “painted prayers.” DESCRIPTION The style of this miniature, with its oval faces,...
Details: The "Parable of the Sower and Seeds" is a story told by Jesus in the Bible. In this parable, a farmer goes out to sow seeds in his field. Some of the seeds fall on the path and are eaten by birds, some fall on rocky ground...
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Details This image refers to a religious ceremony called the Easter Vigil, which takes place on the night before Easter Sunday in the Christian tradition. During this ceremony, Catholic priests bless a fire that is used to light candles and lamps in the church. This fire symbolizes the light of...
Details The text refers to a religious ritual called the "Elevation of the Chalice" that takes place on Easter Sunday, which is a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The chalice is a cup-shaped vessel used during the Catholic Eucharist, which is a sacrament that commemorates...
Details The image regards a religious ceremony known as the Washing of Feet, which takes place on Holy Thursday as part of the Latin Mass. During this ceremony, the priest or bishop washes the feet of twelve people, symbolizing Jesus washing the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper....
Details Consecration and Elevation on Holy Thursday refer to two important rituals in the Catholic Church that take place during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday, which is the Thursday before Easter Sunday. Consecration refers to the moment during the Mass when the bread and...
Details The image directs to a religious procession that takes place on Holy Thursday in the Latin Mass tradition. Holy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter Sunday and commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples. In the Latin Mass tradition, the Holy Thursday procession is a solemn...
Details The image directs to the practice of priests removing all decorations and items from the altar in a Catholic church on Holy Thursday. This is done as a symbolic representation of Jesus Christ's sacrifice and abandonment of his earthly possessions during his crucifixion. The items removed from...
Details The image relates to a religious ceremony called the Easter Vigil, which takes place on the night before Easter Sunday. The ceremony involves a Liturgy of the Word, which is a part of the Catholic Mass that focuses on readings from the Bible. The Easter Vigil is traditionally held...
Details The image refers to the Pascal Candle, which is a large candle used in the Christian liturgical celebration of the Easter Vigil. The candle is typically made of beeswax and is adorned with various symbols and designs, such as the cross, alpha and omega symbols, and the year of...
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Details: Joachim and Anna had long been childless until one day Anna’s prayers were answered and she miraculously became pregnant with the Virgin Mary. Overjoyed by this news, the couple embraces each other tenderly. This intimate, almost timeless statue was once part of a large altar dedicated to the...
Details: The Passion Play at Ober-Ammergau is a passion play that has been performed every 10 years since 1634 by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany. In the summer of 1871, the play was performed and documented by Gerald Molloy, whose work is available in book form...
Details: This panel originally formed the right half of a diptych, a hinged two-paneled painting used for private worship. The missing left panel probably depicted the Virgin and Child. The entire composition showed the monk, with his prayer book open, kneeling in an interior before Mary and the infant Jesus....
Details: The Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph consecrated the baby Christ to God in the Temple of Jerusalem 40 days after his birth, in accordance with Jewish laws concerning purity and firstborn sons. Joseph brings a sacrifice of doves, the priest Simeon receives Christ on an altar, and the prophetess...
Holy Week procession Wikipedia0:00/0:301×Details: A Holy Week procession is a public ritual march of clergy and penitents which takes place during Holy Week in Christian countries, especially those with a Catholic culture. Various images of the saints, especially the Virgin Mary, and most importantly the image...
Details: The arrest of Jesus was a pivotal event in Christianity recorded in the canonical gospels. Jesus, a preacher whom Christians believe to be the Son of God, was arrested by the Temple guards of the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane. It occurred shortly after the Last Supper (during...
Details: Three winged angels carry a Corinthian column through the clouds. Symbolizing one of the instruments of Christ's Passion, the column represents the pillar against which Christ was flogged. Friedrich Sustris produced this drawing in preparation for a series of twenty-five etched glass panels that formed the door...
This majestic painting was created for a large iconostasis, a screen separating the altar sanctuary from the nave in Orthodox churches. Here, Abraham and Sarah sacrifice a calf to honor their guests, who reveal themselves as angels (Genesis 18:1-10). Christian theologians interpreted the three angels as Old Testament precursors...
Palm Sunday is a Christian holiday that falls on the Sunday before Easter. It commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, where he was greeted by crowds of people waving palm branches and laying them on the ground in front of him as a sign of honor and respect. A...
