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Petrarch
Petrarch (1304-1374 CE), full name Francesco Petrarca, was an Italian scholar and poet who is credited as one of the founders of the Renaissance movement in art, thought, and literature. Petrarch actively searched for 'lost' ancient...
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Stephen Hopkins
Stephen Hopkins (l. 1581-1644 CE) was a passenger of the Mayflower on the voyage of 1620 CE which established the Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, USA. He was the only member of the party with prior experience in...
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Anne Hutchinson - Spiritual Visionary and Champion of Faith
Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) was a religious reformer, Puritan dissident, midwife, and alleged prophetess whose beliefs and influence brought her into conflict with the magistrates of the Massachusetts...
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Charles I of England
Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) was a Stuart king who, like his father James I of England (r. 1603-1625), viewed himself as a monarch with absolute power and a divine right to rule. His lack of compromise with Parliament...
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Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist artist whose paintings are amongst the most popular and recognizable in history. His dramatic brushwork, exuberant palette, and mastery at capturing moments in time and...
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Irish Gospels of Saint Gall
Illuminated manuscript most likely produced in Ireland during the 8th century CE, 268 pages, 29.5 × 22.5 cm.
Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen
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Saint Anthony
"San Antonio Abad" by Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1664 CE.
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Ananias Baptizes Saint Paul
Ananias baptizes Paul the Apostle as depicted in a detail from a stained glass window in St Paul's church, Jericho in Oxford.
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Saint Brendan’s Voyage
St. Brendan’s voyage, 1460 CE manuscript image. From a book illustration Manuscriptum translationis germanicae, Cod. Pal. Germ. 60, fol. 179v (University Library Augsburg, Germany)
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Saint Anthony
A 15th century CE oil on canvas painting by Piero di Cosimo of St. Anthony (c. 251 – 356 CE), one of the founders of Christian Monasticism. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)