Saint Protus And Saint Hyacinth. Martyrs. Feast Day 11 September.

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Saint Protus and Saint Hyacinth.

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The Church of Saints Hyacinth and Protus, in Blisland, Cornwall, England.

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Saint Protus and Saint Hyacinth were Christian Martyrs during the Persecution of Emperor Valerian (257 A.D.–259 A.D.). Protus' name is sometimes spelled Protatius, Proteus, Prothus, Prote, and Proto. Saint Hyacinth is sometimes called by his Latin name Hyacinthus (in French: Hyacinthe; Spanish: Jacinto; and Italian: Giacinto).

The day of their annual Commemoration is mentioned in the "Depositio Martyrum" on 11 September, in the Chronographia for the year 354 A.D. The Chronographia also mentions their graves, in the Coemeterium of Basilla on the Via Salaria, later the Catacomb of Saint Hermes. The "Itineraries" and other early authorities likewise give this as their place of burial.

Tradition holds that Protus and Hyacinth were brothers. They served as Chamberlains to Saint Eugenia, and were baptised, along with her, by Helenus, Bishop of Heliopolis. Devoting themselves zealously to the study of Sacred Scripture, they lived with the Hermits of Egypt and, later, accompanied Eugenia to Rome. There, they were arrested for their Christianity by Emperor Gallienus (260 A.D.–268 A.D.). Refusing to deny their Faith, they were first scourged and then beheaded on 11 September.

The Martyrdom of Saint Protus and Saint Hyacinth.

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Interior detail.The Church of Saints Hyacinth and Protus, in Blisland, Cornwall, England.

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In 1845, Father Marchi discovered the still-undisturbed grave of Saint. Hyacinth in a Crypt of the above- mentioned Catacomb. It was a small square Niche, in which lay the ashes and pieces of burned bone, wrapped in the remains of costly stuffs.

Evidently, the Saint had been burnt; most probably both Martyrs had suffered death by fire. The Niche was closed by a marble slab, similar to that used to close a Loculus, and bearing the original Latin inscription that confirmed the date in the old Roman Martyrology:

D P III IDUS SEPTEBR

YACINTHUS

MARTYR

(Buried on 11 September Hyacinthus Martyr).

Rood Screen, The Church of Saints Hyacinth and Protus, in Blisland, Cornwall, England.
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The Church of Saints Hyacinth and Protus, in Blisland, Cornwall, England.
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In the same Chamber were found fragments of an Architrave, belonging to some later decoration, with the words:

. . . S E P U L C R U M P R O T I M (artyris) . . .

(Grave of the Martyr Protus).

Thus, both Martyrs were buried in the same Crypt. Pope Damasus I wrote an Epitaph, in honour of the two Martyrs, part of which still exists. In the Epitaph, Pope Damasus calls Protus and Hyacinth "brothers."

When Pope Leo IV (847 A.D.–855 A.D.) transferred the bones of a large number of Roman Martyrs to the Churches of Rome, the Relics of these two Saints were to be translated, also; but, probably on account of the devastation of the Burial Chamber, only the grave of Saint Protus was found. His bones were transferred to San Salvatore on the Palatine Hill.

The remains of Saint Hyacinth were placed (1849) in the Chapel of the Propaganda College. Later, the tombs of the two Saints, and a Stairway, built at the end of the 4th-Century, were discovered and restored.

The Parish Church of Blisland, in Cornwall, England, is dedicated to Saint Protus. It is known locally as Saint Pratt and Saint Hyacinth.

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The Church of Saints Hyacinth and Protus,

Blisland, Cornwall, England.

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The following Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

Saints Protus and Hyacinth.

   Martyrs.

   Feast Day 11 September.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

After having been cruelly scourged, these two brothers were beheaded and took their places in The Army of Martyrs (Alleluia).

This was at Rome, about 260 A.D., under Emperors Valerian and Gallian.

Mass: Salus autem.

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San Gennaro Festival. Little Italy, Manhattan, New York.

Our Lady of Sorrows in the 8th-Century A.D. Benedictine Abbey in Frauenchiemsee, Germany.

