I believe Caravaggio’s take on “The Conversion of Saint Paul” was controversial because some believe the conversion was presented in a disrespectful manner. The 16th century was a time of Spiritual Reformation and I think it would have been less controversial if Saint Paul was presented in a more positive light (not knocked down to the ground). A lot of focus seems to lie on the horse as that takes up quite a bit of the painting. However‚ Saint Paul is also highlighted as he lifts his hands in
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The Life of St. Bede St. Bede (672/673 – 26 May 735)‚ - also known as the Venerable Bede - is widely regarded as the greatest of all the Anglo-Saxon scholars. He wrote around 40 books mainly dealing with theology and history. He is the patron saint of scholars. He was an English monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouthand of its companion monastery‚ Saint Paul’s‚ in modern Jarrow (see Monkwearmouth-Jarrow)‚ both in the Kingdom of Northumbria. He is well known as
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Though Michelangelo wasn’t the only artist who worked on St. Peter’s Basilica‚ his work is probably the most well known. Not only did he design the domed ceiling of the church‚ but he also helped to repair the poorly constructed piers which were so vital to the structure of the monument. The Piers are what hold up the drum‚ which is the main base for the cupola (the domed part) and the lantern (the very top). The original designer of the church‚ Donato Bramante‚ was told by Michelangelo that his
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property damage; caused a partial collapse of the volcano’s flank‚ deposited ash in eleven states and five Canadian provinces. With no immediate precursors‚ a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred and was accompanied by a rapid series of events. Mount St. Helens produces small to large explosive eruptions‚ which send varying quantities of ash and tephra into the atmosphere Tephra (rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption.) • tephra plume lasted for about eight hours and the plume
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Vincent Van Gogh was a casual‚ yet wonderful artist. He captured many beautiful and realistic scenes in his art such as people‚ man-made objects‚ and natural materials. He also created many self-portraits. His work seemed very detailed to me because of his various pencil and brush strokes with both his drawings and paintings. I was intrigued by his artwork because much of it resembled the life of poor families or individuals. Many artists from that time created artwork that was misleading due to
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Castilla is a region in Spain with wide horizons‚ clear skies and full of life. The region is named so because the owners of the land built many castles to protect their properties from invasion of their enemies. In 1770‚ our dearest St. Dominic was born in the small city of Caleruega‚ province of Burgos‚ between two famous cities of Aranda de Duero and Santo Domingo de Silos‚ in the middle of Castilla. His parents‚ Felix de Guzman and Juana de Aza were landlords in Caleruega. His father employed
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St. Philip’s Church Saint Philip the Apostle Church was established in the year 1927 at Pasadena‚ California. The architectural designs of the church have several influences from different era’s such as: Romans‚ Late Antiquity‚ Pantheon’s‚ Early Medieval Europe‚ Early Christian Architecture‚ and the Romanesque era. The church itself is a marvelous architectural building. The front side of the building has a circular small stain glass art on top. It has one huge arch and three small ones as an
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St. Philomena The saint I chose was St. Philomena. I chose her after watching a french film called “Aurore”. The film starts with Aurore as a young girl and her mother praying to the saint. When I first saw Philomena in the film and heard her story I felt a deep sense of compassion towards her. Another reason I chose her was because when she had set her mind to not marry the emperor she kept refusing‚ even when she was subjected to torture. Philomena is the Saint of babies‚ infants‚ and youth
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St. Olaf College is where I have had my most profound and impacting experiences interacting and appreciating diversity. In my freshman year‚ I was assigned to live in a triple dorm room with two other girls‚ one was a Caucasian from California‚ and the other was an international student from Vietnam. The vast distinction between us was affirmed from the varying accents that flaunted a richness of cultures to the different paradigms formed from unique experiences. In order to build a strong relationship
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St. Francis of Sales Francis de Sale was born in the district of Savoy in France in 1567. It has been said that Francis received the best education in Paris‚ and Pauda. However since he theology wasn’t taught at those schools he learned theology secretly.- www.scborromeo.org. When Francis was young his father told him that he wanted him to be a soldier after he went to study in Paris. Francis didn’t like the thought of that because after studying in Padua and getting his doctorate in law he knew
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