From the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Used under the Creative Commons License.
Monday, February 4, 2019
Praying the Angelus with Art: This Week's Image
This week's Annunciation may have a kind of double pedigree when it comes to sanctity. First of all, of course, there is the holiness of the theme: the Incarnation. But there is a second level in this particular work of art, and that is hinted at in the coat of arms at the top (added after the initial weaving): it is the coat of arms of Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1466-1519). In 1568, an heir to Francesco's title of Marquis was born. We know him as St Aloysius Gonzaga.
From the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Used under the Creative Commons License.
From the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Used under the Creative Commons License.
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About the Angelus Project
We rightly admire Muslim neighbors and co-workers who put everything on hold five times a day in answer to the "call to prayer." But Christians have a call to prayer, too! It is the Angelus. Morning, noon and evening we are invited to pause and reaffirm our faith in the Incarnation: The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (Jn. 1:14), because "God so loved the world that he sent his only Son" (Jn. 3:16).
The Angelus Project is a personal project of Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP, a Daughter of St Paul. Find out more about the media ministry of the Daughters of St Paul at DaughtersofStPaul.com.
The Angelus Project is a personal project of Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP, a Daughter of St Paul. Find out more about the media ministry of the Daughters of St Paul at
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