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Details: In 1964, Loretta Hines Howard generously gave the Met Museum over 140 Neapolitan crèche figures, dating from the second half of the eighteenth century. The varied assortment includes figures from the three traditional scenes of a complete Neapolitan presepio: the Nativity, with angels, shepherds, and sheep; the procession of...
Details: The angels are represented throughout the Bible as a body of spiritual beings intermediate between God and men. Angels are spiritual, celestial beings, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers. "O, welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou...
Details: Maffei, who lived and worked in the cities of Vicenza and Padua, was profoundly influenced by the art of Bassano, Tintoretto, and Veronese, his Venetian predecessors. His style is characteristic for its elegance, far removed from realism. This scene from the biblical book of Genesis shows the angel appearing...
Details: This sumptuous reliquary sets the Virgin and Child, accompanied by angels, within an elaborate architectural shrine. The arches, vaults, and sculptural decorations are of gilded silver; translucent enamel panels on the wings depicting scenes from the life of the Virgin and the Infancy of Christ evoke stained-glass windows. This...
Details: Saint Ephigenia of Ethiopia or Iphigenia of Ethiopia, also called Iphigenia of Abyssinia, is a folk saint whose life is told in the Golden Legend as a virgin converted to Christianity and then consecrated to God by St. Matthew the Apostle, who was spreading the Gospel to the region...
Details: Saint Ephigenia of Ethiopia or Iphigenia of Ethiopia, also called Iphigenia of Abyssinia, is a folk saint whose life is told in the Golden Legend as a virgin converted to Christianity and then consecrated to God by St. Matthew the Apostle, who was spreading the Gospel to the region...
Details: Saint Ephigenia of Ethiopia or Iphigenia of Ethiopia, also called Iphigenia of Abyssinia, is a folk saint whose life is told in the Golden Legend as a virgin converted to Christianity and then consecrated to God by St. Matthew the Apostle, who was spreading the Gospel to the region...
Details: Kaleb, also known as Saint Elesbaan, was King of Aksum, situated in modern-day Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia. Kaleb invaded Yemen around 520, to overthrow Dhu Nuwas, a Jew who was persecuting the Christian community of Najran. After much fighting, Kaleb's soldiers eventually routed Yusuf's forces....
Details: Kaleb, also known as Saint Elesbaan, was King of Aksum, situated in modern-day Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia. Kaleb invaded Yemen around 520, to overthrow Dhu Nuwas, a Jew who was persecuting the Christian community of Najran. After much fighting, Kaleb's soldiers eventually routed Yusuf's forces....
Details: Kaleb, also known as Saint Elesbaan, was King of Aksum, which was situated in modern-day Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia. Kaleb invaded Yemen around 520, to overthrow Dhu Nuwas, a Jew who was persecuting the Christian community of Najran. After much fighting, Kaleb's soldiers eventually routed Yusuf'...
Details: Martin de Porres Velázquez (9 December 1579 – 3 November 1639) was a mixed-race Dominican Order lay brother from Peru who was beatified by Pope Gregory XVI in 1837 and canonized by Pope John XXIII in 1962. His father was Spanish and his mother was of Peruvian and African descent....
Details: Martin de Porres Velázquez (9 December 1579 – 3 November 1639) was a mixed-race Dominican Order lay brother from Peru who was beatified by Pope Gregory XVI in 1837 and canonized by Pope John XXIII in 1962. His father was Spanish and his mother was of Peruvian and African descent....
Details: Martin de Porres Velázquez (9 December 1579 – 3 November 1639) was a mixed-race Dominican Order lay brother from Peru who was beatified by Pope Gregory XVI in 1837 and canonized by Pope John XXIII in 1962. His father was Spanish and his mother was of Peruvian and African descent....
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Details: James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the first apostle martyred according to the New Testament. Saint James is the patron...
Details: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. A creative and prolific master in three media, he is typically considered one of the finest visual artists in the history of art and the most significant in Dutch art history. 🙏🏽This...
Details: From October 28th, 1958, until he died in 1963, Pope John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) was the head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was born into a family of thirteen in Lombardy. He was ordained to the priesthood on August 10,...
Details: Christ the King is a term given to Jesus in Christianity that refers to the concept of God's Kingdom, in which the Christ is represented as sitting at God's right hand. Catholicism regard Christ's kingly duty as one of the triple offices: Christ...
Details: Paul Jean Étienne Balze (1815 – 24 March 1884) was a French painter and art copyist. He was born in Rome, the son of Joseph Balze (1781–1847), grand chamberlain to Charles IV of Spain during the latter's exile in Rome between 1811 and 1819. His brother Raymond...
Toruń is a historical city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download Holy Trinity Church (Toruń, Poland) - Catholic Stock Photo.jpeg 7 MB download-circle Please...
Details: Assumption of Mary, standing on a crescent moon. Mary is surrounded by angels. Two hold a crown over her head. On earth the empty tomb of Mary. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download Mary on the Crescent Moon (1626-1676) by Joannes Galle.jpeg 4 MB download-circle...
Details: The Christian doctrine of the Trinity defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, three distinct persons sharing one homoousion. As the Fourth Lateran Council declared, "it is the Father who begets, the Son...
Details: Represented here by their characteristic attributes are the four evangelists surrounding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei), as derived from the vision of John in the Book of Revelation (4:6–7): an angel (Matthew), a winged lion (Mark), a winged ox (Luke), and an eagle (John). Originally this...
