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Let's Paint Catholicism Again
Let's Paint Catholicism Again (pol. ''Namalować katolicyzm od nowa'') – a project aimed at renewing Western sacral painting, introducing high-quality contemporary painting to the Catholic churches and revitalizing the artistic patronage. It's originator was Dariusz Karłowicz. It was initiated by three cooperating institutions: Saint Nicholas Foundation, Political Theology and St. John Paul II Institute of Culture (at Angelicum University). The project consists of a range of initiatives: book series "Let's Paint Catholicism Again", seminars, conferences, lectures and art exhibitions. Each year a Mystery of the Rosary is selected. A group of invited Polish painters create paintings illustrating the Mystery. The process of painting is preceded by workshops, aimed at broadening the knowledge of artists in the field of theology, philosophy, and history of arts. The invited lecturers have so far been, among others: Rev. Prof. Marek Starowieyski, Fr. Jarosław Kupczak OP, Anna Kilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariusz Karłowicz
Dariusz Karłowicz (born 5 July 1964) is a Polish philosopher, university lecturer, columnist, and a book publisher. Recipient of the Officer's Cross Order of Polonia Restituta for cultural accomplishments (2023) and the Cavaler's Cross Order of Polonia Restituta for charity work (2012). The president of the St. Nicolas Foundation (Fundacja Świętego Mikołaja) - an NGO involved in charitable, educational, and scientific activity. An Editor-in-chief of the Polish philosophical magazine "Political Theology" ("Teologia Polityczna") which analyzes the connections and relationships between philosophy, religion, and politics. Originator of religious-painting project "Let's paint catholicism again" and curator of his exhibitions. Lecturer in political philosophy at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. Co-author of a weekly television program "Trzeci Punkt Widzenia" on the channel TVP Kultura. A regular columnist in the weekly Sieci and member of the policy council for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontifical University Of Saint Thomas Aquinas
The Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (PUST), also known as the ''Angelicum'' or ''Collegio Angelico'' (in honor of its patron, the ''Doctor Angelicus'' Thomas Aquinas), is a pontifical university located in the historic center of Rome, Italy. The ''Angelicum'' is administered by the Dominican Order and is the order's central locus of Thomistic theology and philosophy. The ''Angelicum'' is coeducational and offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in theology, philosophy, canon law, and social sciences, as well as certificates and diplomas in related areas. Courses are offered in Italian and some in English. The ''Angelicum'' is staffed by clergy and laity and serves both religious and lay students from around the world. History The ''Angelicum'' has its roots in the Dominican mission to study and to teach truth. This mission is reflected in the order's motto, "''Veritas''". The distinctively pedagogical character of the Dominican apostolate as intended by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divine Mercy Image
The image of the Divine Mercy is a depiction of Jesus Christ that is based on the Divine Mercy (Catholic devotion), Divine Mercy devotion initiated by Faustina Kowalska. According to Kowalska's diary, Jesus told her "I promise that the soul that will veneration, venerate this image will not hell, perish. I also promise victory over enemies already here on earth, especially at the hour of death. I myself will defend it as My own glory." (''Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary'' 48) Jesus is shown, in most versions, as raising his right hand in benediction, blessing and pointing with his left hand on the Sacred Heart from which flow forth two rays: one red and one pale. The depiction contains the message "Jesus I trust in you" (). The rays that stream out have symbolic meanings: red for the Blood of Christ, blood of Jesus, and pale for the water (which justification (theology), justifies souls). The whole image is a symbol of Charity (virtue), charity, forgiveness and love of God, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilica Of The Holy Trinity, Kraków
The Basilica of the Holy Trinity () in Kraków, Poland, is a Catholic basilica. Built in a gothic style, it also houses a monastery of the Order of Preachers. Its history dates from the year 1223. Saint Hyacinth of Poland is buried in the church, as well as Polish monarch Leszek II the Black and Renaissance humanist Filippo Buonaccorsi. File:Church of Holy Trinity, interior1, 12 Stolarska street, Old Town,Krakow, Poland.jpg, Interior File:Church of Holy Trinity, interior2, 12 Stolarska street, Old Town,Krakow, Poland.jpg, Interior File:Church of Holy Trinity, main altar, 12 Stolarska street, Old Town, Krakow, Poland.jpg, Main altar File:Church of Holy Trinity, pulpit, 12 Stolarska street, Old Town, Krakow, Poland.jpg, Pulpit File:Church of Holy Trinity, Chapel of the St. Rose of Lima, 12 Stolarska street, Old Town, Kraków, Poland.jpg, Chapel of St. Rose of Lima seen from the outside. References External links * * Holy Trinity The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Salvatore In Lauro
San Salvatore in Lauro is a Catholic church in central Rome, Italy. It is located on a piazza of the same name in the rione Ponte. It stands on Via Vecchiarelli, just south of the Lungotevere Tor di Nona and north of via dei Coronari. It is the "national church" of the ''marchigiani'', the inhabitants of the Marche region of Italy (the population of each of Italy's regions was counted as a "nation" before Italian unification). The current protector of this '' titulus'' is Cardinal-Deacon Angelo Comastri. History The oldest attestation of the church has it built on the ruins of an ancient pagan temple dedicated to the goddess Europa and surrounded by laurel trees. The first church at the site dates to the 11th century. It was rebuilt around 1450 by Cardinal Latino Orsini, as a chapel for a monastery he established next door, and in which he installed the Canons Regular of San Giorgio in Alga. The church was destroyed in a fire in 1591. The present building was constructed sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annunciation