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Once again The Society Of Saint Hugh of Cluny returns to

The Most Precious Blood Church, in Little Italy, New York,

for our annual Italian heritage Pilgrimage. 

Once again we will sponsor a Sung Mass (Missa Cantata)

with orchestral accompaniment amid the noisy tumult

of The San Gennaro Festival. 

This year, however, in view of the dire straits of The Church,

we will be Celebrating The Mass Of The Feast Of The Day:

Our Lady Of Sorrows. 

The Mass takes place on

Saturday, 15 September 2018, at 1100 hrs. 

Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla is The Celebrant. 

Please help publicise this Divine Mass !

Hope to see many of you there !

Father Richard Gennaro Cipolla, shown here at last year’s Mass, will return as The Celebrant.

The Shrine Church of The Most Precious Blood,

113 Baxter Street, New York, NY 10013.

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The Church of The Most Precious Blood is The National Shrine Church of San Gennaro

and the location of Holy Doors during The Year of Mercy.

Located on Baxter Street, Manhattan, with an additional entrance on Mulberry Street,

The Church of The Most Precious Blood is part of Manhattan's Little Italy neighbourhood,

and the sister Church of the Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral.

During The Feast of San Gennaro, a statue of San Gennaro is taken from its home within

the Church on a Procession through the streets of Little Italy. The construction of

The Most Precious Blood Church was initiated by The Scalabrini Fathers in the Late-19th-Century. The Scalabrini Order built the foundation, but ran out of funds to complete the job.

The Franciscans then took over the Parish and completed the Church building.

It is the home of the extraordinary Nativity of Mercy, which beautifully presents The Birth of Christ, and The Works of Mercy in an awe inspiring display. "Presepe or Presepio" - as it is affectionately called by Italians of all regions - is the result of countless hours of work of the artists

of La Scarabattola, a prestigious artistic Italian firm. The original idea of representing The Birth of Christ is traditionally associated with Saint Francis of Assisi, who, in Greccio, in 1223, invited

all to participate in The Coming of The Lord by re-enacting the scene at The Manger.

Appropriately, The Nativity of Mercy presents Saint Francis while speaking to the birds.

The Church of The Most Precious Blood is home to several vibrant Religious Societies,

in addition to "The Figli di San Gennaro", including: The Community of Sant Egidio,

The Craco Society, and The San Angelo Society. Besides the strong Italian Tradition, 

the Vietnamese Congregation has also grown in recent years.

The High Altar, The Shrine Church of The Most Precious Blood.

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Saint Nicholas Of Tolentino. Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 10 September.

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Saint Nicholas of Tolentino.

Artist: Pietro Perugino (1448–1523).

Date: 1507.

Current location: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy.

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Nicholas of Tolentino (Italian: San Nicola da Tolentino, Spanish: San Nicolás de Tolentino) (circa 1246 – 10 September 1305), known as The Patron of Holy Souls, was an Italian Saint and Mystic.

Nicholas Gurrutti was born at Sant'Angelo in Pontano, in Italy, in what was then The March of Ancona. He was the son of parents who had been childless into middle age. Compagnonus de Guarutti and Amata de Guidiani, They Prayed at The Shrine of Saint Nicholas of Myra for his Intercession, and, when Amata became pregnant, they named their son after the Saint.

A studious, kind and gentle youth, at the age of sixteen Nicholas became an Augustinian Friar and was a student of the Blessed Angelus de Scarpetti. A Monk at The Monasteries at Recanati and Macerata, as well as others, he was Ordained in 1270, at the age of twenty-five, and soon became known for his Preaching and Teachings.

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino.

Illustration: LIVES OF THE SAINTS

Nicholas, who had had Visions of Angels reciting "to Tolentino", in 1274 took this as a sign to move to that City, where he lived the rest of his life. Nicholas worked to counteract the decline of Morality and Religion, which came with the development of City Life in the Late-13th-Century.

On account of his kind and gentle manner, his Superiors entrusted him with the daily feeding of The Poor, at The Monastery Gates, but, at times, he was so free with the Friary's provisions that the Procurator begged the Superior to check his generosity.

