saints

October 4, 2014
October 4 is the Feast of Saint Petronius, bishop of Bologna in the 5th century.

October 4, 2014
Today, October 4, is the feast day of St. Francis .

October 3, 2014
October 3 marks the anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226.

September 19, 2014
Today, September 19, is the feast day of St. Januarius , better known as San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples believed to protect the city from volcanic eruptions.

March 22, 2014
legionofhonormuseum : This tiny panel illustrates a dream had by Saint Dominic, in which the Virgin presents both Dominic and Saint Francis to Christ.

December 21, 2013
Today is the Feast Day of St. Thomas.

November 25, 2013
thegetty : Saint Catherine of Alexandria lived quite the epic life.

October 2, 2013
October 3 marks the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226.

September 17, 2013
Sculptor Stefano Maderno died on this day in Rome in 1636.

September 12, 2013
The Getty: Andrea Mantegna, St. Sebastian (c. 1456 – 1459), tempera on panel, 30 x 68 cm.