Pope Saint Leo IX – Saint Of The Day – 19 April
Pope Leo IX (1002–1054) was born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg (modern-day Alsace, France). His father was a cousin of one of
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Martin Damian – The Icon Is A Window To Another World
Martin Damian, a contemporary Czech icon painter, studied theology and spirituality of consecrated life at the Theological Faculty of the
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Saint Galdino Of Milan – Saint Of The Day – 18 April
Galdino (1096–1176) was from the family della Sala, a family of minor nobility in Milan. He was a Catholic cardinal from
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Sacred Art – The Dead Christ With Angels by Édouard Manet
It was not very often that Manet chose religious topics for his paintings. The “Dead Christ with Angels” was one
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Saint Robert of Molesme – Saint Of The Day – 17 April
Saint Robert of Molesme (1028–1111), a son of a noble French family from Champagne, entered the Benedectine abbey in the
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The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula – A Story Behind Caravaggio’s Last Painting
For centuries no one knew who it was by or even what it was of. The picture that had hung
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Saint Benedict Joseph Labre – Saint Of The Day – 16 April
Benedict Joseph Labre (1748–1783) was born in the Northern France in a wealthy family and was the eldest of the
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Sacred Art Of Notre-Dame de Paris Restored – Five Years After The Fire In Cathedral
Five years ago, on April 15th 2019, one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture – the cathedral Notre-Dame de
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Saint Abbondius of Como – Saint Of The Day – 15 April
Abbondius was a bishop of Como in Northern Italy. Unfortunately the date and place of birth of Abbondius are not
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Serban Savu – Paintings Where Religion Blends With Social Themes – Venice 2024 Biennale
Serban Savu is a Romanian figurative artist who captures on his canvases the daily life of today’s Romanians. In 1989,
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