Thursday, May 03, 2007

Popes: oil on canvas...


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

would love to see the one of Pius XI Ratti

John Paul Sonnen said...

yes, i'll see as there was a great one, too, of the archiep. of los angeles, mcintyre, in the sacristy of st. anastasia.

humboldt said...

jpsonnen, thank you for posting the beautiful one of Pius XII, the one Bl. John XXIII described as: "Doctor Optimus, Ecclesiae Sanctae Lumen, Divinae Legis Amator".

Please pray and promote the cannozition cause of Pius XII.

Where is this oil canvas of Pius XII?

John Paul Sonnen said...

these nice paintings are in the sacristy of st. anastasia in the old greek quarter of rome on the palatine next to circo massimo.