Saint

In Biography of a Mexican Crucifix, Jennifer Hughes takes us on a journey through Mexican history with the people of Totolapan to help us understand their devotion to their patron saint, the Cristo Aparecido. For the devotees of the Cristo, the crucifix is the cornerstone of their religion, but the missionaries of Mexico used it as an opportunity to create a new, syncretic Christianity for the Indians. In this paper I will look at the conflicting implications between the crucifix as art and…

Electronic Magazine all about Mexico.Mexico 's alternative medicine in Amarillo, Texas : Mexico Living.Retrieved November 24, 2016, from http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3661-mexico-s-alternative-medicine-in-amarillo-texas Woody, C. (2016, March 17). Saint Death: The secretive and sinister 'cult ' challenging the power of the Catholic Church.Retrieved November 22, 2016, from…

Saint Frances of Rome was born into a wealthy family in 1384. She was quiet, yet strong willed, which she inherited from her father. From eleven years old, she knew God was calling her to be a nun. Her and her father’s similar personalities started to clash and he said she was “too young to know what she wanted.” To keep her from becoming a nun, he promised a wealthy family that she would marry their son. She prayed to God that the marriage wouldn’t happen. She reluctantly gave in to the…

The composition of the scenes in which religious figures appear, also serve as a visual technique to portray religion as powerful and include it as part of the nationalistic project. In Salón México, there is a scene that shows an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe at Mercedes’ rooms. When the image of the Virgen de Guadalupe is first shot, the camera focuses on a small flower from a low angle view; later, the camera zooms out and moves the frame from left to right. The juxtaposition of the small…

Can someone be both a sinner and a saint? I believe that they can, and I believe Boo Radley is an example of this. Upon first glance of the evidence one would consider him guilty of his charges of assault, stalking, and murder, especially since he had a reputation as a monster in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama; however, if one delves only 10% deeper into each event one would instantly dismiss the case for each on various grounds. In chronological order, the first criminal charge against…

raise her daughter as a pious Christian. Meaning that she wanted Teresa to be deeply devoted to God. Around the age of seven years old, Teresa was fascinated by the saints and martyrs and their devotion. Inspired by them, Teresa would often pray in silence and give alms to the less fortunate. Joining Teresa and her fascinations of saints and martyrs, her brother Roderigo, who was close in age with Teresa made a plan to run away to Africa, where they could be beheaded by the Moors and become…

Saint Cecilia by Bernard Strozzi is the subject of this visual analysis. It is an oil on canvas portrait that highlights a youthful woman. It was painted circa 1620 to 1625. Making it a part of the Baroque period of art. Which had characteristics of heavy symbolism, deep and rich colors, and an attention to detail. The painting Saint Cecilia contains lighter shades than what is normal for the baroque period. Instead of rich and deep colors they are light a delicate. Though there is heaviness…

Christian tradition, after their deaths many martyrs became saints. Saints are religious people who are recognized as being exceptionally holy by the Church. Yet saints and martyrs served other purposes other than just to honour the holy work that the particular individual had done in their lifetime. Saints or martyrs were often associated with particular places and this therefore led to benefits for the people of this area. Accounts of saints and martyrs in the early modern period…

choice that we all come to make at some point in our lives. I’ve always been very open to the idea of religion. The air of mystery that surrounded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the reason I chose it as my listening post. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its followers are almost always painted in a negative light. Media portrays them as this cult-like religion plagued with polygamous families. Because of this, the religion has become something…

In the play called The Well of the Saints by J.M. Synge, Synge emphasis on blindness, appearances, sight and being deceive throughout the play. Martin and Mary Doul are two blind beggars who have been led by the lies of the towns people to believe that they are beautiful on lines 29-32, “Let you not be making the like of that talk when you’ve heard Timmy the smith, and Matt Smith, and Patch Ruadh and a power besides saying fine things of my face, and you know rightly it was ‘the beautiful dark…