The Feast Of All Saints. Feast Day 1 November.

Text and Illustrations from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

The Feast of All Saints.
   Feast Day 1 November.

Double of The First-Class
   with an Octave.

White Vestments.

The Church Triumphant.

The Church Militant.

The Church Suffering.

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who reproduce Text and Illustrations from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal, 1952 Edition,

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All Saints Day.

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"Te Deum",

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"Gaudeámus omnes in Dómino . . ."

("Let us all rejoice in The Lord . . .")

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The temple of Agrippa was dedicated, under Augustus, to all the pagan gods, hence its name of "Pantheon". Under Emperor Phocas, between 607 A.D. and 610 A.D., Pope Boniface IV Translated hither numerous remains of Martyrs taken from The Catacombs.

On 13 May 610 A.D., he Dedicated this new Christian Basilica to Saint Mary and The Martyrs. The Feast of this Dedication later took a more Universal character, and the temple was Consecrated to Saint Mary And All The Saints.

English: Saint Mary And All The Saints

(The Pantheon (27 B.C.) - Piazza della Rotonda, Rome

Français: Le Panthéon (27 av. J.C.) - Piazza della Rototonda (Rome).

Deutsch: Das Pantheon (27 v.Chr.) - Piazza della Rototonda (Rom).

Español: El Panteón (27 aC.) - Piazza della Rototonda (Roma).

Italiano: Il Pantheon (27 aC.) - Piazza della Rototonda (Roma).

Photo: 3 October 2011.

Source: Own work.

Author: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT

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English: The Interior of Saint Mary And All The Saints, Rome.

Русский: Внутреннее убранство Пантеона.

Photo: 22 May 2011.

Source: Own work.

Author: Владимир Шеляпин

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As there was already a Feast in Commemoration of All The Saints, Celebrated at first on various dates in various Churches, then fixed by Pope Gregory IV in 835 A.D., on 1 November, Pope Gregory VII transferred to this date the Anniversary of The Dedication of the Pantheon as a Church. The Feast of All Saints, therefore, recalls The Triumph of Christ over the false pagan deities. In this Church is held The Station on The Friday in The Octave of Easter.

As The Saints, Commemorated during the first three Centuries of The Church were Martyrs, and the Pantheon was at first Dedicated by The Church to them, The Mass of All Saints is made up of extracts from The Liturgy of Martyrs. The Introit is that of The Mass of Saint Agatha, used later for other Feasts; the Gospel, Offertory and Communion are taken from The Common of Martyrs.

The Church gives us on this day a wonderful vision of Heaven, showing us, with Saint John, the twelve thousand signed (twelve is considered a perfect number) of each tribe of Israel, and a great multitude, which no-one can count, of every nation and tribe, of every people and tongue, standing before the Throne and before The Lamb, clothed in White Robes and with Palms in their hands (Epistle).

Christ and Our Lady; The Blessed Battalions distributed in Nine Choirs; The Apostles and Prophets; The Martyrs, crimsoned in their blood; The Confessors, adorned in White Garments; and the chaste Choir of Virgins, form, as The Hymn of Vespers sings, The Majestic Court.

It is composed of all those, who, here below, were detached from Worldly riches, Gentle, Suffering, Just, Merciful, Pure, Peaceful, and Persecuted for The Name of Jesus. "Rejoice," The Master had foretold them, "for a great reward is prepared for you in Heaven" (Gospel, Communion).

Among those millions of The Just, who were faithful Disciples of Jesus, on Earth, are several of our own family, relations, friends, members of our Parochial Family, now enjoying the fruit of their Piety, adoring The Lord, King of Kings, and Crown of All Saints (Invitatory at Matins) and obtaining for us the wished-for abundance of His mercies (Collect).

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Mass: Gaudeámus omnes in Dómino.
Creed. Is said.

All Saints Day.

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Urgent Call To Prayer. Please Pray, Urgently, For The Church.

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Allhallowtide.

The Church Triumphant.

The Church Militant.

The Church Suffering.

