St. Catherine

This is a reproduction of an oil painting called St. Catherine by Raphael, My favorite old master. I approached this in pastel. It is even more... more

by Rebecca Poole

Original - Sold

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Dimensions

24.000 x 30.000 inches

Title

St. Catherine

Artist

Rebecca Poole

Medium

Pastel - Pastel Painting On Sanded Paper

Description

This is a reproduction of an oil painting called St. Catherine by Raphael, My favorite old master. I approached this in pastel. It is even more spectacular in person.
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You may see this painting at the Home of the Innocents in Louisvile, Kentucky- 50% of sales of this print will go to the Home of the Innocents. Home of the Innocents is a nonprofit shelter and pediatric convalescent center.They give care to children with birth defects and other medical problems. They also provide shelter for children that are removed from their homes due to violence and neglect.

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According to the Legend of St. Catherine, this young woman converted to Christianity after receiving a vision. At the age of 18, she debated 50 pagan philosophers. Amazed at her wisdom and debating skills, they became Christians�as did about 200 soldiers and members of the emperor�s family. All of them were martyred.
Sentenced to be executed on a spiked wheel, Catherine touched the wheel and it shattered. She was beheaded. Centuries later, angels are said to have carried the body of St. Catherine to a monastery at the foot of Mt. Sinai.

Devotion to her spread as a result of the Crusades. She was invoked as the patroness of students, teachers, librarians and lawyers. Catherine is one of the 14 Holy Helpers, venerated especially in Germany and Hungary.

Comment:

The pursuit of God's wisdom may not lead to riches or earthly honors. In Catherine's case, this pursuit contributed to her martyrdom. She was not, however, foolish in preferring to die for Jesus rather than live only by denying him. All the rewards that her tormenters offered her would rust, lose their beauty or in some other way become a poor exchange for Catherine's honesty and integrity in following Jesus Christ.

From saint of the day Amaerican catholic

Uploaded

June 7th, 2009