Child Entering the Chapel of Jesus and Mary – Matthäus Schiestl – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Valentine green shoot springing forth

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It reminds me that Jesus is not a part of my life

1928) was a Mexican Cristero who was killed by government officials because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith

Her feast day is November 17

He is Mercy and he wants us to be merciful to others

Child Entering the Chapel of Jesus and Mary – Matthäus Schiestl – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Valentine green shoot springing forthThis cozy picture of a chapel in the woods warms our hearts. It was done by one of our favorite Catholic artists, Matthus Schiestl (1869 1939), a German artist who was known primarily for doing Catholic pictures, mostly of Jesus and Mary, in settings of the German forest. They are all wonderful, with a personal, secluded feel, a mixture of heartwarming and mystical. The paintings were turned into holy cards, which were very popular and can still be