Illustration taken from UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

who reproduce Text and Illustrations from Saint Andrew's Daily Missal, 1952 Edition,

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Artist: René de Cramer.

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All Hallows' Eve (31 October), All Saints' Day (also known as All Hallow's Day) (1 November), and All Souls' Day (2 November) are referred to as Allhallowtide and are a time of honouring The Saints and Praying for all departed Souls.

The term "Hallow" means "Holy". It is recited in The Lord's Prayer: "Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name" (Mt 6:9).

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Indulgences for The Holy Souls In Purgatory: The month of November is dedicated to The Holy Souls in Purgatory and is a privileged time to Pray for them. The Church Commemorates all her Faithful children, who have departed from this life, but have not yet attained the joys of Heaven.

Saint Paul warns us that we must not be ignorant concerning the dead, nor sorrowful, "even as others who have no hope . . . The Lord, Himself, shall come down from Heaven . . . and The Dead, who are in Christ, shall rise."

The Church has always taught us to Pray for those who have gone into Eternity. Even in The Old Testament, Prayers and Alms were offered for The Souls of The Dead by those who thought "well and Religiously concerning The Resurrection." It was believed that "they, who had fallen asleep with Godliness, had great Grace laid up for them", and that "it is, therefore, a Holy and wholesome thought to Pray for The Dead, that they may be loosed from sins."

We know that a defiled Soul cannot enter into Heaven. God, Lord of Mercies, grant to the Souls of Your servants and handmaids, the place of refreshment, the bliss of Eternal Rest, and the splendour of Your Light.
Amen.

From 1 November through to 8 November, if we visit a Cemetery in a spirit of piety and devotion, and Pray, even just mentally, for The Dead, we may gain a Plenary Indulgence for one Holy Soul on each Day of The Octave (on the usual conditions). This special Indulgence is only applicable to The Dead. 

We can Pray any of The Raccolta Prayers: Numbered 582-600, [Editor: From Wikipedia: The Raccolta (literally, "collection" in Italian) is a book, published from 1807 to 1950, that listed Roman Catholic Prayers and other Acts of Piety, such as Novenas, for which specific Indulgences were granted by Popes. In 1968, it was replaced by the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, listing fewer specific Prayers, but including new general grants that apply to a wide range of Prayerful actions. The Text was in Italian, with the Prayers given in Latin.] to accomplish this end, and especially The Dies Irae Sequence

(Raccolta: Number 587).

Using a Traditional Missal, one can Pray a number of the Prayers from the 2 November Mass or a Requiem Mass. In The Catholic Bible (Douay Rheims), it is ideal to Pray Psalm 129 "The De Profundis". Also, on 2 November, we can gain a Plenary Indulgence for The Holy Souls by visiting a Church and piously Praying for The Dead, (One "Our Father" and "Creed" suffice), and fulfilling all the usual conditions for a Plenary Indulgence.

The usual conditions for a Plenary Indulgence are: 1) Pray for the Pope (usually one Our Father one Hail Mary); 2) Worthily receive Holy Communion the day of the Indulgence; 3) Make a Sacramental Confession within a week (before or after); 4) Be free from all attachment to Sin, even Venial Sin. A sincere and devout act of the will to this end suffices. * If we fail in the usual conditions, there is still merit in our good Pious Act, but usually only amounts to a Partial Indulgence.

It should be noted that, according to Traditional Church Discipline and Practice, Fasting and Partial Abstinence are OBLIGATORY on The Vigil of Pentecost and ALL SAINTS DAY. To read more about what The Catholic Church Traditionally teaches on Fasting and Abstinence, visit this Web-Site: http://www.fisheaters.com/fasting.html

NOVEMBER: DEVOTION TO THE HOLY SOULS. From Fr. Schouppe's book, entitled "Purgatory": "There is in Purgatory, as in Hell, a double pain - the pain of loss and the pain of sense. The pain of loss consists in being deprived from a time of the sight of God. It is a moral thirst which torments our Soul. The pain of sense, of sensible suffering, is the same as that which we experience in our flesh." (p.32).

