Entering glory or living the passion

The passing of St Scholastica

Here is a link to an image of St Scholastica ascending as a dove.

The statue of St Scholastica at Montecassino.
St. Scholastica

St Scholastica with her attribute, the dove.
St. Scholastica

St Benedict dying in the arms of his disciples

The passing of St Benedict.
St. Benedict at the Abbey of Monte Cassino

Here is a link to a close up image of the statute of St Benedict dying.

St Francis receives the Stigmata

These images show the one-to-one correspondence between the wounds of Christ and those of Francis.

Christ appears to St Francis.

Giotto, St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, c. 1295-1300, with detail of vision

Francis receives the wounds.
Giotto, St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, c. 1295-1300 with detail of Francis's face and hands

The wounds of Christ.
Giotto, St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, c. 1295-1300 with detail of rays

The full image by Giotto.
Giotto, St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, c. 1295-1300

Another image showing the one-to-one correpondence.
St. Francis receiving stigmata. Morgan Library, Hours of Henry VIII. MS H.8 fol. 184v

 

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