Once, when weak after a long Fast, he received a Vision of The Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Augustine, who told him to eat some bread, marked with a Cross, and dipped in water. Upon doing so, he was immediately stronger. He started distributing these rolls to the ailing, while Praying to Mary, often curing the sufferers; this is the origin of The Augustinian Custom of Blessing and Distributing Saint Nicholas Bread.

Church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine, Bronx, New York, United States of America.

Illustration: SAINT NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE

In Tolentino, Nicholas worked as a Peacemaker in a City torn by strife between The Guelphs and Ghibellines, who, in the conflict for control of Italy, supported The Pope and The Holy Roman Emperor, respectively. He ministered to his flock, helped The Poor and visited Prisoners. When working wonders, or healing people, he always asked those he helped to "say nothing of this", explaining that he was just God's instrument.

During his life, Nicholas is said to have received Visions, including Images of Purgatory, which friends ascribed to his lengthy Fasts. Prayer for The Souls in Purgatory was the outstanding characteristic of his Spirituality. Because of this, Nicholas was proclaimed Patron of The Souls in Purgatory, in 1884, by Pope Leo XIII.

Towards the end of his life, he became ill, suffering greatly, but still continued the Mortifications that had been part of his Holy Life. Nicholas died on 10 September 1305.

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino.

Patron of The Holy Souls.

Illustration: HELPERS OF THE HOLY SOULS

There are many tales and legends that relate to Nicholas. One says that the devil once beat him with a stick, which was then displayed for years in his Church. In another, Nicholas, a vegetarian, was served a roasted fowl, over which he made The Sign of The Cross, and it flew out a window. Nine passengers on a ship, going down at sea, once asked Nicholas' aid and he appeared in the sky, wearing The Black Augustinian Habit, radiating Golden Light, holding a Lily in his Left Hand, and, with his Right Hand, he quelled the storm. An Apparition of the Saint, it is said, once saved the burning Palace of The Doge of Venice, by throwing a piece of Blessed Bread on the flames. He was also reported to have Resurrected over one hundred dead children, including several who had drowned together.

According to the Peruvian chronicler, Antonio de la Calancha, it was Saint Nicholas of Tolentino who made possible a permanent Spanish settlement in the rigorous, high-altitude climate of Potosí, Bolivia. He reported that all children, born to Spanish colonists there, died in childbirth or soon thereafter, until a father dedicated his unborn child to Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (whose own parents, after all, had required Saintly intervention to have a child). The colonist's son, born on Christmas Eve, 1598, survived to healthy adulthood, and many later parents followed the example of naming their sons Nicolás.

Nicholas was Canonised by Pope Eugene IV (also an Augustinian) in 1446. He was the first Augustinian to be Canonised. At his Canonisation, Nicholas was credited with three hundred Miracles, including three Resurrections.

English: The Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.

(A statue of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino is on The Charles Bridge (see next photo, below.)

Español: Puente de Carlos una mañana temprano, antes de llenarse de turistas.

Français: Pont Charles a Prague.

Čeština: Karlův most v Praze.

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The Remains of Saint Nicholas are preserved at The Shrine of Saint Nicholas, in the Basilica di San Nicola da Tolentino, in the City of Tolentino, Province of Macerata, in Marche, Italy.

He is particularly invoked as an Advocate for The Souls in Purgatory, especially during Lent and the month of November. In many Augustinian Churches, there are Weekly Devotions to Saint Nicholas, on behalf of The Suffering Souls. 2 November, All Souls' Day, holds special significance for the devotees of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino.

Pope Saint Pius V did not include him in The Tridentine Calendar, but he was later inserted and given 10 September as his Feast Day. Judged to be of limited importance worldwide, his Liturgical Celebration was not kept in the 1969 Revision of The General Roman Calendar, but he is still recognised as one of The Saints of The Roman Catholic Church.

English: The statue of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino on the Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.

