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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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Shrine of Mother Cabrini Infographic - Catholic Coloring Page
Details: This is a page from Catholic Comics, which was a monthly magazine by Catholic Publications that ran from 1946 to 1949. They featured stories for Catholics that included religious subjects, American history, crossword puzzles, funny comics, and sports stories (usually featuring athletes from Notre Dame University). The magazine was...
5 Facts About the Catholic Church in Ukraine
0:00/1× Catholics in Ukraine Below are 5 Facts about the Catholic Church in Ukraine, as well as 5 public domain images from Ukraine which are completely free to download and utilize. Enjoy and God bless + #5 The majority of Catholics in Ukraine belong to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic...
The Adoration of the Magi (1480s) by Geertgen tot Sint Jans - Public Domain Bible Painting
Details: Little is known about the life and career of Sint Jans. He seems to have been born in Haarlem in Holland in the northern Low Countries where he may have been attached to the Knights of Saint John as a lay brother, and likely produced an altarpiece for that...
St. John's Catholic Church (Covington, KY) - Catholic Stock Photo
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...
Angel Appearing to Saint Dominic (1646-1707) by Giacinto Calandrucci - Catholic Coloring Page
Details: Dominic was born in Caleruega, halfway between Osma and Aranda de Duero in Old Castile, Spain. He was named after Saint Dominic of Silos. The Benedictine abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos lies a few miles north of Caleruega. At fourteen years of age, Dominic was sent to the...
5 Facts about Catholic Priests
The Priesthood is the office of the ministers of the Catholic religion, who have been commissioned ("ordained") with the Holy orders of the Catholic Church. Below are 5 facts about the Catholic priesthood and 5 links to free photos of priests. 0:00/1× #5. The church has...
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (1639) by Bartholomeus Breenbergh - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Details: This landscape painting of Jacob wrestling with the angel is by Bartholomeus Breenbergh. Breenbergh was a Dutch Golden Age painter of Italian and Italianate landscapes, in Rome and Amsterdam. The subject, Jacob wrestling with the angel, is described in Genesis chapter32 verses 22–32; and also referenced in Hosea...
Kneeling Carthusian Monk Statue (1380-1400, France) - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: These are the only known surviving sculpted examples of kneeling Carthusian monks. These two figures would have formed part of a private devotional group, probably in a monk’s cell, with a sculpture of the crucified Christ or the Virgin positioned between them. They wear the recognizable white scapular,...
Christ in the Desert with Six Angels (1490) by Master of the Catherine Wheel - Bible Coloring Page
Details: This engraving of the temptation of Christ was made by Master of the Catherine Wheel, who was a follower of Martin Schongauer. Schongauer was an Alsatian engraver and painter. He was the most important printmaker north of the Alps before Albrecht Dürer, a younger artist who collected his work....
The Annunciation (1580) by Paolo Veronese - Public Domain Bible Painting
Details: Although Veronese is best known for his large-scale, pageant-like presentations, here the artist has taken the narrative of the Annunciation (the announcement of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and bear a son) and compressed the figures close to one another, creating...
Old St. Mark's Catholic Church (Cincinnati, Ohio) - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: St. Mark's Catholic Church was built in 1906, and stands on Montgomery Road near Interstate 71 in Cincinnati's Evanston neighborhood. The parish was closed in 2010, and the building has sat vacant ever since, though the former school continues to be used by the Alliance...
Christ Being Nailed to the Cross (1509-1511) by Albrecht Dürer - Bible Coloring Page
Details: The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely in either AD 30 or AD 33. Jesus' crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to by other ancient sources, and is established as a historical event confirmed...
Holy Family with a Shepherd (early 1520s) by Battista Dossi - Public Domain Bible Painting
Details: In this image of the Holy Family, Joseph and Mary lean in to admire the Christ Child while a shepherd looks on, leaning on his staff. Before executing this painting, Battista visited Rome, including an extensive study of Raphael's works. Afterward, Battista began a second style of...
Cathedral of Blessed Sacrament (New Zealand) - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (popularly known as the Christchurch Basilica) is located in the city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch and seat of the Bishop of Christchurch. It was designed by architect Francis Petre. The...
Angel Kneeling on Clouds (1833) by Eugène Delacroix - Catholic Coloring Page
Details: An angel is a supernatural spiritual being who, according to various religions, is God's servant. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God and humanity. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, and servants of God. Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel]...
Leaf from a Psalter: Annunciation and Nativity (1200s) - Public Domain Bible Painting
Details: Psalters were commonly used in monasteries and convents during the Middle Ages; the exact origin of this detached psalter leaf, however, is unclear. Stylistically it relates to a small number of manuscripts produced at Prüfening Abbey near Regensburg and to other examples associated with scriptoria at Augsburg from the...
Catholic Archbishop of South Korea (2015) - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: After a public wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on January 6th, 2015, the Catholic Archbishop of South Korea takes part in a tour of the Tomb museum. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download 16190125906_c8e5c4e739_6k.jpeg 3 MB download-circle...
Abraham Entertaining the Angels (1656) by Rembrandt van Rijn - Bible Coloring Page
Details: Rembrandt van Rijn brought a powerful intellect and astute psychological insight to his interpretations of biblical events. According the Genesis 18: "1. Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his...
Coronation of the Virgin (1420s) by Fra Angelico - Public Domain Catholic Painting
0:00/1× Details: This picture’s original use is uncertain. Its size and shape are appropriate for a predella (the pedestal portion of an altarpiece), which often consists of several small panels. However, the Coronation of the Virgin almost never appears on predellas. The panel’s minute detail and...
St. Stephen's Cathedral (Vienna) - Catholic Stock Photo
0:00/1× Details: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Stephansdom, is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna. The current Romanesque and Gothic cathedral was initiated by Duke Rudolf IV and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches,...
Inside the East End of Nettley Abbey (1794) by Michel Angelo Rooker - Catholic Coloring Page
0:00/1× Details: By the end of the 18th century, Britain’s medieval ruins had become popular tourist destinations and a rich source of inspiration for Romantic poets and painters, establishing a veritable "cult of ruins." Decaying Gothic architecture set in overgrown landscapes conjured thoughts of the...
The Three Marys at the Tomb (1280–1300) - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Details: This large initial A introduces the matins (about 2:30 AM) response for Easter: Angelus Domini descendit de celo... (An angel of the Lord descended from heaven...). The letter that begins the text is commonly and appropriately decorated with a depiction of this Easter morning event. The three holy...
Saint Peter's Church "Peterskirche" (Vienna) - Catholic Stock Photo
Details: Peterskirche, or St. Peter's Church, is a Baroque Roman Catholic church in Vienna. Construction began around 1701 and its design was inspired by the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. By 1722, most of the building was finished. In 1733, the Peterskirche was consecrated to the...
The Repose in Egypt (1501–1502) by Albrecht Dürer - Catholic Coloring Page
Details: A collection of eight woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer progress from Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she would bear the Son of God, to the events of her early motherhood and beyond. This included the joy of sharing her pregnancy with her cousin Elizabeth, Jesus’s birth, and the...
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