In Thanksgiving for His Sacrifice – Based on Beuron Art (Benedictine) Holy Card – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality – Catholic Gift Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 Black Frame (sources: britannica

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they also remember us gratefully and pray for us in return

not unlike most of the other nuns in her order

of a classic image of St Michael the archangel

Angels are often portrayed brightly colored creatures of light

In Thanksgiving for His Sacrifice – Based on Beuron Art (Benedictine) Holy Card – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality – Catholic Gift Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 Black Frame (sources: britannicaMary holds the body of her crucified son, in a style lie Michaelangelo's Pieta. The colors of this 19th Century holy card print are muted and grave. It was done by the monks at the Beuron Abbey in Germany, an enormous Benedictine outpost that developed its own art style as a counterpoint to secular art of the time. The composition is aligned with primary shapes, circles and pyramids, to give it a formal calm, almost a Platonic aspect. If you look at