Sacra Maioritas Characters
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Amedeus de Bie
Amedeus de Bie, born Gerardus Franciscus de Bie on 16 March 1844 in Wouw, Netherlands, was the eldest of four surviving children of Cornelis de Bie, a shopkeeper, and Antonetta...
Amedeus de Bie
Amedeus de Bie, born Gerardus Franciscus de Bie on 16 March 1844 in Wouw, Netherlands, was the eldest of four surviving children of Cornelis de Bie, a shopkeeper, and Antonetta...
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William Henry Elder
William Henry Elder (March 22, 1819 – October 31, 1904) was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Natchez in Mississippi from 1857 to 1880 and as archbishop of Cincinnati in Ohio from 1883...
William Henry Elder
William Henry Elder (March 22, 1819 – October 31, 1904) was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Natchez in Mississippi from 1857 to 1880 and as archbishop of Cincinnati in Ohio from 1883...
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Ludovico Beccadelli
Ludovico Beccadelli (1501–1572) was an Italian Catholic archbishop, humanist, and writer. His portrait, painted by Titian in Venice in 1552, is regarded as one of the master’s finest works. In...
Ludovico Beccadelli
Ludovico Beccadelli (1501–1572) was an Italian Catholic archbishop, humanist, and writer. His portrait, painted by Titian in Venice in 1552, is regarded as one of the master’s finest works. In...
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Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro
Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro (17 August 1843 – 16 December 1913) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church, remembered as the last candidate for the papacy to have his...
Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro
Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro (17 August 1843 – 16 December 1913) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church, remembered as the last candidate for the papacy to have his...
Sacra Maioritas Edicts
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Saint Francis (Antonio Fernández Arias)
Antonio Fernández Arias (c. 1614–1684) was a Spanish Baroque painter known for his religious compositions and early artistic maturity. Trained under Pedro de las Cuevas, a highly regarded Madrid painter...
Saint Francis (Antonio Fernández Arias)
Antonio Fernández Arias (c. 1614–1684) was a Spanish Baroque painter known for his religious compositions and early artistic maturity. Trained under Pedro de las Cuevas, a highly regarded Madrid painter...
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A Guardian Angel Rescuing Emperor Maximilian fr...
Alfred Rethel (1816–1859) was a German painter celebrated for his powerful historical scenes and dramatic, often haunting, graphic works, such as the depicted "A Guardian Angel Rescuing Emperor Maximilian from...
A Guardian Angel Rescuing Emperor Maximilian fr...
Alfred Rethel (1816–1859) was a German painter celebrated for his powerful historical scenes and dramatic, often haunting, graphic works, such as the depicted "A Guardian Angel Rescuing Emperor Maximilian from...
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A Meeting of the Cardinals (Josef Wagner-Höhenb...
Josef Wagner-Höhenberg was a German painter renowned for his evocative genre scenes and church interior works, and he was closely associated with the Munich school of painting. Born in 1870...
A Meeting of the Cardinals (Josef Wagner-Höhenb...
Josef Wagner-Höhenberg was a German painter renowned for his evocative genre scenes and church interior works, and he was closely associated with the Munich school of painting. Born in 1870...
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The Immaculate Conception (Peter Paul Rubens)
The Immaculate Conception is a central doctrine of the Catholic Church which teaches that the Virgin Mary, from the first moment of her existence, was preserved by God from the...
The Immaculate Conception (Peter Paul Rubens)
The Immaculate Conception is a central doctrine of the Catholic Church which teaches that the Virgin Mary, from the first moment of her existence, was preserved by God from the...
Sacra Maioritas Oaths
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Monk Feeding the Poor (Louis Gallait)
Louis Gallait (1810–1887) was a prominent Belgian painter and one of the leading figures in the 19th-century revival of history painting in Belgium. Known for his carefully researched costume detail,...
Monk Feeding the Poor (Louis Gallait)
Louis Gallait (1810–1887) was a prominent Belgian painter and one of the leading figures in the 19th-century revival of history painting in Belgium. Known for his carefully researched costume detail,...
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Praying Monk (Andrzej Bronisław)
Andrzej Bronisław Grabowski was a distinguished 19th-century Polish painter known for his expressive portraits and scenes drawn from both everyday life and national history. Born in 1833, he grew to...
Praying Monk (Andrzej Bronisław)
Andrzej Bronisław Grabowski was a distinguished 19th-century Polish painter known for his expressive portraits and scenes drawn from both everyday life and national history. Born in 1833, he grew to...
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A Sermon (Alphonse Legros)
Alphonse Legros (8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French-born painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist who later became a naturalized British citizen. A key figure in the British...
A Sermon (Alphonse Legros)
Alphonse Legros (8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French-born painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist who later became a naturalized British citizen. A key figure in the British...
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Portrait of Bishop Antonius Triest and His Brot...
Portrait of Bishop Antonius Triest and His Brother Eugene, a Capuchin is an oil-on-canvas work painted in 1652 by the Flemish master David Teniers the Younger. The painting is now...
Portrait of Bishop Antonius Triest and His Brot...
Portrait of Bishop Antonius Triest and His Brother Eugene, a Capuchin is an oil-on-canvas work painted in 1652 by the Flemish master David Teniers the Younger. The painting is now...
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Bibliotheek van de Abdij van Bornem (De Abdij v...
The Abbey of Bornem is home to an impressive collection of art and historical objects. The holdings reflect the rich history and intellectual legacy of the monastic community that lived...
Bibliotheek van de Abdij van Bornem (De Abdij v...
The Abbey of Bornem is home to an impressive collection of art and historical objects. The holdings reflect the rich history and intellectual legacy of the monastic community that lived...
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Fumata BIanca (Robby Boey)
Beginning in the early 19th century, the ballots cast by cardinals during a papal conclave were burned after each round of voting. The resulting smoke became the outward sign of...
Fumata BIanca (Robby Boey)
Beginning in the early 19th century, the ballots cast by cardinals during a papal conclave were burned after each round of voting. The resulting smoke became the outward sign of...
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Conclave (Osservatore Romano/Reuters/Robby Boey)
A conclave is the formal assembly of the College of Cardinals convened to elect the pope, the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church and the successor to Saint Peter. In...
Conclave (Osservatore Romano/Reuters/Robby Boey)
A conclave is the formal assembly of the College of Cardinals convened to elect the pope, the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church and the successor to Saint Peter. In...
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Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds (...
Constable painted this work for his friend and patron, Dr John Fisher, Bishop of Salisbury. The Bishop is shown in the left foreground pointing out the sunlit Cathedral to his...
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds (...
Constable painted this work for his friend and patron, Dr John Fisher, Bishop of Salisbury. The Bishop is shown in the left foreground pointing out the sunlit Cathedral to his...
