Antique Italian Oil on Canvas Religious Painting St Philomena Anchor Arrow c1840. This beautiful painting has been restored in France by a professional. It depicts St Philomena. It’s in good condition for its age (see photos). SIZE: 18″ 1/2 x 15″. About Saint Philomena: Saint Philomena was, as believed by her devotees within the Catholic Church, a young virgin martyr whose remains were discovered in 1802 in the Catacombs of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore an inscription that was taken to indicate that her name (in the Latin of the inscription) was Filumena, the English form of which is Philomena. The remains were removed to Mugnano del Cardinale in 1805 and became the focus of widespread devotion, with several miracles credited to the saint’s intercession, including the healing of Venerable Pauline Jaricot in 1835, which received wide publicity. Saint John Vianney attributed to her intercession the extraordinary cures that others attributed to himself. In 1833 a Neapolitan nun (Sister Maria Luisa di Gesù) reported that in a vision Saint Philomena had revealed that she was a Greek princess martyred at 13 years of age by Diocletian, who was Roman Emperor from 284 to 305. On 21 December 1833, the Holy Office declared that there was nothing contrary to the Catholic faith in the revelations that Sister Maria Luisa di Gesù (17991875), a Dominican tertiary from Naples, claimed to have received from the Saint herself. According to Sister Maria Luisa di Gesù, Saint Philomena told her she was the daughter of a king in Greece who, with his wife, had converted to Christianity. At the age of about 13 she took a vow of consecrated virginity. When the Emperor Diocletian threatened to make war on her father, her father went with his family to Rome to ask for peace. Finally the Emperor had her decapitated. The story goes that the decapitation occurred on a Friday at three in the afternoon, as with the death of Jesus. 10 August 304 was a Thursday. The two anchors, three arrows, the palm and the ivy leaf on the tiles found in the tomb were interpreted as symbols of her martyrdom. We import French antiques and have a boutique in Seattle called The Curious Nest. Don’t forget to take a look at our other objects. The item “Antique Italian Oil on Canvas Religious Painting St Philomena Anchor Arrow c1840″ is in sale since Tuesday, March 19, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “thecuriousnest” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Region of Origin: Europe
- Artist: Unknown
- Painting Surface: Canvas
- Medium: Oil
- Date of Creation: 1800-1899
- Year: 1840
- Width (Inches): 15
- Subject: Religious
- Originality: Original
- Height (Inches): 18