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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Andrew McClarren October 30‚ 2014 RUS 100 St. Basil’s Cathedral Essay It goes without saying that St. Basil’s Cathedral commands attention and insists to be looked at. The structure and shape of the building in itself is incredible but with the addition of the exquisite‚ fantasy-like colors makes the cathedral all the more beautiful. Given its appearance‚ it’s quite surprising to many that it was constructed in the sixteenth century considering most architecture around the world during this time
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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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experience influenced your view of St. Louis? This outing has influenced my view of St. Louis in many ways. Before this outing‚ I did not know that St. Louis was home to a large number of refugees. As mentioned in class‚ most of my time is spent in the SLU bubble‚ so I have never been exposed to the different ethnic cultures within the city. I enjoyed learning about the diversity within St. Louis‚ and I am excited to explore new ethnic restaurants. Also‚ this fact about St. Louis resonated with me‚ due
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painting of The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua by Claudio Coello. As I viewed the painting‚ I noticed that the theatrical backdrop was of an Italianate interior. Located against the backdrop was Anthony of Padua‚ a Franciscan monk dressed in dark robes and baring his head according to the dictates of his order‚ falls to his knees in humility. Above him‚ the nude Christ Child his weight balanced between a glistening globe and the head of an angel reaches toward Anthony in a sign of blessing. The
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As discussed by Kloss ( )‚ the Temptation of Adam and Eve‚ by Masolino (1424-25) and the Expulsion of Adam and Eve‚ by Masaccio (1425-28) are two of the frescoes in a series commissioned by the wealthy silk merchant‚ Felice Brancacci in the Brancacci Chapel‚ in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence. The subject matter of the cycle is the life of Saint Peter‚ speculatively as honoring the first Pope‚ Peter and “significantly‚ this family chapel had been founded in the late fourteenth
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to temptation. According to Basil‚ “[i]t is equally difficult” to face Job-like trials of impoverishment and suffering as it is to confront trials of prosperous circumstances. The rich man from Luke’s passage occasions the homily’s subject on the latter form of temptation‚ which‚ we learn‚ has to do with a distorted vision of creation’s abundance that consolidates instead of disburses possessions. Unlike Job‚ the rich man embodies a negative example for how not to respond to the temptations accompanying
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Biography: Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Kyan Anthony was born in May 29‚ 1984; his father was Puerto Rican and his mother was African American. Carmelo was named after his dad who had died due to cancer when he was only two years old. Carmelo and his family lived in Friona‚ Texas for two years before they moved to Baltimore in 1992. The family lived in the Druid Hill section of West Baltimore‚ which is where he began playing the game of basketball. During the summer of 2000‚ he grew five inches
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The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra Introduction Octavius Caesar (later renamed to Augustus Caesar‚ son of the murdered Julius Caesar)‚ Antony‚ and Lepidus form the Roman triumvirate that rules the Western world. Lepidus leaves the triumvirate‚ and Caesar and Antony are left to rule the world. Antony‚ though married to Fluvia‚ lives in Alexandria‚ Egypt with his mistress Cleopatra‚ the Queen of Egypt. Fueled by a disgust at his lifestyle in Egypt and anger over the wars caused by Antony ’s relatives
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St. Alice Natalia Rosario Visitation School Grade 7 February 2013 St. Alice is a very inspirational saint who spent her life with a spirit deeply embedded in humility and a kind heart. Born in 1204 in a tiny village in Brussels‚ called Shaerbeck‚ Alice was sometimes called Aleydis. At the age of seven‚ Alice decided to join a convent of Cistercian nuns called Camera Sanctae Mariae. Alice would spend the rest of her life in that convent. Alice’s acts and deeds influenced many others and many
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