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Del Ray Artisans, 2704 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301. Show: "Artiums: ...expressing idiums, cliches, word phrases in art" Dates: Feb 5 - 21, 2010. Curator: Tracey Wilkerson. Media: Acrylic, Mixed. Price: $ NFS
It was yet another misty afternoon in the Nilgiris and herds of bisons abounded on the lower hills.
We decided to take a walk in the estate after having explored a larger radius gazing at some burly bisons on the hill side.
The cottage had generous patches of garden around her and tall bamboo and leafy mango trees were abound. Daisies and roses bloomed in every corner, a little brook ran down parallel to one of the kitchen walls, an artificial pond was speckled with lily pads and the flower herself, statues adorned an open bonfire area and tendrils crept around the banisters of an elevated alcove. The hill continued upwards and tea plantations crowded the hill to its roof...
Under one of the trees near the brook I saw this shrine resting under the leafy shade, the triangular stone representing Lord Shiva leaning on the trunk of the young tree, and brightly coloured flowers offered at its feet.
I had been shivering in the cold mountain air for sometime. This sight, for a brief moment, made me forget about the cold. I was strangely awed. The simplicity of the shrine mellowed the chill in the air for a bit. I had definitely stopped on my tracks to explore curiously what was it about this simple shrine that was actually so astonishing.
Was I seeing the humility of God himself as he sought a tree to share his temple with... or, was it the silence all around that made this sight so wondrous - a sight that I might have overlooked had it been anywhere in a noisy crowded place. Maybe it was a bit of both.
Saint John "the Russian" is one of the most renowned saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
He was born in a village in Little Russia, around 1690.
Being a prisoner of war and a slave to a Turkish Ağa, he became famous and respected even by his Muslim master for his humility, steadiness in faith and benevolence.
His holy relics are claimed to be undecayed and wonder-working; there are traditions that this saint particularly helps sick children and those who suffer from cancer.
During the Russian-Turkish war (1711 – 1718) he was a soldier in the imperial army of Peter the Great of Russia.
At that time the then invincible Turkish military forces were advancing from victory to victory, spreading fear to all nations.
As a soldier, Saint John fought to defend his country, but having being nurtured by the springs of Orthodoxy through his Christian parents, he was appalled by the horror of war, the thousands of young men, women and children, and the elderly, left dead by the passing of the tempest of hostilities and the bellicosity of the enemy.
During the battles for the recapture of Azof on the northern coast of the Black Sea, Saint John, together with many thousands of his compatriots, was taken prisoner.
He was first sent to Constantinople (Istanbul), and from there to Prokopi near Caesarea of Cappadocia in Asia Minor, where he was delivered to an Aga who maintained a camp of janissaries there.
He was tortured to deny Christ.
At Prokopi he was subjected to the scorn and hatred of the Turks for being a “kiafir”, that is an unbeliever of Islam, for which he was tortured.
He was beaten with sticks, kicked and spat on, and a red hot metal bowl was put on his head, burning his hair and scalp.
He was then thrown into the mire of a stable and made to live with the animals.
Saint John endured all his tortures with perseverance and remarkable bravery.
He said to the Turks:
“I have confidence, faith and love in my Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten son of the Father, and none of these sufferings will separate me from His love.
As a prisoner I will obey your orders, and carry out my duties as a slave, but with regard to my faith in Christ the Saviour, you are not my masters – we ought to obey God rather than men.
I am ready to suffer greater and more terrible torments and even that death rather than deny my Christ.”
Thus Saint John accepted the hardships of his life – the tortures, living with the animals in the stable, which, he said, reminded him of the stable in Bethlehem, his spiritual self-discipline: fasts, vigils and prayer- and this acceptance and his way of life so impressed his tormentors that they ceased their brutality, and instead of “kafir” they gave him the epithet of “veli”, which means saint.
One day, at a banquet of the Aga’s officers at Prokopi, Saint John miraculously sent with an angel of the Lord a copper plate of food to the Aga in Mecca where he had gone on a pilgrimage to the tomb of Mohammed. T
he food was hot when the plate appeared before the Aga, and he ate it.
On the Aga’s return to Prokopi three months later, at a similar banquet held in honour of his safe return, the Aga showed the officers the very same plate engraved with his family emblem.
This miracle, accomplished by the grace of God, completely quenched the hatred of Saint John’s Turkish masters: their brutality was overcome by spiritual radiance.
Throughout his harsh and difficult life Saint John had the support and consolation of prayer, vigils, prostrations, and of the Holy Mysteries which he partook of unbeknownst to the Turks.
Receiving Holy Communion every Saturday was his greatest refreshment and sustenance.
On the last day of his life, the 27th of May 1730, he sent for the priest who brought him Holy Communion concealed in a hollowed-out apple which he received for the last time there in the stable.
His temporary captivity and sufferings had come to an end: as soon as he had partaken of the Holy Gifts, the wondrous Saint John passed on to the life of eternal exultation and blessedness.
The priests and Christian notables from Prokopi were given permission by the Turks to take his body for burial.
Surrounded by censers and candles, they carried it on their shoulders, accompanied by Turks and Armenians as well as Christians, to a grave in the Christian cemetery.
