This may have been one of the reasons old Martin Luther blew a gasket in his day. Any Protestants out there (peace be to you) reading this should know: we don't worship our saints. Although the meaning of the word "worship" is a sort of portmanteau of "worth-ship", to declare the worth of something or…
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Antique doll head with sacred heart. .'She's Broken... Hearted'
Sacred Reliquaries
Al Farrow is a San Francisco based sculptor who uses media associated with warfare to reconstruct religious buildings for his "Twentieth Century Reliquaries” series. At first glance these intricate pieces look like miniature replicas of churches, synagogues, mosques, monuments, and mausoleums. But a closer look shows that Farrow has used guns and bullets to sculpt religious…
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1518 datiert, Artist:Hans Krug d. J. (?), , Kaiserliche Schatzkammer Wien
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For Sale on 1stDibs - This pair of silvered wooden reliquaries are from France, circa 1750. The backs are still preserved by wax seals, indicating that the relics were never
Jul 9, 2020 - The scapular (from Latin scapulae, "shoulders") is a Christian garment suspended from the shoulders; the two types are the monastic and devotional scapular. A reliquary (also referred to as a shrine or by the French term châsse) is a container for relics of saints, such as bones, pieces of clothing, or some object associated with saints or other religious figures. See more ideas about scapular, reliquary, sacred heart.
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Lucas Cranach the Elder | Bust of St. Paul, from the Wittenberg Reliquaries | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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