Beer stein, or simply stein, is an English term for either traditional beer mugs made out of stoneware, or specifically ornamental beer mugs that are usually sold as souvenirs or collectibles. Such Steins may be made out of stoneware, pewter, porcelain, or even silver, wood or crystal glass; they may...
Saint Benedict of Palermo (1524-1589) was the first Christian saint of African origin to be canonized in modern times. He was born in Sicily (then part of Spain) of parents who were freed slaves, and who were said to have come from Ethiopia. Saint Benedict was admired as a model...
Designed to facilitate the display and veneration of ten relics, this sumptuous ostensorium (from the Latin ostendere, meaning "to show") is one of the most unusual reliquaries in the Guelph Treasure. Elements of contemporary Gothic architecture in miniature frame an elaborately decorated liturgical paten, the shallow disc or...
Statue of Pope (later Saint) John Paul II outside the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King, completed in 1967 in Lexington, Kentucky. Contributor: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/content/images/2021/06/service-pnp-highsm-63700-63775v_o.jpeg] 1200px [https://sdcason.com/content/images/size/...
Statue of Jesus on the cross outside the Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church, also known as the St. Mary Catholic Church, in High Hill, a little community near Schulenburg in Fayette County, Texas. Photographer: Carol, M. Highsmith Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/content/images/2021/05/...
Baptismal font of the Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church, also known as the St. Mary Catholic Church, in High Hill, a little community near Schulenburg in Fayette County, Texas. Built in 1906, the church is considered the "queen" of what Texans call their "painted churches....
Part of the sanctuary at the Catholic Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville, North Carolina. There are statues of the Infant Jesus of Prague (center), Saint Anthony of Padua (left), and Saint Lawrence (right). Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/content/images/2021/05/iiif-service_pnp_highsm_43400_43419-full-pct_...
This is a statue of Saint Louis outside the St. Louis Catholic Church in Castroville, Texas. Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, is the only king of France to be canonized in the Catholic Church. He took the Crown...