"Speaking in general, The Doctors [of The Church] agree in saying that the pains are most excruciating. The same fire, says Saint Gregory, torments The Damned and purifies The Elect. 'Almost all Theologians', says Saint Robert Bellarmine, 'teach that The Reprobate and The Souls in Purgatory suffer the action of the same fire.' It must be held as certain, writes the same Bellarmine, that there is no proportion between the sufferings of this life and those of Purgatory.

Saint Augustine declares precisely the same. They will be saved, no doubt, after The Trial of Fire, but that Trial will be terrible, that torment will be more intolerable than all the most excruciating sufferings in this World. Behold what Saint Augustine says, and what Saint Gregory, Venerable Bede, Saint Anselm, and Saint Bernard, have said, after him. Saint Thomas Aquinas goes even further; he maintains that the least pain of Purgatory surpasses all the sufferings of this life, whatsoever they may be." (pp 33-34).

 Let us, therefore, offer fervent Prayers for The Holy Souls in Purgatory. Monthly Tridentine Masses are offered for all our Benefactors, who are also remembered in our Daily Prayers.
Deo grátias ! / Thank you !

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The Vigil Of All Saints. 31 October.

Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

The Vigil of All Saints.
   31 October.

Simple.

Violet Vestments.

Iona Abbey, Scotland.

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The most illustrious Martyrs had at Rome, from the 4th-Century A.D., their Basilicas, where was Celebrated each Year the Anniversary of their death, or, rather, their birth in Heaven.

At that time, a number of Masses were prescribed without any fixed day in honour of those who had no public recognition. When, later, the names of Saints, who were not Martyrs, were introduced into The Ecclesiastical Calendar, a more Universal character was given to such Masses.

It is thus that, in the 8th-Century A.D., The Gregorian Sacramentary indicates among The Common Masses without a date: The Mass in Honour of All Saints.

Fixed in the following Century on 1 November, it became The Mass of All Saints' Day, for which we are this day prepared by a Vigil.

This explains why The Mass of The Vigil, as well as that of The Feast, contains extracts from The Masses of The Common of Martyrs.

Mass: Judicant sancti gentes.
Gloria: Is not said.

The Church Triumphant.

The Church Militant.

The Church Suffering.

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who reproduce Text and Illustrations from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal

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Artist: René de Cramer.

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The Vigil of All Saints is of Simple Rite and its Liturgical Colour is Violet. As with all Simple Rite Vigils, The Office runs from Mattins to None.

At Mattins, The Invitatory, Hymn, Antiphons, Psalms, Versicle and Response are from The Psalter for Friday. The Lessons, Proper to The Vigil, in The Nocturn, are a Homily of Saint Ambrose from The Common of Several Martyrs.

The Responsories are from The Friday of The Fifth Week of October. The Te Deum is not sung. The Second Scheme of Lauds for Friday is sung with Psalms 50, 142, 84, Domine, audivi auditionem tuam, and 147.

The Office Hymn is Aeterna caeli gloria. After the Antiphon on the Benedictus has been repeated, the  Ferial Preces are sung, with the Choir kneeling. After The Collect of The Vigil, The Suffrage of The Saints is omitted (c.f. pre-1911-1913 praxis when The Suffrages were sung).

At Prime, the Psalm displaced from Lauds by The Miserere is added to The Psalmody of The Day: Pss. 21(i), 21(ii), 21(iii), and 98. Both The Dominical and Ferial Preces are sung, with the Choir kneeling. At the other Hours, the short series of Ferial Preces are sung, again with the Choir kneeling, before The Collect of The Vigil.

Mass is sung after None. Following the normal rules for Vigils, four Candles are placed on the Altar, in contrast with two on ordinary Ferial Days. The Deacon and Sub-Deacon wear Violet Dalmatic and Tunicle, not Folded Chasubles. The Ferial Tone is used for The Orations and for The Preface and Pater Noster.

