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Shrine of the Holy Whapping (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Domenico Ghirlandaio, St. Jerome in His Study, 1480. A handsome Renaissance work, that, while filled with the era's distinct classical style, nonetheless retains in this instance the rich iconographic detail of earlier medieval works (though his lion appears to have gone missing in this instance). Formerly on the ponte or roodscreen of the church of the Ognissanti, Florence, it was balanced on the...
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The Roman Sacristan (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
"Angel Appearing to Zechariah" by Domenico Ghirlandaio I wasn't overly confident in this translation, but I think I got it for the most part. I would still hope I'm doing better than the old ICEL translation. Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orémus. Præsta, quaésumus, omnípotens Deus, ut família tua per viam salútis incédat, et, beáti Ioánnis Præcursóris hortaménta...
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The Roman Sacristan (Free subscription) | 13/06/2008
"The Calling of the Apostles" by Domenico Ghirlandaio (aka the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time) Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orémus. Deus, in te sperántium fortitúdo, invocatiónibus nostris adésto propítius, et, quia sine te nihil potest mortális infírmitas, grátiæ tuæ præsta semper auxílium, ut, in exsequéndis mandátis tuis, et voluntáte tibi et actióne placeámus....
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Cor ad cor loquitur (Free subscription) | 21/12/2007
Domenico Ghirlandaio: St. Jerome in His Study (1480) Internet Papers Joseph A. Gallegos: A Primer on the Church Fathers [read first] Joseph A. Gallegos: Church Fathers FAQ Wikipedia: Church Fathers Catholic Encyclopedia: Fathers of the Church Marcellino D'Ambrosio: Early Church Fathers Overview: Snapshot of the Fathers of the Church Web Pages Dave Armstrong: Fathers of the Church
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Everything And Nothing (Free subscription) | 18/11/2007
This double portrait of father and son, painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio, is complicated by the fact that Sassetti had two sons, both named Teodoro. The younger son was born the year that the older one died. It is thought that...
