#serrur

[folklikeus]

Pope Clement V (1260-1314), painted in the 19th century date, by Henri Serrur

Clement was pope from 1305 to 1314.

He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and allowing the execution of many of its members, and as the Pope who moved the Papacy from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as the Avignon Papacy. –Wikipedia

On this day:  March 27, 1309 Pope Clement V excommunicates Venice and all its population.

More on Clement here.

[thearmored]

Death of Ajax, 1820 Serrur

Think I'm weird, I don't care, but when I first got my favorite stuffed tiger, I waited to give him a name because nothing came at first. But the first night I slept with him, I received his name, Ajax, which is the name of a great Greek warrior from the Iliad and Trojan War.

But here's the crazy part. Recently in my art history class I was introduced to this painting of Ajax and I was lost for words. I swear, I know I've met this man before... I can't explain the nostalgia I feel, BUT I EFFING KNOW THAT MAN!!!

I reach out for the comfort of that stuffed tiger more than any person I know. Again, think I'm crazy, but I think there's some kind of connection here...

[chrestomatheia]

Henri Serrur, Death of Ajax, 1820.

(Ajax the Lesser)