The Burial of Count Orgaz
El Greco (Domenikos Theotkopoulos)
1586
Toledo (Province of Toledo. Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha) SPAIN
Saturday, 1 December 2012
El Greco (Domenikos Theotkopoulos). The Burial of Count Orgaz. Iglesia de Santo Tomé. Toledo SPAIN. 1586
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Sunday, 12 February 2012
Monday, 28 November 2011
Saturday, 9 April 2011
Unknown Artist. The Most Holy Mother of God of Aušros Vartai (Ostrobrama). Vilnius LITHUANIA. 16th century
The Most Holy Mother of God of Aušros Vartai (Ostrobrama)
Unknown Artist
16th century
Vilnius (Vilnius County. Dzūkija Region) LITHUANIA
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Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Friday, 2 July 2010
Unknown Artist. Majestas Domini (Christ in Majesty). Chiesa di Santa Pudenziana. Roma ITALY. 384
Majestas Domini (Christ in Majesty)
Unknown Artist
384
Chiesa di Santa Pudenziana. Roma (Province of Roma. Lazio Region) ITALY
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Dominus conservator ecclesiae Pudentianae (The Lord protects the church of Pudenziana)
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Despite what some starry-eyed converts think, there was never a “Golden Age” of a united Church. There were always serious differences; often enough, they led to breakdowns in communion. Indeed, 1054 was a reconciliation effort gone horridly wrong. “Orthodox” and “Roman Catholic” were there from the first, although the names were not. I don’t say this in hatred… I say this in all regard for what I believe to be the truth. We’ll never know what would’ve happened if the western provinces hadn’t fallen to barbarian invaders in the fifth century. In any case, it’s useless to speculate, for that’s not what actually occurred. In all things, we must be realistic and attend to what happened, not what we wish happened. Wishful thinking NEVER leads to a good result.
BMD
