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Not with seven diamond seals is the eternal entrance to God's paradise locked, It does not beckon with glitter and temptations, And the people know nothing of it
It is a door in a wall long abandoned, Stones, moss and nothing more, Beside it a beggar, like an uninvited guest, And the keys hang at his belt. Knights and men-at-arms ride past, The howl of trumpets, the jangle of silver, And no one glances at the
Faith · Art · Humour
Luca Mombello: a name all but forgotten outside Italy, yet in the sixteenth century this painter held a place of his own
Luca Mombello is a name all but forgotten outside Italy, yet in the sixteenth century this painter held a place of his own. His painting “The Immaculate Virgin and God the Father”, made somewhere between 1560 and 1580, conveys that delicate borderline where spirituality is interwoven with sensibility. At the
Faith · Art · New York · Society
"Prince of Peace": a painting by the American artist Harry Anderson (1906–1996), a Seventh-day Adventist, painted in 1961
Jesus Christ knocks at the door of the United Nations building in New York. The painting is evidently meant to convey that true peace can be found only through Christ. One might, however, put a question on the side to the moneychangers driven out of the temple: why has Bethlehem
Faith · London · Society
The Anglican Church of Nigeria, the largest Anglican community in the world with more than 18 million worshippers, has declared its "spiritual independence" and severed ties with the Church of England
The Anglican Church of Nigeria, the largest Anglican community in the world with more than 18 million worshippers, has declared its "spiritual independence" and severed ties with the Church of England. The decision stems from its disagreement with the liberal reforms being pursued by the centre. In an
Faith · Observations · Society
An Important Reminder ⚡️
Lenin is a scourge for our sins
NB! · Architecture · Faith · The East · Society
In Tehran, the Saint Mary Metro Station Has Opened, Adorned with Images of Jesus Christ, the Mother of God and a Christian Church
Archive · Faith · Society
Without God a nation is a mob, United by vice, Either blind, or foolish, Or, what is more terrible still, cruel
And let any man ascend the throne, Speaking in lofty phrase, The mob will remain a mob, Until it turns to God! Literal translation Hieromonk Roman Matyushin, 8 August 1990, Kyarovo settlement In the photo: a religious procession at the Trifon Monastery near the Nikolskaya Church, the city of Kirov,
NB! · Archaeology · Faith · Museums · Ethnography
Clay female figurine with a swing from a Late Minoan household shrine
A clay female figurine with a swing, from a household shrine of the Late Minoan period. The uprights of the swing are decorated with a red pattern and surmounted by doves perched upon them. Enigmatic artefacts of bygone ages, whose true meaning one can only guess at
NB! · Aristocracy · Architecture · Faith · Art
Magnificent sculptures above the tomb of Louis de Brézé, husband of Diane de Poitiers, who died in 1531, in Rouen Cathedral
Faith · Observations · Heritage · Society · Rome
What happened today in St Peter's Basilica in Rome: I think everyone has already heard of the desecration of the altar, and I shall not repeat in what base manner it was done. A terrible abscess of a neglected disease of modern society
If one tries not to discuss the actions of this man, who is evidently very unwell, there is another thing that troubles me: people simply watched and waited for security to appear. Not one of the worshippers tried to stop him, to exact some act of retribution, to knock him
Archaeology · Faith · The East
The Bread That Outlived the Byzantine Empire
Scarcely credible, but excavations at the ancient city of Irenopolis in Turkey have turned up a 1,300-year-old loaf of bread that has survived to this day. The Byzantine loaves have come down to us with a stamp and a Greek inscription, which may indicate that they were