Sts. Philip and James, Apostles and Martyrs
SAINTS & ART: The Church honors St. Philip along with St. James the Lesser on May 3
Results from Tag: 'saints & art'
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Pray For Us
SAINTS & ART: St. Fidelis accepted the crown of martyrdom after he was given a choice of renouncing the Catholic Church or being killed.
St. John of God, Pray For Us
SAINTS & ART: St. John is the patron saint of booksellers, firefighters and the sick.
St. Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor, Pray For Us
SAINTS & ART: St. Peter Damian sounds like a rather modern saint, relevant to our times, even if his criticisms hit close to home today.
St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor, Pray For Us
SAINTS & ART: St. Francis de Sales anticipated the Second Vatican Council’s focus on the universal call to holiness, in all states of life.
St. Basil the Great, Bishop and Doctor, Pray For Us
SAINTS & ART: St. Basil left behind a large body of theological writings, including an influential treatise on the Holy Spirit.
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, Pray For Us!
John’s attribute in Christian iconography is the eagle, symbolic of the heights to which the Gospel of John soars.
St. John Cantius (Jan Kanty), Pray For Us!
SAINTS & ART: Can our churches and priests today be the vessels of practical charity and mercy Jan was 500 ago?
St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr, Pray For Us!
SAINTS & ART: St. Cecilia was beheaded in a Roman persecution and buried with the bishops and martyrs in the Catacomb of Callistus.
