Saint roch

Icon of Saint Roch (San Rocco) of Montpellier by Rael-Miguel for Lux Mundi

Saint Roch

Tiepolo was one of the most renowned artists in eighteenth-century Venice. Influenced by Venetian Renaissance painters such as Tintoretto and Veronese, he composed numerous religious and mythological scenes, achieving notoriety for his paintings’ vivid color and theatrical effects. In this small canvas, made for private devotion, he depicts Saint Roch, the medieval French nobleman who, according to hagiographic accounts, miraculously healed plague victims while a mendicant pilgrim in Italy…

Francisco Ribalta, Saint Roch

This altarpiece depicts Saint Roch (ca. 1348–1376/79), known as a plague saint for his miracles in curing the sick. He became a popular figure in art following the Black Death in the fourteenth century and the Italian plague outbreak of 1477–79

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ST. ROCH

It's time to prepare for that holiest of TrailDawg Holy Days of Obligation: The Feast of St. Roch! The Date: Sunday, July 22, 2012. TrailDawg Angus has been ordained as the new RD for this Fair Hill favorite, taking over for Florida migrant Phat Phil, and will be getting arrangements in place when he darned well has time. The faithful are assured that Full Immersion Baptism (creek crossing) and cliff scrambling will again be featured as part of the celebration. St. Roch is Patron Saint of…