There is no Gloria. The Second Collect is of The Holy Ghost, Deus, qui corda, The Third Collect is Ecclesiae. As it is a 'Kneeling Day', the Choir kneels for the Prayers and from the Sanctus until Pax Domini. As the Gloria is not sung, the dismissal is

Benedicamus Domino.

Vespers are First Vespers of The Feast of All Saints, with a corresponding Colour change to Festive White. The Office is Proper and the Antiphons Vidi turbam magnam, etc, are sung, Doubled, with Pss. 109, 110, 111, 112 and 116. The Office Hymn is Placare, Christe, servulis. At Compline, The Dominical Psalms are sung.

In the 'Liturgical Books of 1962', The Vigil of All Saints has been abolished. Today is kept as a IV Class Ferial 'Green' Day. Mass is of Pentecost XX, there is a single Collect. Although The Gloria is not sung, Ite missa est is The Dismissal.

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All Saints’ Day. All Souls’ Day.

Illustration: OFFERIMUS TIBI DOMINE

The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs.

Artist: Fra Angelico (1395 –1455).

Date: 1420s.

Collection: National Gallery, London.

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Friday, 1 November 2019.

All Saints’ Day.

A Holy Day Of Obligation.

Where Will You Go To Mass ?

All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows’ Day, Hallowmas, The Feast of All Saints,

or, The Solemnity of All Saints.

“All Souls’ Day”.

Artist: Jakub Schikaneder (1855–1924).

Date: 1888.

Collection: National Gallery in Prague.

Source/Photographer: Ophelia2

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Saturday, 2 November 2019.

All Souls’ Day.

Let us, on this day, be present at
The Holy Sacrifice of The Mass, when The Church implores God to grant to The Faithful Departed,
who can now do nothing for themselves,
the remission of all their sins and Eternal Rest.

And let us visit the Cemeteries, where their bodies repose, and Pray for them. To recite the “De Profundis”
(Psalm 129) (The Prayer For The Dead), at the graves, would be a wonderful Act of Charity.

The Holy See granted a Plenary Indulgence on All Souls’ Day, “Toties Quoties” [Editor: Repeatedly. An Indulgence in The Roman Catholic Church that may be gained or granted as often as the required works are performed], applicable to The Souls of The Departed, to all those who visit a Church or Cemetery and Pray for The Departed and, also, for the intention of The Sovereign Pontiff.

The following Text is from ONE PETER FIVE

From a Reader, comes this list of the Special Indulgences that can be gained for The Poor Souls in Purgatory during this week of All Souls’ Commemorations:

Courtesy of Bridegroom Press:

Grant #29.1.1.

For The Souls in Purgatory.

Plenary Indulgence.

A Plenary Indulgence, applicable only to The Souls in Purgatory, is granted each and every day from 1 November to 8 November, who devoutly visit a Cemetery and there Pray, if only mentally, for The Departed.

“The Day of The Dead”.

Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905).

Date: 1859.

Collection: Bordeaux Beaux-Arts Museum.

Source/Photographer: Unknown.

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Grant #29.1.2.

All Souls’ Day .

Plenary Indulgence.

A Plenary Indulgence is granted The Faithful who, on All Souls’ Day, devoutly visit a Church, or an Oratory, and recite an Our Father and The Creed.

English: All Saints' Day in Röke, Sweden.

A graveyard outside a Lutheran Church,

in the Swedish City of Röke, during Allhallowtide.

(Note the lighted Candles on all the graves.)

Svenska: Alla helgons dag i Röke i Sverige.

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The following Text is from ABBA AVINU

“It is, therefore, a holy and wholesome thought to

Pray for The Dead . . .” (2 Maccabees 12:46).

Today, as we visit the graves of our loved ones who have gone before us, and Pray for their Souls, let us also remember and Pray for those Souls in Purgatory who have no one to Pray for them, or, to offer Holy Masses for them.

Sadly, these days, many Funeral Masses sound like Canonisation Services, when statements are made, like: “He/she (the deceased) must be in Heaven looking at all of you gathered here”, or, “Heaven has gained an Angel, today”; which lead people to believe that the person is now in Heaven and, thus, they neglect Praying for the Soul of the deceased.

