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Photograph of a television set showing the moment Sérgio Von Helder kicks the image. The "Chute na santa" (Portuguese: Chute na santa - "kicking on the saint") incident was a religious controversy that erupted in Brazil in late 1995, sparked by a live broadcast of a minister of Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), the largest pentecostal church in Brazil, kicking the statue of Our ...
Statue of Saint Peter in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran by Pierre-Étienne Monnot. Peter holds the Keys of Heaven. Christ Handing the Keys to St Peter, by Pietro Perugino (1481–1482) To better understand what Christ meant, St. Basil elaborates: [223] Though Peter be a rock, yet he is not a rock as Christ is.
The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr was a 1528-1529 altarpiece in oils by Titian, originally painted on panel and later transferred to canvas. It was "destroyed by an Austrian shell", [ 1 ] or the resulting fire at Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice in 1867, though a 1691 copy by Johann Carl Loth hangs in its place.
The two confraternities were essentially merged under the name "The Confraternity of the most Holy Names of God and Jesus", and exclusive rights to their governance were given to the Dominicans. In order to establish a local Society of the Holy Name, approval must be granted by the Dominican order, in the form of Letters patent. [2]
[citation needed] In Ormoc, festivals, bazaars, parades, and pageants are held annually on the feast day, as Peter and Paul are the city's patron saints. [19] In 1577 Jan Rubens named his son Peter Paul, because he was born during the office of vespers of this day. [20]
The Dedication of the Basilicas of the Apostles Peter and Paul is a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, which is celebrated on 18 November. St. Peter's Basilica seen from the Tiber The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls , with a statue of St. Paul standing in front
The Vexillum of Saint Peter came into use under Pope Alexander II during a critical period in the Investiture Controversy.Though the Holy Roman Emperor refused to recognise papal authority at the time, Alexander sought to strengthen his image via symbolic acts, such as granting the banner of St. Peter and a blessing to kings who in return offered themselves as his vassals, such as William the ...
The feast of the Holy Name of Jesus has been celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church, at least at local levels, since the end of the fifteenth century. [2] The celebration has been held on different dates, usually in January, because 1 January, eight days after Christmas, commemorates the naming of the child Jesus; as recounted in the Gospel read on that day, "at the end of eight days, when he ...