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A number of Churches and Oratories are dedicated to him, including San Nicolò da Tolentino, in Venice, San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani, in Rome, and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, in The Bronx, New York. In the Philippines, the 16th-Century Church of San Nicolas de Tolentino, in Banton, Romblon, was built in honour of him and his Feast Day is celebrated as the annual Biniray Festival, commemorating the Devotion of the Island's Catholic inhabitants to Saint Nicholas during the Muslim raids in the 16th-Century.

In the Province of Pampanga, Philippines, is a 440-year-old Augustinian Church, which was founded in 1575 and built in his honour. A Second-Class Relic of the Saint is Venerated every Tuesday after Mass.

He is depicted in The Black Habit of The Hermits of Saint Augustine — a Star above him, or on his breast, a Lily, or a Crucifix, garlanded with Lilies, in his hand. Sometimes, instead of the Lily, he holds a Vial filled with money or bread.

The 2012 Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Parish Fiesta poster, Macabebe, Philippines.

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The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino.
   Confessor.
   Feast Day 10 September.

Double.

White Vestments.

Nicholas, called "of Tolentino", on account of his long sojourn at this place, received the Baptismal Name of the Holy Bishop of Myra, because he was born after a Pilgrimage, made by his parents to the tomb of the great Miracle-Worker at Bari.

Following the example of his Holy Patron, although only seven years old, he Fasted several times a week. Listening, one day, to a Sermon by a Preacher of The Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, on contempt of the World, he determined to give up all he possessed (Gospel) and to enter that Order.

He is represented holding a Lily, because he was always a model of Innocence and Purity. He died in 1308.

Mass: Justus.

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Saint Gorgonius. Martyr (+ 303 A.D.). Feast Day, Today, 9 September.

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Saint Gorgonius. 
   Martyr.
   Feast Day 9 September. 

Simple.

Red Vestments.

The Martyrdom of Saint Gorgonius and Saint Dorothy.

Date: 14th-Century.

Source: Vies de saints, France, Paris, France.

Author: Richard de Montbaston et collaborateurs.

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Gorgonius was born at Nicomedia [Editor: Nicomedia. Greek: Νικομήδεια; modern-day İzmit) was an ancient Greek City in what is now Turkey]. While an Officer of The Household of Emperor Diocletian, he converted to The Faith of Christ, with the help of his colleague, Dorothy, both the Servants of The Imperial Palace.

"To punish them for such audacity, they were hung up and their bodies lacerated by whips; then vinegar and salt were thrown on their uncovered entrails; and they were strangled after having been roasted on a grid-iron".

They were put to death at Nicomedia in 303 A.D. Later, the body of Saint Gorgonius was buried at Rome on The Latin Way, whence it was eventually Translated to The Basilica of Saint Peter.

Mass: Laetábitur.

Saint Adrian. Martyr. Feast Day 8 September.

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unless otherwise stated.

Saint Adrian.
   Martyr.
   Feast Day 8 September.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Saint Adrian's Church, West Wemyss, Scotland. The Church was built in 1890.

Date: 20 February 2006.

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"At Nicomedia", says The Roman Martyrology, "Saint Adrian, Martyr, and twenty-three other Saints, who, after undergoing many torments, had their legs crushed and thus ended their glorious fight under the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian, about 303 A.D.

"The body of Saint Adrian was later Translated to Rome on the day when his Feast is Solemnised".

Mass: In virtúte.

English: Stained-Glass Window, depicting Saint Adrian (centre) in the Basilica

of Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Below are the Armorial Crests of The House of Lorraine (left), The House of Anjou (centre)

and the City Arms of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port.

Deutsch: Bleiglasfenster (Baie 17) in der Basilika Saint-Nicolas in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port

im Département Meurthe-et-Moselle (Lothringen/Frankreich), mit Fragmenten

aus der Renaissance; Darstellung: Ehepaar Fiacre Fériet (links) und Jennon Thierie (rechts),

hl. Adrian von Nikomedien; unten Wappen des Hauses Lothringen (links),

des Hauses Anjou (Mitte) und Stadtwappen von Saint-Nicolas-de-Port.

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Author: GFreihalter.

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Saint Adrian (also known as Hadrian), or Adrian of Nicomedia, was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. After becoming a convert to Christianity, with his wife Natalia, Adrian was Martyred at Nicomedia.

