Pearl of Great PriceOct 18, 20215 minOct 4 Rembrandt - painter of the soul Today in 1669 we travel to Holland where we remember the death of the great Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. Rembrandt was...
Pearl of Great PriceSep 21, 20214 minSep 15 Dominic and the miraculous paintingToday in 1530 a supposed 'miraculous' portrait of Saint Dominic appeared in Calabria, in the South of Italy. The image has garnered...
Pearl of Great PriceSep 2, 20214 minAug 31 - Grunewald, Artist of the CrucifixionToday we remember the German Renaissance painter Matthias Grunewald who died in 1528. Now famous for his religious art that display...
Pearl of Great PriceJul 31, 20213 minJuly 31 Tsarist Troops storm Mount AthosToday in 1913, Russian troops stormed the St Panteleimon Monastery on Mount Athos and deported about 80 Russian monks, Six months earlier...