A bust of Saint Lawrence from Borgo San Lorenzo‚ a region just north of Florence‚ was recently attributed to the famous Florence sculptor‚ Donatello. It was sculpted during the Renaissance‚ circa 1440‚ and it demonstrated characteristics similar to that found in the Classics. The bust appears realistic and almost paradoxically idealistic‚ is viewable from multiple angles and is composed of terra-cotta. Its theme is religious‚ and both Classic and Renaissance sculptures commonly referred to stories
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St. Thomas More is the patron saint of attorneys‚ civil servants‚ court clerks‚ lawyers‚ politicians‚ and public servants. He was born on February 7‚ 1478 to Sir John More and Agnes Graunger. He attended one of the best schools in London‚ St. Anthony’s School. As a young man he attended Oxford in 1492‚ where he learned the skills to become a lawyer. In 1494 he left oxford‚ but eight years later he was approved to practice law. After he began his career as a lawyer‚ he decided to start a family.
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Discussion: Jesus Revealing Himself to St. Teresa of Avila) “I have strayed far from any intention‚ for I was trying to give the reasons why this kind of vision cannot be the work of the imagination. How could we picture Christ’s Humanity by merely studying the subject or form any impression of His great beauty by means of the imagination?” (Page 632 Paragraph 1). This selection brings a great question forward. How can we? St. Teresa in her book The Raptures of St. Teresa explains the best she can how
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St. Ignatius of Antioch‚ during the persecutions of Christians‚ was arrested near the coast of the Mediterranean. Under the guard of the Romans‚ he was being taken to the capital in Rome‚ where he would later become a martyr. On his way to Rome‚ he urged other Christians to stay out of the way and not to intervene with the Roman guards. St. Ignatius of Antioch did not want to be saved by his fellow Christians‚ but by God. He was looking forward to his death so that he can final reach Christ. He wanted
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St. Rose of Lima was born in April 20‚ 1586 in Lima‚ Peru. Her real name is Isabel Flores de Oliva. St. Rose has nine siblings. Their names are Antonio‚ Francisco Matías‚ Gaspar‚ Andrés‚ Juana‚ Hernando‚ Jacinta‚ Francisco‚ and Bernardina Flores de Oliva. She was nicknamed Rose because she was so beautiful and her cheeks were red like a rose. St. Rose wanted to become a nun and prayed secretly. She rubbed pepper on her face to make it blister and cut her hair. When she was older‚ she joined the order
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I chose Joan as my confirmation name because St. Joan of Arc expresses all of the traits that I look up to and hope to have as I grow older. St. Joan of Arc is brave‚ tough‚ courageous‚ and a very faithful person. Through her life she has endured a journey of faith and persistence. While people thought that the things that she did were crazy‚ she still endured on her journey of religion. St. Joan was born on January 6th‚ 1412 to a peasant family in Domremy‚ France. She died on May 30th‚ 1431. Her
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Most of St. Jude’s patients are children. Patients that come to St. Jude are those that have been referred by a physician‚ have been diagnosed with a disease currently under study‚ and are eligible for a research protocol. St. Jude is the only pediatric research center for children with catastrophic diseases‚ including cancer and blood disorders‚ where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance (St. Jude‚ 2017). In fact‚ no family ever pays St. Jude for anything. Transportation‚ housing
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Mt St Helens – Script Introduction of Theory From the deepest ocean trenches to the highest mountain rangers‚ plate tectonics explain all of the features from the past and present. A plate tectonic is a theory that was developed in the 1960s. According to the concept‚ Earth has a rigid layer called the lithosphere‚ which is normally 100km thick. The lithosphere is broken up into seven large continental and oceanic plates‚ six or seven medium sized regional plates‚ and various small ones. These
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St. Jude is dedicated to providing the best care for their patients. They do this by being at the cutting-edge of the latest medicine and research in fighting life-threatening pediatric diseases. The core of their mission is to have the ability to research and treat these life threatening diseases for the patients who come through their doors today as well as for the children who will need them in the future. Their formal values revolve around providing the best treatment for their patients and have
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HAA 11 Spolia Notes St. Peter’s in the Vatican · Poor design of St. Peter’s basilica (moved with wind‚ etc.) · Spolia – reuse of earlier building material or decorative sculpture on new monuments (keeps building alive) · Old basilica- leveled much of cemetery where St. Peter was buried‚ only his “marker” rose above ground · HUGE building (nave as long as a football field!) · Basilica preceded by an atrium of paved marble · Principal adornments of the 4th
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