Saint Adrian and Saint Natalia lived in Nicomedia, during the time of Emperor Maximian, in the Early-4th Century. The twenty-eight-year-old Adrian was Head of the Praetorium.

It is said that, while presiding over the torture of a band of Christians, he asked them what reward they expected to receive from God. They replied:

"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him" (1 Corinthians 2:9).

He was so amazed at their courage that he publicly confessed his Faith, though he had not himself yet been Baptised. He was then immediately imprisoned. He was forbidden visitors, but accounts state that his wife Natalia came to visit him, dressed as a boy, to ask for his Prayers when he entered Heaven.

The executioners wanted to burn the bodies of the dead, but a storm arose and quenched the fire.

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The Nativity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Feast Day 8 September.

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The Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
   Feast Day 8 September.

Double of The Second-Class
   with a Simple Octave.

White Vestments.

"Birth of The Virgin".

Artist: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682).

Date: 1660.

Current location: Louvre Museum, Paris, France.

Source/Photographer: Web Gallery of Art.

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This very ancient Feast was already Solemnised in the 7th-Century A.D., and Pope Innocent IV, to fulfil the Vow made by the Cardinals before the Election of his predecessor, gave it an Octave at The First Council of Lyons in 1245.

Today's date (8 September) served to fix The Feast of The Immaculate Conception on 8 December.

Mary is inseparable from Jesus in The Divine Plan, wherefore The Liturgy applies to her what Holy Scripture says of The Eternal Wisdom, which is The Word "by Whom all was made".

The Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, located along State Route 119,

in Cassella, in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States. Built in 1858,

the Church and its Rectory were listed together on The National Register of Historic Places

as a part of the Cross-Tipped Churches of Ohio Thematic Resources.

Photo: 27 May 2010.

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Like Christ, The Virgin presides over the whole work of Creation, for, having been chosen of All Eternity to give us The Saviour, it is she, with her Son, whom God had chiefly in view when He created the World.

Every Parish Priest Celebrates Mass for the people of his Parish.

Mass: Salve, sancta parens.
Commemoration: Saint Adrian.

Fourth Latin Missa Cantata In This Mediaeval Church Since 1538. Sung Votive Mass Of The Blessed Virgin Mary And Commemoration Of Ember Saturday In September.

Saint Augustine's Church, Snave, Ashford, Kent.

A Latin Missa Cantata will be Celebrated here on Saturday, 22 September 2018, 1200 hrs.

Travel Directions are given, below.

It is possible that a small private Chapel stood on this site before the present building was commenced in the Late-13th-Century. The East End is unusual in that The Lady Chapel

(more recently used as a School Room) vies for importance with The Chancel.

Declared redundant in 1983, Saint Augustine's Church is now entirely maintained by

The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust.

Text: © 2014 Joan Campbell.

Photograph: © 2014 John Hendy.

Illustration: THE ROMNEY MARCH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Missa Cantata at Saint Augustine's, Snave (near Ashford, Kent), September 2015.

The first time in 477 years that a Latin Sung Mass (Missa Cantata) had been Celebrated

in this beautiful Mediaeval Church on Romney Marsh, Kent, England.

On Saturday, 22 September 2018, 1200 hrs, there will be Celebrated another

Missa Cantata at this lovely Church.

Illustration: LATIN MASS SOCIETY

The Latin Mass Society returns to Snave

for a Missa Cantata, at 12 Noon,

Saturday, 22 September 2018.

The Celebrant is Fr. Marcus Holden.

Music will be supplied by The Victoria Consort.

For those unfamiliar with the

superb quality of their singing, a CD,

Mass for Saint Augustine of Canterbury,

is available to purchase from

The Latin Mass Society

at LMS SHOP.

Saint Augustine's Church is one of

the Mediaeval Churches now in the care of

The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust, who have kindly given permission for us to Celebrate The Mass.

Light refreshments will be served after Mass.

Missa Cantata.

Saint Augustine's Church,

Snave, Ashford, Kent TN26 2QJ.

