St. Peters Basillica St. Peters Basilica in Rome is one of the most influential Christian sites found within contemporary society. This building‚ complete with an obelisk‚ an enclosed piazza‚ a central façade and a dome‚ is the work of several architects and programs throughout the Early Christian‚ Renaissance and Baroque periods. The importance of St. Peters Church is its foundation on a necropolis with the tomb of St. Peter‚ a Christian martyr and the first pope of Rome. When considering the plan
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St. Augustine St. Augustine of Hippo is one of the most influential men when it comes to the Christian faith. When walking the Christianity section of a bookstore today‚ one can find mountains of books either by or about him. After seeing so much on the man it leads one to wonder who exactly was St. Augustine of Hippo and why exactly was he important to the church. St. Augustine is not just studied in religious aspects but in philosophy as well. Augustine was born in 354 in Roman Africa. His father
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Via Sapientiae: The Institutional Repository at DePaul University Maloney‚ Robert Studies 1-1-1992 The way of Vincent de Paul: full text Recommended Citation Robert P. Maloney‚ CM. The way of Vincent de Paul : a contemporary spirituality in the service of the poor. New York: New City Press‚ 1992. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Studies at Via Sapientiae. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maloney‚ Robert by an authorized administrator of Via Sapientiae
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In the year 1137 Abbot Suger of St. Denis‚ France envisioned something different for his church. The churches which had been built with Romanesque architectural style were very difficult to light because of the structure of the churches. The nave walls needed support from without so the windows of the churches had to be eliminated. Suger wanted to rebuild the choir of the abbey church of St. Denis with light that would flood the church as if the light came directly from Heaven‚ so he began painting
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Luis Romero ETH/316 September 29‚ 2013 Patrick Tierney Evaluate the organization’s involvement to the community. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was established on February 4‚ 1962.It was founded by an entertainer Danny Thomas. Danny was revolutionized how children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases are treated around the world. The company’s core values‚ their vision and their mission explain the social responsibilities
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and truth‚ and St. Jerome went after him or her with his mighty and sometimes sarcastic pen. He was above all a Scripture scholar‚ translating most of the Old Testament from the Hebrew. He also wrote commentaries which are a great source of scriptural inspiration for us today. He was an avid student‚ a thorough scholar‚ a prodigious letter-writer and a consultant to monk‚ bishop and pope. St. Augustine (August 28) said of him‚ "What Jerome is ignorant of‚ no mortal has ever known." St. Jerome is particularly
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Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who influenced the art world in the twentieth century and how people view art today. Vincent’s first brother died as an infant and he always thought of himself as the “replacement child.” Being the oldest in the family‚ Vincent had to drop out of school to work and financially support his family. His younger brother Theo was a respected art dealer who financially supported Vincent when he realized his passion in art. Vincent Van Gogh was a painter
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St. Barnabas Born to wealthy Jewish parents on the island of Cyprus‚ Joseph‚ who was later named Barnabas by the Apostles‚ was among Christ’s earliest followers and was responsible for welcoming St. Paul into the Church. Meaning “Son of Encouragement”‚ St. Barnabas played a major supportive role in establishing the Christian community as well as serving as a kind of mediator between the former persecutor and the suspicious Jewish Christians. Early in his life‚ St. Barnabas sold his large property
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Saint Anthony of Padua Feast Day: June 13‚ 1231 A.D. I learned that St. Anthony helps people find their lost or stolen items through praying for his guidance or by saying a short verse “Saint Anthony‚ Saint Anthony please come around. Something is lost and cannot be found.” I have prayed numerous times to Saint Anthony‚ and he has never let me down. I’ve chosen Saint Anthony to be my lifelong mentor because something tells me that he will always guide me into the right directions in my future
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As a young man Vincent van Gogh’s strongest compulsion was to love and help mankind. The son of a minister‚ he chose quite naturally to take up religion. If he had been successful as an evangelist‚ as he tried to be for several years‚ he might have drawn and painted as a hobby but he almost surely would not have become an artist. His evangelical mission‚ however‚ was a disaster. If anything‚ he tried too hard. At the age of 25‚ when he went out to serve the peasants and coal miners of the Borinage
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