#st anthony

[mynocturnality]

St. Anthony's Church, Losiach

| by Rbrechko

[lulu-noopy]

[pmamtraveller]

THE TEMPTATION OF SAINT ANTHONY /c.1870/ by FREDERICK CHARLES UNDERHILL

The painting represents the legendary temptations of St. Anthony of Egypt, considered the founder and father of organized Christian monasticism, he went to the desert to free himself from worldly temptations. This story is a very popular theme in art and represents the struggle of spiritual purity against earthly temptation.

The painting depicts Saint Anthony in distress and deep thought against a chaotic, surreal landscape. The background is filled with grotesque and fantastical creatures that embody the kind of temptations he encounters.

Underhill combined realism and romanticism in his work, but his focus leaned more toward dramatic lighting and emotional expression. The figures demonstrate attention to great anatomical detail, showing the artist's training and influences.

The demons take seductive forms due to the fact that temptation, as a spark of enjoyment, has its duality: it is attractive and dangerous. Moreover, this composition highlights the eternal conflict between virtue and vice. This makes the theme resonate with the viewers through the ages.

[cuties-in-codices]

the temptation of st. anthony

illumination accompanying a series of prayers for the dead in a miscellany, konstanz, late 15th c.

source: Karlsruhe, Badische Landesbibl., Cod. Donaueschingen 106, fol. 68v

[eopederson]

Lighthouse, Fisherman’s Point, St. Anthony, Newfoundland, 2023.

[historyguide]

Francisco de Herrera the Elder - St. Anthony Preaching to the Fishes.

[myremnantarmy]

"𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴..."

[rowenas-my-fave-child]

Dear Catholics

My brother broke st Anthony’s baby’s head off, is he going to hell?

We’ve already layed him to rest dw

[conjuremanj]

Making Some St Anthony & Gede Haitian Powder For Some Clients.

Today I made a St Anthony powder for a client to be used in their folk magic...👇

In this photo👇 I made a Gede powder for a client.

This is made Haitian Vodou powder made with specific herbs to be used during Fet Gede here in New Orleans.

It Any One Wants Some Hit Me Up...

[thunderandroses]

St.Anthony altar/e-shrine

St. Anthony, faithful servant of Christ, you offered comfort and consolation to all who came to you in times of trouble. Pray for me now, that I may know true peace of mind, heart and soul. Help me grow in faith, so that I may be free from all useless and needless anxiety in this life, Amen.<3

[landschaftsmalerei]

The Falls of St. Anthony by Albert Bierstadt 

[mysterious-secret-garden]

Lucjan Wędrychowski - Temptation of St Anthony, 1886.

[lilysblogofshadows]

lost my garage door opener. Prayed to St Anthony. Found it instantly. So glad he's still got me

[chrysalis-the-butterfly]

So I've already posted the theory that Angel Dust has a pet pig as a reference to Charlotte's Web, but now I've got another theory.

I have a book called The Little Book of Saints, and I dipped back into it to see if there was anything about St Anthony (Anthony being Angel's real name). And there was!

And what it had to say was interesting...

Often depicted accompanied by a pig, Anthony is the patron saint of butchers.

So maybe Angel having a pet pig is not a Charlotte's Web reference, but a religious reference.

Or maybe it's both!

And Anthony being the patron saint of butchers ... I wonder if that name was chosen to reflect Angel's human life as a member of a mafia family? Hmmm...

[angeltreasure]

[thesongofawinterwolf]

So I feel like sharing another strange experience I had, not necessarily claiming it was paranormal, it was just super odd. My nan gave me her wedding ring when I was a teenager, I cherished it and wore it all the time until it seemed too frail and now it's safely in my jewelry box with her engagement ring that she gave me this year. One night, I was home alone, on the couch watching TV. I didn't have the dog at this point. I had a blanket on my legs, and bc my hands swell when I get hot, I took off nan's wedding ring and put it on my lap on top of the blanket. I had to use the bathroom, and it was on a commercial break, so without thinking, I threw the blanket off and ran to the bathroom. When I came back, I realized that the ring would have been flicked off the blanket. I took the blanket off the couch, shook it out, and inspected it but no ring. I took all the cushions off the couch, checked all the cracks, checked behind the couch and under, and looked all around the floor. As a joke, I angrily shouted, "Whoever took my ring, give it back, its not funny!" And then assumed I had taken it to the bathroom. I fixed my couch and laid my blanket back out neatly to get inside of when I came back. I left the room, checked all over the bathroom, and couldn't find the ring. I came back to the couch, very upset at myself for losing something so special, and saw that the ring had been carefully placed on top of my blanket in full sight. I was so confused but strongly felt like I should say "thank you" for whoever returned my ring.