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Resurrection Art Iconography

Resurrection Art Iconography

May 18, 2023

Last updated: February 4, 2025 Happy Easter!!  On Easter we celebrate the triumph of Christ over death!  Ok, yes I know – Easter was a few weeks ago already, and yes, I am often late for these kinds of things.  However, we are still technically in the Easter season until Pentecost (right around the corner now), so I figured I should hurry up and just finish this blog post off.  This year, I would like to share some really great artistic depictions of the resurrection.  The Bible does not contain a description of the exact moment when Jesus actually rose...

Saint Nicholas Feast Day – December 6

Saint Nicholas Feast Day – December 6

Dec 6, 2022

Last updated: December 5, 2024 I am always so fascinated with learning about the origins of the customs we observe and holidays we celebrate and how they evolved and became secularized, especially as they were romanticized on a large scale in the US, during the 19th-century.  You can find my blog post about Saint Valentine’s Day here.  And a blog post with a bit of food history related to Halloween here.  And another on the origins of the New Year’s Eve tune Auld Lang Syne. But today is the feast day of Saint Nicholas, and I am digging into the...

Assumption of Hairy Mary

Assumption of Hairy Mary

May 1, 2020

Last updated: March 14, 2024 As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I have been collecting art images of Mary Magdalene for a long time.  It all began years ago when I was looking on the internet for a few images to use in my Mary Magdalene feast day celebrations.  It was interesting to see how she was almost always clothed in accordance with the upscale fashion of the times and the location of the artist.  In the Middle Ages, it was common to simplify the art to appeal to and educate viewers, many of whom did not know...

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