There, with deep devotion, their eyes streaming with tears as if he were their lord and master the body of the former slave and servant was consigned to the mother earth
One night in November of 1733, the old priest who every Saturday had listened to Saint John tell of his sufferings and tortures and who had given him Holy Communion, saw him in a dream.
Saint John told the priest that, with God’s grace, his body had remained entire and uncorrupted as it had been when laid in the grave three and a half years before, and that it should be exhumed so that it would remain with them as a blessing of God for evermore.
The priest hesitated and then, by the grace of God, a heavenly light, like a pillar of fire, was seen illuminating the Saint’s grave.
The Christians opened up the grave, and what great wonder the body of the Saint was found entire, uncorrupted and redolent with a divine fragrance that it still has today.
With spiritual gladness and devotion they took this divine gift of the holy relic in their arms and transferred it to the church where Saint John himself had spent so many nights in prayerful vigil.
On that day, over two hundred and fifty years ago, his holy body entered the liturgical life of the Church of Christ.
In one of the domestic conflicts and quarrels between the Sultan of Turkey and Ibrahim of Egypt, the Sultan’s delegate, Osman Pasha, set fire to the holy relic of Saint John’s body as an act of revenge against the Christians.
Amid the flames the Turks saw the body begin to move and, terrified, they abandoned their unholy act and fled.
The next day the Christians dug amongst the charcoal and ashes and found the body still entire and although blackened by the smoke and fire it was pliant and fragrant.
His shrine became a great centre of pilgrimage, towering above all others in central Cappadocia.
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Repository: Penn Libraries
Call number: PR4266.B3 C53 1822
Collection: Singer-Mendenhall Collection
Copy title: Claudine, or, Humility, the basis of all the virtues
Author(s): Budden, Maria Elizabeth, 1780?-1832
Published: J. Harris and Son, London, 1822
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Penn Libraries PR4266.B3 C53 1822
Budden, Maria Elizabeth, 1780?-1832
2nd time blooming, 1 of 3 florets.
Nicknames include Airplane Plant, Propeller Plant, Red Crassula, Scarlet Paintbrush.
The global theme for April 2015 was “Humility” and our speaker at Portland/CreativeMornings was Charlie Brown, CEO and Founder of Context Partners. We were hosted by PNCA and sponsored by Create Legal and 52 Limited, and Razorfish. With thanks to Pro Photo Supply for the photo & video gear.
Photo by Scott Larsen. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility. There are so few of us." ~Oscar Levant
From Signals.
Creative Mornings - Humility - w/ Michael Phair
Hosted by: Latitude 53
Food from: District Coffee Co.
Sponsored by: Homestead Coworking
Photographer: Jody Bailey
The early 15c south door "humility" entrance, believed to probably be the finest carved door in the county. It has Tudor roses, crockets and rich canopies. The Knowles shield is set between the emblems of St Luke and St John.
The South door is perpendicular and is probably the finest carved door in the county and one of the best in the whole country. It has tudor roses, crockets and rich canopies. The wicket is traceried and has signs of St Luke and St John. There are niches running from the sill of the door with mutilated figures of Saints and the Four Doctors of the Church (Gregory, Jerome, Ambrose, & Augustine). There is a lion at the bottom of the door and a stag at the East side.
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Abrilo 24 · María Yzábal - Proyecto Huésped, como invitado abordando el tema global del mes.
El evento fue patrocinado por Jacu Café, Jersey, Kriptonita Creatividad, Quesos Don Carlos.
Como sede; Casa de la Cultura Tijuana.
Fotos por Dagoberto Martínez.
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The global theme for April 2015 was “Humility” and our speaker at Portland/CreativeMornings was Charlie Brown, CEO and Founder of Context Partners. We were hosted by PNCA and sponsored by Create Legal and 52 Limited, and Razorfish. With thanks to Pro Photo Supply for the photo & video gear.
Photo by Scott Larsen. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
This sculpture resides in the shell of a church bombed during World War 2. The bell tower and outer walls remain to serve as a memorial to the victims of war and violence.
The global theme for April 2015 was “Humility” and our speaker at Portland/CreativeMornings was Charlie Brown, CEO and Founder of Context Partners. We were hosted by PNCA and sponsored by Create Legal and 52 Limited, and Razorfish. With thanks to Pro Photo Supply for the photo & video gear.
Photo by Scott Larsen. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The Virgin of humility. Around 1415
Lorenzo Monaco (and workshop?)
Originally from Siena, known in Florence from 1390- Florence, 1423/1424
At the lower part of the frame are the arms of the Florentine families Corsini and Alberti. The God the Father, contained in a medallion at the top part, is not lorenzo Monaco.
Former Campana Collection, Rome
Entered the Louvre in 1863
The front yard of my grandmother's home. The adobe structure is an outside bathroom.
My laundry is on the line, I had to hand wash my clothes.
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"The Seven Virtues" (Scream Series)
Open acrylic on canvas
11"x 14"
Humility: Modest behavior, selflessness, and the giving of respect. A spirit of self-examination and charity toward people you disagree with. The courage of the heart necessary to undertake tasks which are difficult, tedious, or unglamorous, and to graciously accept the sacrifices involved. Reverence for those who have wisdom and those who selflessly teach in Love. Giving credit where credit is due: not unfairly glorifying one’s own self. Being faithful to promises. Refraining from despair and the ability to confront fear and uncertainty, or intimidation.
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