#catherine of siena

[anatomicalmartyr]

Saint Catherine of Siena by Francesco Vanni (1563 - 1610)

#art #art history #female saints #saints #catholiscism #francesco vanni #16th century art #saint catherine of siena #catherine of siena #memento mori #christianity #christian art #martyrs #martyr #my posts

[artofwounding]

wrote a dissertation on this painting of catherine of siena so i got it tattooed

#catherine of siena #tattoos

[maertyrer]

Florentine Master St. Catherine of Siena between St. Sebastian and a soldier saint (St. Demetrios?)

Oil on wood, 29.5 × 47.5 cm, first half of the 16th century

#florentine master #saint #catherine of siena #sebastian #demetrios #16th century

[apenitentialprayer]

Happy to confirm that not only is the "We've had enough exhortations to be silent" quote from Catherine of Siena is real, but that it goes even harder in the original Italian.

Oimé, non più tacere! Gridate con centomiglia di lingue. Veggo che, per lo tacere, el mondo è guasto, la Sposa di Cristo è impalidita

(The bolded and italicized phrase is left out of most English translations of the quotation I see; not only is the world rotten from silence, but the Spouse of Christ is impaled by it)

#Christianity #Catholicism #Catherine of Siena #Ecclesia #Italian

[iscariotapologist]

Catherine of Siena, trans. Algar Thorold

#not enough said about the arboreal dimensions of god. <- sentences that jrr tolkien would understand #me #catherine of siena

[cmonbartender]

St. Catherine of Siena (1746) - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

#painting #catherine of siena #giovanni battista tiepolo #anorexia mirabilis #1700s #1740s #1746

[glorious-destruction]

Carlo Dolci, St Catherine of Siena, circa 1665, detail

#carlo dolci #catherine of siena #art #art history #poetry #dps #dead poets society #literature #dark academia #quotes #write #anderperry #carpe diem #books #charlie dalton #knox overstreet #writer #neil perry #reason to write #todd anderson #gerard pitts #artist #art museum #museum #medieval #medieval art #renaissance #renaissance art #crying #tears

[muffy-artist]

st catherine of siena

#catherine of siena #saint #modern saint #creepy cute #illustration

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Alessandro Franchi (Italian, 1838-1914) Saint Catherine of Siena, 1888 - Catherine was a 14th-century Dominican tertiary who led a deep life of prayer and contemplation. During her life she received the wounds of Christ after receiving Holy Communion, and they were at first visible. However, she petitioned God that the grace be made invisible, so that she could still participate in the suffering of Christ but remain hidden to the world. She asked this because the visible stigmata, if made public, may attract a cult of followers who, even though well-intentioned, can distract from a person’s mission. God granted her request, and for the rest of her life she bore the hidden stigmata (visible only to herself), suffering interiorly the wounds of Christ. After death the stigmata returned on her body for the world to see.

#Alessandro Franchi #Italy #Italian #Saint Catherine of Siena #art #fine art #italian peninsula #christian #christianity #catholic #oil painting #doctor of the church #catherine of siena

[helloparkerrose]

#saint catherine of siena #catherine of siena #patron saint #catholic women #piety #poor and sick #catholic #catholicism #catholic church

[curly-cottage-girl]

Happy feast of St. Catherine of Siena!

#my patron Saint :) #catholic #catherine of siena

[twinpeaksfireblogwithme]

“i could fix him” i could lick his wounds and eat his scabs

[theinwardlight]

Thomas said to Jesus, 'Lord, we don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?' And Jesus answered him, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. Nobody comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you know my Father as well. Now you do know him and have seen him.'

John 14:5–7

“All the way to heaven is heaven, for Jesus said, I am the way.” – Catherine of Siena

#john's gospel #catherine of siena #i am the way #christ #christianity #jesus is the way #friend of God #discipleship

[apenitentialprayer]

detail of Catherine's Father Finds Her Praying With The Dove of the Holy Spirit Above Her Head

God is, in fact, continually creating you through all your experience, and you are the indispensable co-creator.

- Thomas Hart, "What to Expect in Christian Spiritual Direction"

#Christianity #Catholicism #prayer #Catherine of Siena #praying #Holy Spirit #saints #creation #redemption #Co Redemptrix #spirituality

[purpleyamninja]

#catherine of siena #catholic #rome

[iscariotapologist]

okay hi i was wondering if i could ask a super specific question connected to faith? i was raised in non denominational/non religious Christianity but sorta drifted from that in my teen years and was more or less agnostic, and now that I’m 22 I’m returning back to spiritual Christianity and trying to form a personal connection with God. while I was raised to love everyone and treat everyone with kindness, some parts of my community are pretty homophobic/racist, and sometimes it’s very hard to separate my own beliefs with theirs, its so exhausting. there are lots of things im interested in writing about and exploring as I grow as a person. I realized I’m she/they and that those pronouns fit me well, i enjoy quite a lot of straight ships and gay ships and write about both of them, and to express my sexuality i want to write smut and stuff for some self indulgence. I was raised knowing questioning gender and expressing sexuality is a normal human thing. But due to my towns culture and toxic view on gender expression and sexuality I can’t help but feel…guilt? Like on one hand I know it’s normal but on the other hand there’s this level of paranoia and guilt, thinking that God will smite me for writing about sex and gay ships. anyways what I’m asking u is if you’ve ever had that guilt before, and are there ways to challenge that paranoia? If you don’t feel comfortable responding to this that’s fine! If you’re able to thanks so much! Have a good day :)

hi! congrats on the pronouns. yeah in my experience feeling this way about sex/sexuality is extremely common if not ubiquitous among people with a background like this. i'm repressed as hell personally and got a lot of purity culture bullshit as a teenager so i'm definitely familiar with this kind of guilt, and can't say i've worked through it all either. i honestly think the most effective way to combat this is to spend time with people who are not stuck in that mindset, but it sounds like that might be difficult in your situation. until you can do that i would recommend spending time with theology that can help you adjust your perspective; some body-friendly and accessible (as in easy to read) authors i'm fond of are sarah bessey, nadia bolz-weber (specifically her book shameless), and rowan williams (specifically the body's grace essay). if you want to get a little more intense with concepts of sexuality/eroticism and christianity i would recommend closet devotions by richard rambuss and the works of mystics such as mechthild of magdeburg, catherine of siena, and julian of norwich. also song of songs in the bible. also in my reference tag there are some posts with reading lists of a similar theme. i will drop the tags for these authors below so you can check out some excerpts from their work that i've posted or reblogged if you want. good luck!

#i have to say despite being on tumblr for 10+ years i have never been into fanfic or ships really so i dont have any specific comments on #that but i understand its a way some people process this kind of stuff. i hope this is helpful anyway lmao #ok here we go #sarah bessey #nadia bolz weber #rowan williams #richard rambuss #mechthild of magdeburg #(<- bestie) #catherine of siena #julian of norwich #(<- other bestie) #reference #the ask tag