Orthodox Cross (2009) by unknown
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Crucifixion (1180) by - Public Domain Catholic Stock Photo
Jesus is seen dead on the cross while his mother, Mary, and his favorite disciple, the Evangelist Saint John, mourn below. This large-scale work embodies the characteristics of Romanesque sculpture in the medieval period, with its heavy stylized bodies, calligraphic depiction of hair, and linear, energetic approach to rendering...
Triptych with the Madonna and Child with Louise de Bourbon, Saint Louis, Saint John, and Two Prophets (1538) by Pierre Reymond - Public Domain Catholic Painting
This scene depicting the Virgin Mary, her infant son Jesus Christ, and various saints and prophets also includes the kneeling figure of Louise de Bourbon (1495–1545), a member of the French royal family (Note the inscription LOYSE DE BOURBON on the hem of her dark habit). She was the...
Top 12 Orders of Catholic Nuns and Sisters
This is a list of my favorite 12 orders of Catholic nuns and sisters in no particular order. This list includes their history, and images of their habits. What is a Catholic Nun or Sister? In the Roman Catholic tradition, there are many religious institutes of nuns and sisters (the...
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La Vision (1872) by Luc-Olivier Merson - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Details: There is very little information available about this painting, by Merson. I assume that this painting depicts Catherine of Siena's mystical marriage to Jesus Christ, however, one cannot be sure. Luc-Olivier Merson was a French academic painter and illustrator also known for his postage stamp and...
Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church (1892, Florida) - Vintage Catholic Stock Photo
Details: The Feast of Corpus Christi procession to the church. According to Will Plazewski, the photo was taken between 1892, when the two-story wooden school (behind the trees) was built, and 1910, when construction began on the current church. From the extensive Florida postcard collection of Fr. Henry Riffle....
Christ Heals the Blind Bartimaeus (1503) by Master of Delft - Bible Coloring Page
Details: This image includes three scenes. In the center scene, Christ meets Bartimaeus. Each of the three Synoptic Gospels tells of Jesus healing the blind near Jericho, as he passed through that town, shortly before his passion. The Gospel of Mark tells of the curing of a man named Bartimaeus,...
Jesus Healing the Blind and the Lame (1817) by François-Louis Dejuinne - Public Domain Bible Painting
Details: Jesus Cleanses the Temple: Matthew 21 13. And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’ ” 14. The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them....
Memorial Day Requiem Mass (FSSP, Chesapeake) - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: Requiem Masses are masses that are offered for the dead. They derive their name from the first word of the Introit, which may be traced to the Fourth Book of Esdras, one of the Apocrypha, at the passage "Expectate pastorem vestrum, requiem æternitatis dabit vobis". Memorial Day...
Christ Preaches from a Boat (1503) by Master of Delft - Bible Coloring Page
Details: In Luke Chapter 5, Christ preaches in a boat. The disciples leave everything and follow him. He also cleanses the leper, heals the paralytic, calls Matthew, the customs officer, and eats with open sinners. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download Christ preaches from a boat.jpeg...
Saint Fiacre refusing the crown of Scotland (1818) by François-Louis Dejuinne - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Details: Gardeners and taxi cab drivers have a patron saint in St. Fiacre. Said to be the illegitimate son of a Scottish king, he was raised in County Kilkenny at a Kilfearagh monastery. He developed a local reputation for healing and herbal remedies. Finding notoriety unsettling, Fiacre went on a...
Reliquary in the form of a triptych (1400–1410) - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: This miniature altar is one of the most beautiful examples of French goldsmiths’ work from the period around 1400. It may have come from the abbey of Chocques (Pas-de-Calais) and doubtless belonged to someone associated with the Paris court. Seeing Christ’s tormented body, the owner could...
Bishop (1676) by Caspar Merian - Catholic Coloring Page
Details: A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Catholicism, all bishops have apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download Bishop...
The Flight into Egypt (1915) by Henry Siddons Mowbray - Public Domain Bible Painting
Details: "And when they were departed, behold, an angel appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young Child and His mother, and flee into Egypt." Matthew 2:13 The artist, Harry Siddons Mowbray, was an American artist who executed various painting commissions for J....