The Annunciation (; ; also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord; ) is, according to the Gospel of Luke, the announcement made by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive and bear a son through a virgin birth and become the mother of Jesus Christ, the Messiah and Son of God, marking the Incarnation. According to the Annunciation occurred in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy with John the Baptist. Many Christians observe this event with the Feast of the Annunciation on 25March, an approximation of the northern vernal equinox nine full months before Christmas, the traditional birthday of Jesus. The Annunciation is a key topic in Christian art in general, as well as in Marian art in the Catholic Church, having been especially prominent during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. A work of art depicting the Annunciation is sometimes itself called an ''Annunciation'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podlaska Opera And Orchestra
Podlaska Opera and Orchestra in Białystok () is a cultural institution in Białystok, capital of Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland. It is the largest artistic institution in north-eastern Poland and the most modern cultural center in this part of Europe. History The beginnings of the Symphony Orchestra of the Podlaskie Opera and Philharmonic date back to 1954, when the State Symphony Orchestra was established in Bialystok. The orchestra's musicians did not have their own headquarters at that time - rehearsals and concerts were held, among others at the Aleksandr Węgierki Drama Theatre or Guest Palace in Bialystok. After twenty years of artistic activity, the orchestra received the status of a philharmonic orchestra and moved to the concert hall at Podleśna Street. The idea of creating a Music and Art Center in Bialystok was born in 2004. This initiative was supported by the authorities of the Podlaskie Voivodship and on July 9, 2004, a letter of intent was signed regarding the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visitation (Christianity)
In Christianity, the Visitation, also known as the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, refers to the visit of Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist, in the Gospel of Luke, . The episode is one of the standard scenes shown in cycles of the Life of the Virgin in art, and sometimes in larger cycles of the Life of Christ in art. It is also the name of a Christian feast day commemorating this visit, traditionally celebrated on July 2 in Western Christianity and March 30 in Eastern Christianity. In the revised calendars of some churches in the West, it is now often celebrated on May 31 instead. Biblical narrative The Gospel of Luke gives the only Biblical account of the Visitation: In the story, Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth, the wife of Zechariah. They are both pregnant, Mary with Jesus and Elizabeth about six months' pregnant with John the Baptist (). Mary left Nazareth immediately after the Annunciation and wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nativity Of Jesus
The Nativity or birth of Jesus Christ is found in the biblical gospels of Gospel of Matthew, Matthew and Gospel of Luke, Luke. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Palestine, in Herodian kingdom, Roman-controlled Judea, that Mary, mother of Jesus, his mother, Mary, was engaged to a man named Saint Joseph, Joseph, who was Davidic line, descended from King David and was not his biological father, and that his birth was Virgin birth of Jesus, caused by divine intervention. The majority of contemporary scholars do not see the two canonical gospel Nativity of Jesus, Nativity stories as historically factualMarcus Borg, 'The Meaning of the Birth Stories' in Marcus Borg, N T Wright, ''The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions'' (Harper One, 2007) page 179: "I (and most mainline scholars) do not see these stories as historically factual." since they present clashing accounts and irreconcilable Genealogy of Jesus, genealogies. The secular history of the time does not synchron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Pasierb
Janusz Stanisław Pasierb (7 January 1929 – 15 December 1993) was a Polish Catholic priest, poet and writer, historian. Further reading * "Prace ks. J. St. Pasierba" in ''XX lat Akademii Teologii Katolickiej. Księga pamiątkowa 1954–1974'' (ed. Hieronim Eugeniusz Wyczaw) * Henryk Mross, "Materiały do bibliografii osobowej pracowników naukowo-dydaktycznych Wyższego Seminarium Duchownego w Pelplinie" in ''Studia Pelplińskie'' 1977, pp. 355–394. * Józef Mandziuk, "Bibliografia prac ks. prof. dra hab. Janusza Stanisława Pasierba" in ''Saeculum Christianum'' nr 1, pp. 29–42. * Henryk Mross, "Publikacje Księdza Profesora Janusza St. Pasierba" in ''Pomorskie drogi ks. Janusza Pasierba'' (ed. B. Wiśniewski), Pelplin: Bernardinum, 1994, pp. 327–356. * Józef Mandziuk, "Pasierb Janusz Stanisław" in ''Słownik polskich teologów katolickich 1981–1993, t. 8'', Warszawa: Akademia Teologii Katolickiej, 1995, pp. 429–440. * Henryk Mross, ''Pracownicy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Besançon
Alain Besançon (; 25 April 1932 – 9 July 2023) was a French historian. He specialised in intellectual history and Russian politics. From 1965 to 1992 he was director of studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. He was elected to the Académie des sciences morales et politiques of the Institut de France in 1996. His book ''L'Image interdite, une histoire intellectuelle de l'iconoclasme'' (1994) was translated into English as ''The Forbidden Image: An Intellectual History of Iconoclasm'' in 2000 and published by the University of Chicago Press. Besançon died on 9 July 2023, at the age of 91. Publications * ''Le Tsarévitch immolé'', 1967. * ''Histoire et expérience du moi'', 1971. * ''Entretiens sur le Grand Siècle russe et ses prolongements'' (co-author), 1971. * ''Éducation et société en Russie'', 1974. * ''L'Histoire psychanalytique, une anthologie'', 1974. * ''Être russe au XIXème siècle'', 1974. * ''Court traité de soviétologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Artist Groups And Collectives
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters * Kevin Polish, an American Paralympian archer Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polishchuk (surname) * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (, ''Heroic Polonaise''; ) * Polon ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
