Each year it seems that more evidence is unearthed confirming Catholicism as the original Christian Church. Just 10 days ago another image was discovered during restoration work at the Catacomb of Saint Thekla. It once again confirms the Christian tradition of sacred images. An image of Saint Paul has been discovered dating back to the 4th century. The news article is found here. What I find interesting is that if we look at icons of Saint Paul throughout Christendom that came after this particular one just discovered, they all have a similar character about them. If you are interested in the imagery of the different Saints, and how they verify certain characteristics about the Saints handed on by imagery in tradition, then I recommend Henry Maguire's book called 'The Icons Of Their Bodies'. To those iconoclasts that go against the Ecumenical Catholic Church, her Tradition and her Councils, this one's for you.
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Matthew Bellisario wrote:
"To those iconoclasts that go against the Ecumenical Catholic Church, her Tradition and her Councils, this one's for you."
Amen, Matthew! And to that I simply add this:
http://forums.catholic.com/showpost.php?s=fd183143bd25c4816887c5bae6ffd3ab&p=4069163&postcount=55
Btw, in the vid, isn't that a statue of St. Thérèse of Lisieux rather than of the Blessed Virgin? LOL!
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"Since Aerius had not been appointed bishop, he gave out may things against the Church. While absolutely Arian in his faith, he has gone to even greater excess by holding that it is unnecessary to offer Mass for the deceased."
St. John Damascus, The Fount of Knowledge, Bk. I, On heresies, No. 75.
The Fathers Of The Church: A New Translation, Vol 37 (1958), Roy Joseph Deferrari, Friedrich H. Chase, New York,
p. 129.
http://www.archive.org/details/fathersofthechur009511mbp
http://www.orthodox.cn/patristics/frchurchnewtrans_en.htm
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