The collection features some of the paintings by European artists‚ there also works of sculpture and porcelain. [1] I really took an interest in the works during the renaissance movement. There was one oil painting called The Ecstasy of St. Francis. The Ecstasy of St. Francis is a painting by Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini. Bellini started this painting in 1475 and completed it in 1480. The painting is oil on panel that shows the influence of Andrea Mantegna‚ who was the painter’s brother-in-law
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St. Quiteria John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this‚ that he lay down his life for his friends.” Are you willing to lay down for your life for your brothers and sisters in Christ? St. Quiteria and her sisters were not afraid to risk their lives to free Christians and wage war to stop others from being persecuted. St.Quiteria was born in the 2nd century in the city of Minho‚ Portugal to a mother that had nine daughters and was discussed by this. The mother had ordered the maid to kill
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St. Judith/Jutta St. Judith of Kulmsee‚ also known as St. Judith of Prussia‚ was born circa 1200 in Thuringia (central Germany). She died on May 12‚ 1260 at Kulmsee in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order. Judith imitated the life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary‚ who was the Duchess of Thuringia during her youth. Not much is known about her youth‚ but it is known that Judith was married at the age of 15 to a nobleman and bore his children. She raised her children in a contemplative and mystical
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Located on the corner of Swanston and Flinders Street in Melbourne’s CBD‚ St. Paul’s Cathedral is one of the city’s most iconic architectural landmarks and is a significant building in terms of Melbourne’s history. The cathedral was built upon a significant site of the Christian faith‚ where the first public church service in Melbourne was held in 1835. This location was originally under government ownership and was used as a corn market before being granted to the Anglican Church. The site was then
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St Francis of Assisi During the medieval ages many people depended on religion. Upon those people was Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone‚ also known as St Francis of Assisi. Although St Francis lived a life full of wealth and content‚ he did not feel fulfilled by the way he lived his life. St. Francis was born around 1182 C.E. in the Italian city of Assisi. The son of Pietro di Bernardone and lady Pica he liked to speak French and fell in love with France and was given a good education‚ but was not
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“Whoever from deep within her noble and zealous heart wishes to take up the cross let her first take up the arms necessary for such battles”. St. Catherine of Bologna once said. Her feast day is on March 9th. Catherine is the patroness of artists (Catholic Online‚ 1). I chose St. Catherine of Bologna because I have talent and a gift of drawing well. After I chose my saint‚ I realized that my first name of my godmother‚ Kasia‚ is Katherine. My godfather Arthur’s nickname is Art‚ both godparents are
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irony is that “The Ecstasy of St. Theresa” by Gianlorenzo Bernini‚ can be articulated quite the same to me. And what pulls it together is that this marble statue‚ was created in the Baroque period of art‚ in Rome‚ in a window in the Santa Maria church. Being a Christian girl myself‚ I often find myself bearing off course when it comes to my opinions of this piece. Let’s start with religion‚ then judgement and immorality. Let’s start with the obvious views religiously. St. Theresa was a nun. In this
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St. John’s and the Out-of-the-Way Alcove There was a chill in the air‚ just enough to make our cheeks rosy. Every so often the breeze would snatch a leaf from the overwhelmingly yellow trees above‚ and it would spin downward in pirouettes all the way to the ground. Glancing at Chase‚ my boyfriend of exactly one year‚ I was reminded of my prior autumn visits to those woods… My dad had taken me to the trails at St. John’s countless times. Mom and Nate would tag along when I was younger‚ hiking the
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St Paul of Tarsus is a significant figure in Christianity due to his major contributions of writings and letters which form a significant amount of the New Testament. St Paul is considered to be the forefather of Christianity after Jesus. Paul had a major impact on these spread of Christianity through his mission journeys‚ contributing to the religious traditions and helping expand Jesus’ original teachings. The reason behind Paul being a significant person in Christianity is because he contributed
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allegorical epic was written by Dante Alighieri who was born in Florence‚ Italy in 1265‚ to a moderately wealthy family that had a history of involvement in the remarkably complex Florentine politics. Dante Alighieri included much of his personal life and his own views of the politics of the late thirteenth-century Florence as he was writing The Divine Comedy. As a result‚ The Divine Comedy is somewhat of an autobiographical work of Dante Alighieri’s own life. In the Inferno‚ Dante is lead through Hell by
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