The Liquefaction of the Blood of St. Januarius, at Naples
Title | The Liquefaction of the Blood of St. Januarius, at Naples PDF eBook |
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Total Pages | 100 |
Release | 1872 |
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The Liquefaction of the Blood of St. Januarius at Naples
Title | The Liquefaction of the Blood of St. Januarius at Naples PDF eBook |
Author | Anonymous |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | 86 |
Release | 2023-05-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3368166794 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.
The Liquefaction of the Blood of St. Januarius, at Naples
Title | The Liquefaction of the Blood of St. Januarius, at Naples PDF eBook |
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Total Pages | 79 |
Release | 1871 |
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The matter of miracles
Title | The matter of miracles PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Hills |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | 726 |
Release | 2021-02-02 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1526100398 |
This book investigates baroque architecture through the lens of San Gennaro’s miraculously liquefying blood in Naples. This vantage point allows a bracing and thoroughly original rethink of the power of baroque relics and reliquaries. It shows how a focus on miracles produces original interpretations of architecture, sanctity and place which will engage architectural historians everywhere. The matter of the baroque miracle extends into a rigorous engagement with natural history, telluric philosophy, new materialism, theory and philosophy. The study will transform our understanding of baroque art and architecture, sanctity and Naples. Bristling with new archival materials and historical insights, this study lifts the baroque from its previous marginalisation to engage fiercely with materiality and potentiality and thus unleash baroque art and architecture as productive and transformational.
Sensitive Matter
Title | Sensitive Matter PDF eBook |
Author | Michel Mitov |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 143 |
Release | 2012-04-10 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0674069242 |
Life would not exist without sensitive, or soft, matter. All biological structures depend on it, including red blood globules, lung fluid, and membranes. So do industrial emulsions, gels, plastics, liquid crystals, and granular materials. What makes sensitive matter so fascinating is its inherent versatility. Shape-shifting at the slightest provocation, whether a change in composition or environment, it leads a fugitive existence. Physicist Michel Mitov brings drama to molecular gastronomy (as when two irreconcilable materials are mixed to achieve the miracle of mayonnaise) and offers answers to everyday questions, such as how does paint dry on canvas, why does shampoo foam better when you “repeat,” and what allows for the controlled release of drugs? Along the way we meet a futurist cook, a scientist with a runaway imagination, and a penniless inventor named Goodyear who added sulfur to latex, quite possibly by accident, and created durable rubber. As Mitov demonstrates, even religious ritual is a lesson in the surprising science of sensitive matter. Thrice yearly, the reliquary of St. Januarius is carried down cobblestone streets from the Cathedral to the Church of St. Clare in Naples. If all goes as hoped—and since 1389 it often has—the dried blood contained in the reliquary’s largest vial liquefies on reaching its destination, and Neapolitans are given a reaffirming symbol of renewal.
Islam, Christianity and the Realms of the Miraculous
Title | Islam, Christianity and the Realms of the Miraculous PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Richard Netton |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | 271 |
Release | 2018-01-23 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1474446302 |
The first book-length English-language study of Hong Kong horror films
Fruits of Fatima
Title | Fruits of Fatima PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Pronechen |
Publisher | Sophia Institute Press |
Total Pages | 204 |
Release | 2019-08-08 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1622828151 |
This riveting account of true-life Fatima events of the past hundred years demonstrates that Our Lady's messages are more vital today than ever before. Here, author Joseph Pronechen reports on scores of post-Fatima incidents that reveal the wide-reaching influence the apparitions have had throughout this past century on the lives of ordinary people, popes, saints — and even unbelievers! You'll learn of amazing but little-known Fatima-related occurrences, including the role of the apparitions in . . . The declaration of the dogma of the Assumption of Mary The 1981 attempt to assassinate Pope St. John Paul II — and his miraculous survival St. Padre Pio's astounding recovery from a long-term illness The Church's struggle against Communism St. Faustina's Divine Mercy visions And many more incidents related to Fatima! It's time to discover all of Fatima — not simply the isolated incidents of the early