16 August / 20 March – Saint Joachim

Annus Dierum Sanctorum
Quam pulchri sunt gressus tui filia Principis.
How beautiful are thy steps O prince’s daughter!
Canticles 7.1
Unde hoc mihi, ut veniat mater Domini mei ad me.
whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Luke 1.43

Modern Hagiography

Bibliotheca Sanctorum

Roman Martyrology20 March & 16 August

Lives of the Saints by Francis Weninger.

The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger.

Character Calendar  

La vie des saints 

La vie des saints

The Lives of Saints, with Other Feasts of the Year, According to the Roman Calendar by Peter Ribadeneira.

Tradition in Action

Medieval Hagiography

BHL 

Acta Sanctorum

The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity Database

Breviarium Romanum Latin.

Art & Architecture

Index of Medieval Art

Portail Biblissima

POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine

Warburg Institute Iconographic Database 

Guide to Christian Iconography: Images, Symbols, and Texts 

Monologion of Basil II (about)

Joachim Series in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua  
The Expulsion of Joachim
Joachim amongst the shepherds
Joachim sacrifices a kid goat to the Lord
Joachim’s dream
Joachim meets Anna at the Golden Gate

Expulsion of Joachim from the Temple by Giovanni da Milano in the Rinuccini Chapel in Santa Croce in Florence

Expulsion of Joachim by Taddeo Gaddi in the Baroncelli Chapel in Santa Croce in Florence

Expulsion of Joachim by Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel in Santa Maria Novella in Florence

Annunciation to Joachim by Guido Reni in the Cappella dell’Annunziata al Quirinale

Saints and their Attributes
Saints and their Emblems

Caractéristiques des saints dans l’art populaire by Charles Cahier – agneau, ange, autel, bergers, embrassement, groupe, image de N.-D., lis, porte.

Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Mrs. Jameson.

A Handbook of Christian Symbols and Stories of the Saints as Illustrated in Art by Clara Erskine Clement.

Saints and their Symbols: A Companion in the Churches and Picture Galleries of Europe by E. A. Greene.

The Saints in Art by Joseph Maria von Radowitz.

Emblems of Saints by Which They Are Distinguished in Works of Art by F. C. Husenbeth.

Sacred Symbols in Art by Elizabeth Edwards Goldsmith.

Music

Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant

Devotions

Prayers to Saint Joachim in the Raccolta 

Heortology: A History Of The Christian Festivals From Their Origin To The Present Day by Heinrich Kellner.

Manna for the Soul: Meditations for Every Day of the Year by Paulo Segneri.

Goffine’s Devout Instructions on the Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays and Holydays

16 August – Saint Hyacinth

Modern Hagiography

Bibliotheca Sanctorum

Martyrologium Romanum

Roman Martyrology

Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler.

Lives of the Saints by Francis Weninger.

Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.

The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger.

Character Calendar 

Pictorial Lives of the Saints 

Our Birthday Bouquet Culled from the Shrines of the Saints and the Gardens of the Poets by Eleanor C. Donnelly.

Miniature Lives Of The Saints For Every Day In The Year by Henry Sebastian Bowden.

Short Lives of the Dominican Saints 

Stories of the Saints Fifth Series by Mary Seymour.

The Lives of Saints, with Other Feasts of the Year, According to the Roman Calendar by Peter Ribadeneira.

La vie des saints

Medieval Hagiography

BHL 

Acta Sanctorum

Breviarium RomanumLatin & English.

Art & Architecture

Vatican Colonnade 

Warburg Institute Iconographic Database 

Guide to Christian Iconography: Images, Symbols, and Texts

Google Arts & Culture 

Post-Biblical Saints Art Index
Saints and their Attributes

Legends of the Monastic Orders as Represented in the Fine Arts by Mrs. Jameson.

A Handbook of Christian Symbols and Stories of the Saints as Illustrated in Art by Clara Erskine Clement.

Lives and Legends of the English Bishops and Kings, Mediaeval Monks, and Other Later Saints by Mrs. Arthur Bell.

The Saints in Art with Their Attributes and Symbols, Alphabetically Arranged by Margaret E. Tabor.

Saints and their Symbols: A Companion in the Churches and Picture Galleries of Europe by E. A. Greene.

The Saints in Art by Joseph Maria von Radowitz.

Emblems of Saints by Which They Are Distinguished in Works of Art by F. C. Husenbeth.

15 August – Saint Alypius of Thagaste

Modern Hagiography

Bibliotheca Sanctorum

Martyrologium Romanum

Roman Martyrology

Sanctorale Catholicum

Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler.

Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.

Miniature Lives Of The Saints For Every Day In The Year by Henry Sebastian Bowden.

Rome and the Negro:  Lives of the Noted African Bishops, Saints, Martyrs, Holy Women and Fathers of Deserts

Medieval Hagiography

Acta Sanctorum

Art & Architecture

BeWeB

Medieval Religion Listserv

15C Sant’Agostino e Alipio ascoltano Sant’Ambrogio