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Another important work written after Catherine's death was Libellus de Supplemento (Little Supplement Book), written between 1412 and 1418 by Tommaso d'Antonio Nacci da Siena (commonly called Thomas of Siena, or Tommaso Caffarini); the work is an expansion of Raymond's Legenda Major making heavy use of the notes of Catherine's first confessor ...
Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Domenico Beccafumi, executed c. 1515, now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena. The painting depicts Catherine of Siena kneeling in front of a crucifix, as she receives the stigmata. The Virgin Mary carrying the Christ Child appears ...
Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata; T. Tornabuoni Altarpiece This page was last edited on 20 April 2024, at 17:57 (UTC). Text ...
Catherine of Genoa: Widow [citation needed] Catherine of Palma: habit and rochet as used by Augustinian Canonesses [citation needed] Catherine of Racconigi: Religious habit [clarification needed] [citation needed] Catherine of Ricci: ring, crown, crucifix: Catherine of Siena: stigmata, cross, ring, lily, habit of the Dominican order: Catherine ...
The icon is surrounded by a "glory" of silver angels, and bronze statues of Saints Catherine and Bernardino sculpted by Giovanni Battista Querci. Some of the drapery on the altar has the symbols of Pope Alexander VII, the last pope from Siena. In the Sacristy is a Compianto sul Cristo morto by Alessandro Casolani.
Furthermore, the location of St. Catherine's in the rocky desert of Sinai, far away from any major trade or military route, kept the religious art housed within the monastery away from raiders as well as conquering armies. [20] Today, the monastery boasts a remarkable collection of over 2,000 icons, dating from the sixth century to modern times ...
Barna da Siena, c. 1340. Although Saint Catherine of Alexandria was supposed to have lived in the third and fourth centuries, the story of her vision appears first to be found in literature after 1337, over a thousand years after the traditional dating of her death, and ten years before Catherine of Siena was born. [3]
See also References External links Four Evangelists Main article: Four Evangelists The symbols of the four Evangelists are here depicted in the Book of Kells. The winged man, lion, eagle and bull symbolize, clockwise from top left, Matthew, Mark, John, and Luke. Saint Symbol Matthew winged man or angel Mark winged lion Luke winged bull John eagle The Apostles Main article: Apostles in the New ...