Public domain paintings of Catholic male saints.
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! During the Renaissance, altarpieces commonly portrayed biblical scenes, such as Madonna and Child, examples of which are in this gallery. These two paintings, Saint Sirus and Saint Paul, were likely part of a larger altarpiece made...
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Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! This tapestry is a fragment of a larger hanging. Since both Saint John the Evangelist and the faltering Virgin look upward, it is probable that this was from the left side of a tapestry of the...
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Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred by crucifixion at the city of Patras (Patræ) in Achaea, in AD 60. Early texts, such as the Acts of Andrew known to Gregory of Tours, describe Andrew...
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Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! Jerome (c. AD 347–420) studied Greek and Latin literature in Rome, but eventually pursued theology, perceiving his conduct as corrupt and sinful. Around AD 374, Jerome had a vision of the Last Judgment in which...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! According to tradition, John the Baptist wears a hair shirt under a white cloth, associated with newly baptized Christians. The flag bearing a red cross symbolizes resurrection. In marked contrast, the background features a lavish gold-patterned...
