Category: Private Collection
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St. Vincent
In the United States, January 23 is the feast day of St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr. St. Vincent is protomartyr (first martyr) of Spain. He died in 304 after being brutally tortured. On the left side of the painting you can see his hand on the millstone that they tied to him. They threw him…
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St. Anthony the Abbot
January 17 is the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot. Saint Athanasius, who knew Anthony and wrote his biography, said, “Anthony was not known for his writings nor for his worldly wisdom, nor for any art, but simply for his reverence toward God.” “St. Anthony the Abott”(c.1635) by Diego Velazquez portrays the saint gazing…