Christian Art:

"Maireann croí éadrom i bhfad."                 ("A light heart lives longest."  -Old Gaelic Saying)

 

Image: The Prayer Foundation logo (with white Celtic cross on a green shield).  

 

 

Image: portion of illuminated manuscript page from "The Book of Kells."Image: of the painting "Head of Christ" (No. 1) by Rembrandt Van Rijn. Image: "Head of Christ" (No. 2) by Rembrandt Van Rijn. Image: "Head of Christ (No. 3) by Rembrandt Van Rijn. Image: of the painting "Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee" by Renbrandt Van Rijn. Image: of the painting, "Titus in a Monk's Habit" by Rembrandt Van Rijn. Image: "The Evangelist Matthew Inspired by an Angel" by Rembrandt Van Rijn. Image: "Song of the Angels", painting by Adolphe-William Bouguereau (1881). Image: Icon of St. Antony (or Anthony), the Father of Christian Monasticism. Photo: Statue of St. Patrick on his mountain in Ireland. Photo: St. Brendan the Navigator stained glass window. Photo: Statue of Columbanus (St. Columban), Irish Celtic monk Missionary to Europe. Founder of Bobbio Monastery in Italy. Photo: Stone Celtic Cross. Photo by Holger Leue. Tenth Century High Cross at Drumcliffe, County Sligo, Ireland. Photo: Showing possible origin of design of the Celtic Cross. Image: Portion of "Book Of Kells". Image: Stained-glass portrait of St. Ninian of Whithorn. Image: Columcille (St. Columba), Founder of Iona Monastic Community. Image: Columcille (St. Columba) and the White Horse. Columcille was a Celtic irish Missionary Monk who founded Iona in Scotland. Image: Triptych of Columcille (St. Columba) and the White Horse. Photo: Statue of St. Aidan of Lindisfarne, Founder of Lindisfarne Monatic Community, Northumbria, England. Image: Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (Holy Island), Northumbria, England. Image: "Venerable Bede Translating John" by J. D. Penrose. Image: Painting of St. Hild, Abbess of Whitby. Image: Painting of "Medieval Monk Illuminating Manuscript". Image: Gold Orthodox Cross. Image: oldest surviving "Christ Pantocrator" Icon from 6th or 7th century, in St.Catherine's Orthodox monastery, Sinai, Egypt. Image: Orthodox Christ Fresco. Image; Icon of Virgin Mary and Christ Child. Image: Icon of Justun Martyr. Image: Portrait of Polycarp. Image: Portrait of Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon, France. Image: Drawing of Tertullian (Archives, University of Michigan). Image: Icon of Basil the Great, of Cappadocia. Image: Icon of St. John Climacus. Image: of a scene of India. Image: San Damiano Cross. Image: "Fresco of St. Francis of Assisi" by Cimabue.Image: "John Wycliffe Sends Out Lollard Preachers". A Painting by W.F. Yeames. Photo: Original Copy of a Gutenberg Bible. Image: Martin Luther in circle ink drawing. Image: Ink drawing of Martin Luther standing. Image: Ink Drawing of Martin Luther at his first Hearing (Trial).Image: Portrait of John Calvin. Image: Portrait of Ulrich Zwingli. Image: Portrait of Jacob Arminius. Image: Portrait of Menno Simons. Image: of a painting of Robinson Crusoe reading the bible by N. C. Wyeth.

 

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