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Saint Patrick’s Day is a celebration on March 17th, commemorating the death of Saint Patrick who is the patron saint of Ireland which is very interesting since he was born neither a Christian nor an Irishman! Saint Patrick is best known as...

The 167 stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral, built 1190-1220 CE, are the most complete group surviving anywhere from the Middle Ages. Several windows date to the mid-12th century CE while over 150 survive from the early 13th century...

A painting of Saint Jerome in his study by Antonello da Messina, c. 1475 CE. (National Gallery, London)

This icon from the 11th century CE depicts Saint Basil (also known as Basil the Great and Basil of Caesarea), who lived c. 330 CE to 379 CE. Located in St. Sophia Cathedral, Kiev.

Oil on canvas painting The Crucifixion of Saint Peter by Caravaggio, 1601 CE. Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome.

The Ecstasy of Saint Francis painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430- 1516 CE). Completed by 1480 CE. (Frick Collection, New York)

The inauguration of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg in 1757. Oil on canvas by Valery Jacobi, 1889.

This ivory pyxis (round box) shows the saint Menas with camels. His shrine near Alexandria in Egypt was a popular pilgrim site in the Byzantine Empire. Menas, an Egyptian soldier, was executed by Emperor Diocletian (reigned 284-305 CE) for...

Alleged skull of Saint Helena of Constantinople (248/250-328 CE), mother of Roman emperor Constantine I. Cathedral of Trier, Germany.

Saint Mary Magdalene by Gregor Erhart around 1515-1520 CE. Sculpted in Linden wood, this statue shows the naked Mary Magdalene repenting her sins in the Grotto of Sainte-Baume (France), where she died and was believed to have been transported...