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Art

Our collection of articles on art that uses religious inspiration and motifs, intended to uplift the mind to the spiritual.

MOSAICS

J-P Mauro

Newly unearthed mosaic could hold clues to location of Jesus’ miracle of the loaves and fishes

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Daniel Esparza

This underground crypt is considered the Sistine Chapel of rock-hewn churches

FLOWERS

Theresa Civantos Barber

The surprising Catholic history of flower names

Cathedral Pulpit

Philip Kosloski

The symbolism of a medieval pulpit

LACTATION OF SAINT BENARD

Philip Kosloski

Why is the Virgin Mary feeding St. Bernard with breast milk?

TETRAMORPHOS

Daniel Esparza

Ox, eagle, lion, man: Why and how are the Evangelists associated with these creatures?

unicorn

Daniel Esparza

Why are there unicorns in the Bible?

Daniel Esparza

The Sistine Chapel of Mexico: the Sanctuary of Atotonilco

SISTINE CHAPEL EXHIBIT

John Burger

Exhibit brings Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to Christ Cathedral

SALVATOR MUNDI

John Burger

The continuing mystery surrounding da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi

LEONARDO DA VINCI

John Burger

Da Vinci painting coming to New York, thanks to Vatican

ICONS ON AMMO BOXES

John Burger

“Icons on Ammo Boxes”: Art bringing life from death

St. Joseph Freinademetz the Musical

J-P Mauro

This new musical depicts an Austrian priest’s ministry in China

Basilica of San Marco

Lucien de Guise

Grave robbers in gondolas: How the remains of St. Mark came to be in Venice (Photos)

ELIM MOSAIC

J-P Mauro

Unearthed 5th-century mosaics give glimpse of ancient Judaism

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J-P Mauro

Watch these already realistic Caravaggio paintings come to life

Philip Kosloski

This is one of the oldest depictions of the Sacred Heart

J-P Mauro

Disputed Caravaggio masterpiece nabbed before auction

Saint George STATUE

J-P Mauro

Cartoonish statue of St. George receives “unrestoration”

Robert E. Gordon

The hidden symbolism within Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’

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