Saturday, 22 September 2018,

1200 hrs.

Celebrant: Fr. Marcus Holden.

Music: The Victoria Consort.

Director: Dominic Bevan.

Further Details: Mrs. Marygold Turner.

Telephone: 01580 291372.

Travel Directions to Saint Augustine's Church,

Snave (near Ashford), Kent TN26 2QJ.

By Road.

Leave the M20 at Junction 10.

Follow the A2070 towards Hastings.

After, approx, 9.3 miles, take the Slip Road

to the LEFT (signposted "SNAVE").

At the Post-Box (on your LEFT),

TURN LEFT,

and you have arrived at the Church.

(N.B. Google Maps mark the destination

as "Manor Farm")

By Rail.

Frequent Trains from

Saint Pancras International Railway Station, London, going to

ASHFORD INTERNATIONAL.

Then take a Taxi to SNAVE.

Permission for this Mass at Saint Augustine's Church, Snave, Ashford, Kent,

has been kindly given by

THE ROMNEY MARSH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Missa Cantata,

in Saint Augustine's Church,

Snave (near Ashford), Kent TN26 2QJ.

Saturday, 22 September 2018,

1200 hrs.

Snave is one of a group of Mediaeval Churches built to serve very small communities on

Romney Marsh, in Kent. Now redundant, they are in the care of The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust, who have kindly given permission for us to Celebrate Mass

on Saturday, 22 September 2018, at 12 noon.

2017 was the third time that a Latin Mass had been Celebrated in the Church since Reformation times. We are delighted to be able to return this year.

Missa Cantata.

Saint Augustine's Church,

Snave, Ashford, Kent TN26 2QJ.

Saturday, 22 September 2018, 1200 hrs.

Celebrant: Fr. Marcus Holden.

Schola: The Victoria Consort.

Director: Dominic Bevan.

Further Details: Mrs. Marygold Turner 01580 291372.

Permission for this Mass at Saint Augustine's Church,

Snave, Ashford, Kent, has been kindly given by

THE ROMNEY MARSH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Stunning !!! Paintings By Edwin Lord Weeks. American Artist (1849-1903).

"Leaving For The Hunt".

Artist: Edwin Lord Weeks (1849 – 1903).

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"A Great Mogul and his Court returning from The Great Mosque at Delhi, India".

Artist: Edwin Lord Weeks.

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Edwin Lord Weeks (1849 – 1903) was an American artist born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849. His parents were affluent Spice and Tea Merchants from Newton, a suburb of Boston, and, as such, they were able to finance their son's youthful interest in painting and travelling.

As a young man, Weeks visited The Florida Keys to draw, and also travelled to Surinam, in South America. His earliest-known paintings date from 1867, when he was eighteen years old, although it is not until his "Landscape with Blue Heron", dated 1871 and painted in The Everglades, that Weeks started to exhibit a dexterity of technique and eye for composition — presumably having taken professional tuition.

"Street Scene in India" (circa 1884–1888).

Artist: Edwin Lord Weeks.

Currently housed in The Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.

Date: 20 June 2010.

Source/Photographer: Own work.

Author: AgnosticPreachersKid

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In 1872, Weeks relocated to Paris, France, becoming a pupil of Léon Bonnat and Jean-Léon Gérôme.

After his studies in Paris, Weeks emerged as one of America's major painters of Orientalist subjects. Throughout his adult life, he was an inveterate traveller and journeyed to South America (1869), Egypt and Persia (1870), Morocco (frequently between 1872 and 1878), and India (1882–1883).

In 1895, Weeks wrote and illustrated a book of travels, From The Black Sea, through Persia and India, and, in 1897, he published "Episodes of Mountaineering".

Weeks died in Paris in November 1903. He was a Member of The Légion d'honneur, France, an Officer of The Order of Saint Michael (Bavaria), and a Member of The Munich Secession.

Weeks exhibited his work in nearly every annual Salon (Paris). He earned a Medal of Honour in 1884, then a Third Class Medal in 1889, followed by a Gold Medal at the 1889 International Exhibition, and, finally, the Legion of Honour in 1896.

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