#saints

[dramoor]

"Throughout the day, try to remember God more often. If you feel bad, turn to Him: 'Lord, I feel bad, help me.' If you feel good: 'Lord, glory to You, thank you for this joy.' If you are worried about someone: 'Lord, I am worried about him, help him.' Whatever happens, turn it into prayer."

~St. Ambrose of Optina

(Art via Pinterest)

[ranminfan]

You lost your keys again?

A pretty gnarly thing is they got the jaw of St. Anthony of Padua as a relic, and the reliquary goes hard af.

So I had this idea and I drew it as fast as I could

[mahi1313]

[oleandro-drag]

saint sebastian tended by saint irene but they're both drag artists

felt like this might be something this site would enjoy

on stage: oleandro & delfi oraakel, photographer: peroksiid (on ig as oleandro_drag, delfi_oraakel and peroksiid)

[rabbitrah]

St. Xenia of Petersburg, by Alexander Prostev

[rabbitprayer]

Ethiopian Orthodox icon of Saint Michael the Archangel.

[cuties-in-codices]

st. catherine of siena drinking from christ's side wound

in a hagiography of st. catherine of siena, alsace, early 15th c.

source: Paris, BnF, ms. allem. 34, fol. 43v

[the-angry-acrobat]

cos my love is mine, all mine

[dramoor]

"Stubbornness is a barrier to grace. The heart that does not bend cannot be filled."

~St. Theophan the Recluse

(Photo © dramoor 2021 San Juan Mountains, Colorado)

[psalmlover]

mary in a flower crown, st gabriel of the sorrowful mother, pennsylvania, usa

[lionofchaeronea]

Title: Saint Margaret Artist: Joan Reixach (Spanish [Catalan], ca. 1411 - 1486/92) Date: ca. 1456 Genre: religious art Medium: tempera, oil, and gold leaf on wood Dimensions: 123 cm (48.4 in) high x 65 cm (25.6 cm) wide Location: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

[tragediambulante]

The Ecstasy of Beata Ludovica Albertoni, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1671-74

[theaustinstollhaus]

I think we non-Catholics are really missing out on the idea of saints. What a galaxy-brain idea. Not gods, but little authorities to consult on even the most niche topics. Like a bureaucracy of faith. Praying to the almighty Creator feels overwhelming, but my favorite fifth-century Greek bachelor just gets me.

[oncanvas]

Saint Casilda, Francisco de Zurbarán, circa 1630-35

Oil on canvas 171 x 107 cm (67.32 x 42.13 in.) Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain

[classic-art-favourites]

Mary Magdalene by Carlo Crivelli, 1487.