To quote “Catholic Answers”: Contrary to common assumption, the purpose of The Funeral Mass is NOT to celebrate the life of the deceased, but to offer Worship to God for Christ’s victory over death, to comfort the mourners with Prayers, and to Pray for the Soul of the deceased.

No matter how well a person is presumed to have lived, we cannot assume that he/she has gone straight to Heaven, but we must Pray for the Soul and offer Holy Masses for the deceased. Saint Augustine of Hippo, Father and Doctor of The Church, wrote in “The City of God”: “By assisting them, we shall not only give great pleasure to God, but will acquire also great merit for ourselves. And, in return for our suffrages, these Blessed Souls will not neglect to obtain for us many Graces from God, but particularly the Grace of Eternal Life.

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“I hold for certain that a Soul delivered from Purgatory by the suffrages of a Christian, when she [Editor: The Soul] enters Paradise, will not fail to say to God: “Lord, do not suffer to be lost that person who has liberated me from the prison of Purgatory, and has brought me to the enjoyment of Thy Glory sooner than I have deserved.”

One of The Spiritual Works of Mercy is: “To Pray for The Living and The Dead.”

Saint John Marie Vianney said: “If it were but known how great is the power of the good Souls in Purgatory with The Heart of God, and, if we knew all the Graces we can obtain through their intercession, they would not be so forgotten. We must, therefore, Pray much for them, that they Pray much for us.”

May Our Lord have mercy on all Souls in Purgatory, and through our Prayers, joined with the intercession of The Blessed Virgin Mary and The Saints, may many Souls see Him, Face to Face, soon.

Our Lady Of Ushaw.

Our Lady of Ushaw,

Saint Cuthbert's Chapel, Ushaw Seminary,

Ushaw, County Durham, England.

Photo: April 2010.

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Author: Zephyrinus.

Ushaw Seminary, County Durham, England.

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"Ave Regina Cælorum".

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Ave, Regina cælorum,

Ave, Domina Angelorum:

Salve, radix, salve, Porta,

Ex qua mundo lux est orta:

Gaude Virgo gloriosa,

Super omnes speciosa,

Vale, o valde decora,

Et pro nobis Christum exora.

Divine Holy Mass, Saint Cuthbert's Chapel,

Ushaw, County Durham, England.

Photo: April 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zephyrinus.

"Ave Regina Cælorum".

Composer: Orlande de Lassus.

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Solemn Requiem Mass, with a very young Richard Hawker as MC.

Mr. Hawker is now Head Sacristan at Westminster Cathedral.

Our Lady of Ushaw statue can be seen behind the Deacon on the Sedilia.

Saint Cuthbert's Chapel, Ushaw, County Durham, England.

Photo: April 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zephyrinus.

"Salve, Regina",

from The Eton Choir Book.

Composer: William Cornysh.

Sung by: The Tallis Scholars.

Director: Peter Phillips.

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Divine Holy Mass, Saint Cuthbert's Chapel,

Ushaw, County Durham, England.

Photo: April 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zephyrinus.

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Ushaw College is a former Catholic Seminary, near the village of Ushaw Moor, County Durham, England. It was Founded in 1808 by scholars from The English College, Douai, France, who had fled France after The French Revolution.

Ushaw College was affiliated with The University of Durham from 1968 and was the principal Roman Catholic Seminary for the training of Catholic Priests in The North of England, finally closing in 2011 due to the shortage of Vocations.

The buildings and grounds are now maintained by a Charitable Trust.

Solemn Requiem Mass, Saint Cuthbert's Chapel,

Ushaw, County Durham, England.

Photo: April 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zephyrinus.

Solemn Requiem Mass, Saint Cuthbert's Chapel,

Ushaw, County Durham, England.

Photo: April 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zephyrinus.

A Dawn Mass in The English Martyrs Side-Chapel.

Ushaw, County Durham, England.

Photo: April 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zephyrinus.

Saint Cuthbert's Chapel, Ushaw, Durham, England.

