The Ecstasy of St. Teresa‚ by Gion Lorenzo Bernini‚ is located at the Cornaro Chapel‚ Santa Maria Della Vittoria‚ Rome. Your initial reaction to this sculpture is awe; it’s visually breath-taking. Saint Teresa and an angel are the two dominant figures. Directly above the saint and angel‚ Bernini uses natural light to suggest heaven. “St Teresa and the angel are shown as if suspended on a cloud above the altar‚ the whole scene within the niche being illuminated from heaven by a concealed window (Gion
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ST THOMAS AQUINAS Aquinas writes that since the day of Aristotle‚ probably no one man has exercised such a powerful influence on the thinking world as did St Thomas Aquinas. He was born in 1225 in Italy of a noble family‚ thus separated by 900 years to Aristotle. He received his first education at the Abbey of Monte Cassino‚ going on from there to the University of Naples. In 1243‚ he joined the Dominican monastic order at Cologin. His most influential teacher was another Dominican‚ Albertus
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In May of 1945‚ after the defeat of the Nazi empire‚ there was a small concert on the lawn of the Bavaria’s St. Ottilien Monastery Hospital. This hospital use to treat injured soldiers during the war‚ but now serving liberated victims of the Holocaust. The concert began with the national anthems of each of the Allied powers and continued with various arrangements of Bizet and Greig. The performers were all Holocaust survivors dressed in their tattered striped uniforms and prisoner number sewn into
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Henry Ford Hello my name is Henry Ford. I was born on July 30‚ 1863. Unlike many of you I was born on my family’s farm in Dearborn‚ Michigan. When I was only 15 years old‚ my father gave me a pocket watch. As soon as I got this watch‚ I took it apart and reassembled it‚ I know you’re thinking “Wow‚ this guy’s smart”‚ I guess you could say that. As soon as my friends and neighbors found out about this‚ they all came to me wanting me to fix their watches. I guess you could say that this was the “start”
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Knudsen 1 St. Basil’s Cathedral As legend has it‚ the builders of St. Basil’s Cathedral were blinded by the command of Ivan the Terrible‚ so they could never create a building greater. There is still the question if St. Basil’s is actually the most beautiful cathedral made in its time. Comparing it to the beautiful Pisa Cathedral and Assumption Cathedral‚ which were made around the same time‚ one could find it hard to decide which is the most artistic. Looking at the materials‚ art‚ and icons
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St. Gregory 1 The Great Pope Saint Gregory I‚ known as St. Gregory the Great‚ was one of the most fascinating of early Church leaders. Gregory is well known for his writings‚ which are more prolific than those of any of his predecessors as pope. He was drawn to the religious life and spent long hours meditating on the Scriptures. The son of a Roman Senator‚ Saint Gregory was born in Rome around 540 AD and following his dad’s footsteps embarked upon a political career. He rose through the ranks
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CONFESSIONS OF ST AUGUSTINE The Confessions is a spiritual autobiography‚ covering the first 35 years of Augustine’s life‚ with particular emphasis on Augustine’s spiritual development and how he accepted Christianity. The Confessions is divided into 13 books. Books 1 through 9 contain Augustine’s life story. Book 10 is an exploration of memory. Books 11 through 13 are detailed interpretations of the first chapter of Genesis‚ which describes the creation of the world. Book 1: Augustine’s infancy
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dark past of Canadian history. One notable incident during this era was the refusal to take the St. Louis in as refuge by the Canadian government. On May 15‚ 1939‚ 907 German Jews with visa for Cuba fled from Nazi persecution by boarding the SS St. Louis‚ in search of a better life in the western world. However‚ Cuba later denied the ship permission to land‚ while the United States coast guard escorted the St. Louis away . Their last strand of hope was to plead to Canada for refuge‚ but discrepancies
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CMN2113 COURSE ASSIGNIMENT: CHURCH HISTORY I- A STUDY ON THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO STUDENT NAME: REUBEN CHAKA‚ SUBMITTED TO: Dr. NGUCHIE GATHOGO DATE: 5th November‚ 2013 AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO- BISHOP AND THEOLOGIAN Saint Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus) was one of the greatest theologians of Western Christianity and indeed one of the greatest Church Fathers. In his day the Mediterranean world consisted of an Eastern‚ Greek-speaking half and a Western‚ Latin-speaking
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Henri Matisse "If my story were ever to be written truthfully from start to finish‚ it would amaze everyone." Henri Matisse I was born at eight o’clock in the evening on the last night of the year‚ 31 December 1869. I was a French artist‚ known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. I was a draughtsman‚ printmaker‚ and sculptor‚ but is known primarily as a painter. My sources were French medieval poetry. Although I was initially labelled a Fauve (wild beast)
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