#catholic saint

[handmade-seraphinn]

[portraitsofsaints]

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist.

Happy Birthday, Saint John!

He lept for joy at the greeting from the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. (website)

[outofawhirlwind]

Oskar Laske (Austrian, 1874-1951) Fish Sermon (1951)

[wandering-cemeteries]

Ornate glass and gold reliquary containing the remains of Saint John of Matera.

Cathedral of Matera, Italy

2024

[n0isy-gh0st]

Saint Pruitt

[lttledog]

Saint Olga by Mikhail Nesterov (1892).

[a-disaster-piece]

Saint Lazarus / San Lázaro

Patron saint of the poor & the sick, often depicted with crutches, wounds/sores, & dogs accompanying him at his feet.

In the syncretism of Catholic saints in Haitian Vodou, he represents/is associated with Papa Legba, who is the go-between or messenger of the living & spirit realms. He is symbolic of a guardian & guide of passages, pathways, transitions, or changes, particularly by way of proper communication. Thus, his likeness is often placed in hallways.

I love the modern depiction (first image), I just wish I knew/remembered who the rendition is by/where I found it (saved the image several years ago with no info, of course, tried image searches, etc.).