Relics
Saint Tarcisius/San Tarsicio
Valerian (253-260) was a tough and bloodthirsty emperor. He was convinced that the Christians were the enemies of the Empire and had to be destroyed. Christians were forced to hide...
Saint Tarcisius/San Tarsicio
Valerian (253-260) was a tough and bloodthirsty emperor. He was convinced that the Christians were the enemies of the Empire and had to be destroyed. Christians were forced to hide...
Saint Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Avila, also known as Saint Teresa of Avila, is one of the most important figures in 16th-century Catholic spirituality. She was a Carmelite nun, mystic, reformer, and...
Saint Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Avila, also known as Saint Teresa of Avila, is one of the most important figures in 16th-century Catholic spirituality. She was a Carmelite nun, mystic, reformer, and...
Saint Jeanne-Francoise de Chantal
Saint Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot, Baroness of Chantal, occupies a singular place in the spiritual history of seventeenth-century France. Born into a noble family and destined for a comfortable life, she passed...
Saint Jeanne-Francoise de Chantal
Saint Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot, Baroness of Chantal, occupies a singular place in the spiritual history of seventeenth-century France. Born into a noble family and destined for a comfortable life, she passed...
Censers: History, Forms, Uses, and Symbolism of...
Since antiquity, humankind has used the fragrance of burned resins to create a sensory bridge between the visible and the invisible world. Incense, whether offered to the gods or used...
Censers: History, Forms, Uses, and Symbolism of...
Since antiquity, humankind has used the fragrance of burned resins to create a sensory bridge between the visible and the invisible world. Incense, whether offered to the gods or used...
The Monstrance or Ostensorium: History, Forms, ...
Among the liturgical objects that mark the history of Christianity, few arouse as much fascination as the monstrance, or ostensory, an instrument dedicated to the exposition of the Eucharist. From...
The Monstrance or Ostensorium: History, Forms, ...
Among the liturgical objects that mark the history of Christianity, few arouse as much fascination as the monstrance, or ostensory, an instrument dedicated to the exposition of the Eucharist. From...
