This exquisite calendar highlights over sixty of the world's most beloved saints. From angels and abbots to mystics and martyrs, from priests and prophets to virgins and visionaries, their images and stories will inspire readers throughout 2010. Includes a bonus advent calendar!
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Rosa Giorgi is an art historian who specializes in iconography and iconology. Her most recent publications include books on Caravaggio, Velasquez, and El Greco. She is also the author of Saints in Art (2002) and Angels and Demons in Art (2003). In addition to writing, she teaches at the Catholic University and the Brera Picture Gallery in Milan, where she lives.
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This review is from: Saints: A Year in Faith and Art (Hardcover)
As a Catholic priest for over 30 years, I am a lover of spiritual books and stories of role models of the faith. SAINTS: A YEAR in FAITH and ART is just such a book! In addition to the brief paragraphs about each saint, the art work presented relating to the saint is itself worth moments of reflection. If you want more knowledge of a saint, I suggest ALL SAINTS by Robert Ellsberg. If you want a succint understanding of a saint, this is your book! The cover, the daily portrayals and the art work all are worth this price!PS: I bought several copies and gave them to my Staff for Christmas gifts. They loved it!
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Daily Encounters Enriched by the Saints,
This review is from: Saints: A Year in Faith and Art (Hardcover)
The book offers a daily review of a saint or blessed within the Catholic faith. An overview of their life and who they are patron saints of is included. What I enjoyed most was learning the Saints name origin and what it means. Each review is only 1 large paragraph and a picture is included. What a wonderful way to start or end your daily prayers!
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This review is from: Saints: A Year in Faith and Art (Hardcover)
As a Catholic School librarian, I highly recommend thisbook. One of the very delightful aspects of this book is it's beautiful physical appearance. It is small in size, remanisant of medieval hand printed books. The smooth paper and gilt cover add to it's appeal. There is a brief description of each saint with an accompanying picture on the opposite page. The old masters art work is lovely. However, some of the pictures are graphic and may not be for very young children.
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