A perfect setting for the Celebration of The Divine Mass.

Photo: April 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zephyrinus.

Saint Cuthbert's Chapel, Ushaw, Durham, England. A perfect setting for the

Celebration of The Divine Mass. Please God, one day this Chapel will be a regular

Mass location, again. During the height of Ushaw Seminary in the 1960s, over

400 Seminarians would attend Daily Divine Mass in this Chapel.

Photo: April 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zephyrinus.

"Missæ Defunctorum" (Mass For The Dead). Have You Recently Asked Your Pastor Or Parish Priest To Say A Mass For Your Deceased Family, Relatives, And Friends ?

The above Text is from 2 Maccabees 12:46 in The Douay-Rheims Bible.

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All Souls' Day Liturgy.

Celebrated at The Church of All Saints, Minneapolis, by Fr. Gerard Saguto, FSSP.

Photo: Tracy Fallaschek Dunne.

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Cornwall (“Kernow”). Cornish Paintings. Cornish Pilchards. Cornish Pasties. Cornish Language. Cornish Rugby. Cornish Flag.

"The Greeting".

Artist: Walter Langley (1852–1922).

Date: 1904.

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Walter Langley (8 June 1852 – 21 March 1922) was an English painter and Founder of The Newlyn School of plein air artists.

In 1884, Langley was elected a member of the RBSA and continued to exhibit widely throughout the U.K,, and abroad. Later in his career, his reputation grew. One of Langley's paintings was singled out as "a beautiful and true work of art" by Leo Tolstoy, in his book " What is Art ? ", while, in 1895, Langley was invited by The Uffizi to contribute a self-portrait to hang alongside those of Raphael, Rubens and Rembrandt in their collection of portraits of great artists.

Today his work is considered "vital to the image of The Newlyn School" and, "alongside Stanhope Forbes . . . the most consistent in style and substantial in output".

Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow), is a Ceremonial County and Unitary Authority area of England within The United Kingdom. Cornwall is a peninsula bordered to the North and West by The Celtic Sea, to the South by The English Channel, and to the East by The County of Devon, over The River Tamar.

Cornwall has a population of 536,000 and covers an area of 3,563 km2 (1,376 sq mi). The Administrative Centre, and only City in Cornwall, is Truro, although the Town of Saint Austell has the largest population.

Still retaining their traditional character, the villages of Kingsand and Cawsand, in Cornwall, situated on the Rame Peninsula, are popular with tourists. They are untouched by time with a fascinating smuggling and fishing past.

Illustration: CORNISH TRADITIONAL COTTAGES

The Sound Of The Cornish Language.

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Cornish Pilchards.

Delicious.

Illustration: AMAZON

Cornish Pilchard

(Sardina pilchardus).

Photo: April 2011.

Source: Own work.

Attribution: © Citron / CC-BY-SA-3.0

Author: Citron/ CC-BY-SA-3.0.

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Cornish Rugby.

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"Between The Tides".

Artist: Walter Langley (1852–1922).

Date: 1901.

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" The Waif ".

Artist: Walter Langley (1852–1922).

Date: 1889.

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The area is noted for its wild moorland landscapes, its long and varied coastline, its attractive villages, its many place-names derived from the Cornish language, and its very mild climate. Extensive stretches of Cornwall's coastline, and Bodmin Moor, are protected as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

English: Saint Piran's Flag, Flag of Cornwall.

Kernowek: Baner Peran, Baner Kernow

Ænglisc: Cornwealla fana

Brezhoneg: Banniel Sant Piran

Cymraeg: Baner Cernyw

Deutsch: Flagge von Cornwall

Français: Drapeau de saint Piran, Drapeau des Cornouailles

Gaeilge: Bratach na Chorn

Latina: Vexillum Cornubiae

The County of Cornwall shown within England.

Date: 16 November 2010.

Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData: County boundaries and GB coastline. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Irish, French and Isle of Man coastlines, Lough Neagh and Irish border.

Author: Nilfanion

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Cornish Pasty.

Illustration: CORNISH PASTY ASSOCIATION