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Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon born Fernando Martins de Bulhoes 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order.

The Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches have given him, together with Gregory of Nazianzus and John Chrysostom, the title of Great Hierarch.

Joan of Arc (c. 1412–1431) was a young girl who became a national heroine of France and a saint in the Catholic Church. Claiming divine guidance, she led French forces to several cru...

He was also drawn to the Catholic faith of his home region and closely studied liturgical costume.

Notre-Dame de Reims, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name, the archiepiscopal see of the Archdiocese of Reims.

This role, deeply rooted in tradition, highlights the historical relationship between the Catholic Church and European aristocracy. Though largely ceremonial today, such roles contin...

These lamps hang in Catholic churches near the tabernacle and remain lit as long as the Blessed Sacrament is in the tabernacle.

It is also held in high esteem by the Roman Catholic Church in teachings of the mystery of the Holy Trinity.

These images are central icons for both the Catholic and Orthodox churches. The word is from Italian ma donna 'my lady' (archaic).

These Icons were painted on wooden panels, using gesso and egg tempera, the colours were much more muted than their Roman Catholic counterparts and tended to use deep reds, greens an...

Print of a Hospitaler of the Order of the Holy Ghost, Hospitallers of the Holy Spirit, Roman Catholic order. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'.

Anthony of Padua (Italian: Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon (Portuguese: António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Port...

A very fine gilt bronze, cloisonné enamel and porcelain holy water stoup French, late 19th century Measures: Height 54cm, width 34cm, depth 9cm This beautiful piece is an ormolu...

Icon "The Intercession of the Theotokos, or the Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever - Virgin Mary", is a Christian feast of the Mother of God celebrated in the Easter...

., from History of the Indian the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1842, hand-colored lithograph The lithograph by Charles Bird King depicts Ka-na-pi-ma, also known as One Who i...

Many colonial-era Brazilian portraits integrated religious elements, reflecting the Catholic legacy inherited from Portugal. Meanwhile, the dramatic landscapes around Rio, with its f...

It was first developed with the intention to exhibit the power of the Catholic Church to the Protestant groups. Baroque architecture started to develop in Germany in the 17th and 18t...

He apprenticed to a church decorator, Wilhelm Lamprecht, in Cincinnati, and worked in Catholic Churches in Covington, Cincinnati, Latrobe, Pennsylvania and Quebec, Canada.

The nowadays Mekhitarists or Mechitarists are a monastic order of the Armenian Catholic Church founded in 1700 by Abbot Mekhitar of Sebaste.

Nicolas du Chardonnet" Etching in Ink on Paper Delicate and detailed etching by Katherine Kimball (American, 1866-1949). The Catholic church of St. Nicolas du Chardonnet is shown ne...

Sées Cathedral (Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées) is a Roman Catholic church and national monument of France in Sées (formerly also Séez) in Normandy.

The composition shows, at upper left, a Catholic priest rendered according to Western clerical conventions; opposite him, a Chinese beggar-priest seated beneath a broad hat, holding ...

These vestments were originally used in the church for special Catholic occasions. They are made of high quality fabric and finished with decorative gold trim, fringe and front closu...

The artist has beautifully captured the hustle and bustle of the scene, with various figures ranging from a catholic priest to a handsome dandy depicted in the market.

Caterina was quickly beatified—a process in the Catholic Church that acknowledges a person’s entrance into heaven and their ability to intercede on behalf of those who pray to them.

After his retirement, he authored several historical accounts including the Teatro del Belgio, which described the Catholic/Protestant wars in Belgium and Netherlands during the seve...

After his retirement, he authored several historical accounts including the Teatro del Belgio, which described the Catholic/Protestant wars in Belgium and Netherlands during the seve...

After his retirement, he authored several historical accounts including the Teatro del Belgio, which described the Catholic/Protestant wars in Belgium and Netherlands during the seve...

Mary, a Protestant, came to the thrones following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of her Roman Catholic father, James II and VII. Mary reigned jointly with ...

Their adherence to the Catholic faith and to the cause of James II did them no favours.

In different moments of distress or gratitude, the shrine would be the ideal space for personal contact, with a strong affective character and greater intimacy with Catholic symbolis...

**Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar**: One of the most famous Marian sanctuaries in the Catholic world, which according to tradition, was visited by the Virgin Mary. 2.

Veduta delle braccia di Croce' Santa Maria sopra Minerva is one of the major churches of the Roman Catholic Order of Preachers (better known as the Dominicans) in Rome, Italy.

She was the niece of Cardinal Richelieu and became one of the greatest Catholic philanthropists of 17th century France. This map originates from 'Atlas Novus, Sive Theatrum Orbis Orb...

Their open and outstretched hands required objects; rather than the religious emblems that they probably originally held, a secular program was developed – perhaps to better appeal t...

Beautifully polychrome hand painted, gilded and stewed, commonly used for Catholic Spanish sculptures. In very good antique condition, gilded and polychrome paint well preserved - ...

K. Battle between the Catholics and the Orangists. L. Orange encouraging his men.

From a Rare set of 60 plates showing scenes from the Old Testament of the Catholic Bible, from the creation of Adam and Eve, to the persecution of the Maccabees.

In different moments of distress or gratitude, the shrine would be the ideal space for personal contact, with a strong affective character and greater intimacy with Catholic symbolis...

In different moments of distress or gratitude, the shrine would be the ideal space for personal contact, with a strong affective character and greater intimacy with Catholic symbolis...

But he was also passionate in his love for the Church and in defense of Catholic truth. He united in himself the ascetic and the scholar.

Antique print of the procession of the Flagellants, a radical movement within the medieval Catholic Church. Artists and Engravers: Francois Morellon de la Cave Condition: Very ...

Portrait of Pope Gregory XVI, head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in 1846.

He financed the building of the Catholic church in Dalton Square, Lancaster in 1798.

Cardinal Robert Bellarmine was a notable catholic reactionary to the protestant reformation in the the Spanish Netherlands.

In different moments of distress or gratitude, the shrine would be the ideal space for personal contact, with a strong affective character and greater intimacy with Catholic symbolis...

The son of a prosperous shopkeeper who was a devout Roman Catholic, the young Tissot was sent away to a boarding school run by Jesuits.

He was a favourite architect of the powerful Catholic families of the time and he held various posts in the Office of Works, the entity that oversaw the building and maintenance of t...

Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) was a French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor.

He is best known for his history (from a Catholic point of view) of the Dutch Revolt. He was one of the first cartographers who made thematic maps and globes.

The illustrations come from two young Chinese Catholic priests Aloys Ko and Etienne Yang who studied in France with the support of the French statesman Henri Léonard Bertin.

He was also a highly reputed natural philosopher, astrologer and known as a leading Roman Catholic intellectual and Blackloist. For his versatility, he is described in John Pointer's...

Together with the Bruges sculptors Goossens and Fonteyne in 1884 the float for the cavalcade in honor of the beatification by the Catholic church of Charles the Good, Count of Flande...

The devotion may be done individually or in a group and is particularly important in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran traditions. Each station is commonly visited with some var...

By issuing the edict of Nantes, Henry IV granted all non-Catholics freedom of worship, thereby protecting the carpet weavers in Aubusson.

By issuing the edict of Nantes, Henry IV granted all non-Catholics freedom of worship, thereby protecting the carpet weavers in Aubusson.

The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, are a Catholic r...