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  2. Catherine of Bologna - Wikipedia

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    Catherine of Bologna [Caterina de' Vigri] (8 September 1413 – 9 March 1463) [2] [3] was an Italian Poor Clare, writer, teacher, mystic, artist, and saint.The patron saint of artists and against temptations, Catherine de' Vigri was venerated for nearly three centuries in her native Bologna before being formally canonized in 1712 by Pope Clement XI.

  3. List of patron saints by occupation and activity - Wikipedia

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    Saint Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen, with a cannon. Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great; Actors - Genesius [1] Comic actors - Maturinus; Accountants - Matthew; Advertisers - Bernardino of Siena [2] Air travellers - Joseph of Cupertino; Altar servers - John Berchmans, [3] Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz; Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel

  4. Wilgefortis - Wikipedia

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    "The martyrdom of St. Wilgefortis" by Hieronymus Bosch. Art historians have argued that the origins of the art can be found with Eastern-style representations of the crucified Christ, and in particular the Holy Face of Lucca, a large 11th-century carved wooden figure of Christ on the Cross (now replaced by a 13th-century copy), bearded like a man, but dressed in a full-length tunic that might ...

  5. List of art deities - Wikipedia

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    The following list of art deities is arranged by continent with names of mythological figures and deities associated with the arts. Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses. The various artworks are used throughout history as ...

  6. Catherine de' Medici's patronage of the arts - Wikipedia

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    An inventory drawn up at the Hôtel de la Reine after Catherine de' Medici's death shows that she was a keen collector of art and curiosities. Works of art included tapestries, hand-drawn maps, sculptures, and hundreds of pictures, many by Côme Dumoûtier and Benjamin Foulon, Catherine's last official painters.

  7. Saint Lucy - Wikipedia

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    Legenda Aurea – Saint Lucy. Archived from the original on 9 December 2000. Saint Lucy of Siracuse, patroness of the blind. p. 6. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018 – via archive.org. Dhillon N; Dua HS; Singh AD. (31 October 2009). "Saint Lucy, the patron of the blind". British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2009 Oct, 93(10):1275 (10 ...

  8. Brigid of Kildare - Wikipedia

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    She is a patroness saint of Ireland (and one of its three national saints), as well as of healers, poets, blacksmiths, livestock and dairy workers, among others. [ 2 ] Brigid is said to have been buried at the high altar of the original Kildare Cathedral , and a tomb raised over her [ 21 ] "adorned with gems and precious stones and crowns of ...

  9. Gertrude of Nivelles - Wikipedia

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    Saint Gertrude saving a house on fire, detail of a mural in the Crosier Monastery, Maastricht. Gertrude is the patron saint of the City of Nivelles. The towns of Geertruidenberg, Breda, and Bergen-op-Zoom in North Brabant, also are under her patronage. [20] Gertrude was also the patron saint of the Order of the Holy Cross (Crosiers or Crutched ...