World War II - Military Mass in New Guinea (1942) - Vintage Catholic Stock Photo
Details: Men of the 38th Bomb Group attend a Catholic mass held on Christmas Day, 1942, in New Guinea. The 38th Bomb Group was one of the most heroic air groups in the Pacific war, but probably the least well known. A critical component to victory in Japan, the 38th...
Pope with Cardinals (1490–1524) - Catholic Coloring Page
Details: The pope (Latin: papa, from Greek: πάππας, romanized: pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome and head of the worldwide Catholic Church. A cardinal (Latin: Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally "cardinal of the Holy Roman Church&...
Song – Study for the Painting of Joan of Arc (1886) by Jan Matejko - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Details: Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc [c. 1412 – 30 May 1431]) is considered a heroine of France for her role in the siege of Orléans and the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. She was captured, convicted as a heretic, and...
Ceremonial Cross of Countess Gertrude (1038, Germany) - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: This precious gold cross was commissioned by Countess Gertrude (died 1077) and given to the church of Saint Blaise following the death of her husband, Count Liudolf of Brunswick (died 1038). The cross was intended to be carried in liturgical processions or to be placed on a church altar....
A Cardinal Speaking to Bishops (1604) by Giovanni Mauro della Rovere - Catholic Coloring Page
Details: A cardinal (Latin: Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally "cardinal of the Holy Roman Church") is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church, immediately behind the pope in the order of precedence. Collectively, they constitute the College of Cardinals, and are appointed for life. Source...
Maria Magdalena (1887) by Alfred Stevens - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Details: The early notion of Mary Magdalene as a sinner and adulteress was reflected in Western medieval Christian art, where she was the most commonly depicted female figure after the Virgin Mary. She may be shown either as very extravagantly and fashionably dressed, unlike other female figures wearing contemporary styles...
Holy Family Catholic Church (Cincinnati, OH) - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: Built between 1914 and 1916, the J. F. Sheblessy-designed buff brick Renaissance Revival-style Holy Family Catholic Church stands at the corner of Hawthorne Avenue and West 8th Street in the Incline District of Cincinnati's East Price Hill neighborhood. The building features two octagonal bell towers,...
Holy Bishop (1490–1510) - Catholic Coloring Page
Details: In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Church. Catholics trace the origins of the office of bishop to the...
The Ascension (1828-1830) by Domingos Sequeira - Public Domain Bible Painting
Details: The Ascension of Jesus is the Christian teaching that Christ physically departed from Earth by rising into Heaven, in the presence of eleven of his apostles. According to the New Testament narrative, the Ascension occurred on the fortieth day counting from the resurrection. In the Christian tradition, reflected in...
Mother of God Catholic Church, Mutter Gottes, Covington, KY - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: Mother of God Church, or Mutter Gottes Kirche, is a Catholic church located on 6th Street in the Mutter Gottes neighborhood of Covington, Kentucky, which was named for the church. Built between 1869 and 1871, the impressive Renaissance Revival-style church once was home to a large German-speaking...
The Miraculous Translation of the Body of Saint Catherine of Alexandria to Sinai (1860) by Karl von Blaas - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Details: Catherine was one of the most important saints in the religious culture of the late Middle Ages and arguably considered the most important of the virgin martyrs, a group including Agnes of Rome, Margaret of Antioch, Barbara, Lucia of Syracuse, Valerie of Limoges and many others. Her power as...
The Adoration of the Magi Statue (15th Century, England) - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: This panel was once part of an altarpiece depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ. The other panels would have included The Ascension of Christ, all mounted within a wooden framework attached to the altar. The reliefs, made by Nottingham craftsmen, were popular in both England and continental Europe,...
Female Saint Comforts a Seated Bishop and is Buried (1500–1599) - Catholic Coloring Page
Details: The history of the Church is full of many female / women Catholic saints, who received recognition for great deeds or meritorious conduct. Many lost their lives in defense of the faith, while others were themselves the mothers of important saints. Many were also honored for their contributions to the...
Holy Women at Christ's Tomb (1590s) Annibale Carracci - Public Domain Bible Painting
Details: The Three Marys (also spelled Maries) are women mentioned in the canonical gospels' narratives of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, several of whom were, or have been considered by Christian tradition, to have been named Mary (the most common name for Jewish women of the period). The...
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