25 April – Saint Mark the Evangelist

Godescalc Lectionary
Martyre de saint Marc (France, Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Grec 510 f.32v)
Angel appearing to Saint Mark on his Journey
Compositions artistiques (about)
S. Marc, évangéliste (St. Mark, Evangelist), April 25th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy), Etching; second state of two (Lieure)
Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L’Année
La Translation de St. Marc (The Translation of the Relics of St. Mark), January 31st, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year), Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy), Etching; second state of two (Lieure)
Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L’Année
Libro del Compendio della vita dei santi
Annus Dierum Sanctorum
Cognominatus est Marcus.
He was surnamed Mark.
Acts 15.37
Marcus filius meus.
My son Mark.
1 Peter 5.13
Scriptum est nomen tuum in libro vitae
Pax tibi Marce.
The Book of Saints

Modern Hagiography

Roman Martyrology

Sanctorale Catholicum

Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler.

Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.

The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger.

Character Calendar

Pictorial Lives of the Saints

La vie des saints

La vie des saints

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

Pictorial Half Hours with the Saints by Auguste François Lecanu.

Miniature Lives of the Saints for Every Day in the Year

Stories of the Saints Third Series by Mary Seymour.

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

Tradition in Action

Medieval Hagiography

BHL, Supplement

Acta Sanctorum

The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity Database

Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History

Aelfric’s Sermon

The Golden Legend (and illustrations)

Breviarium Romanum – Latin & English.

Art & Architecture

Index of Medieval Art

Catalogo generale dei beni culturali

Portail Biblissima

POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine

Warburg Institute Iconographic Database

A Guide to Christian Iconography: Images, Symbols, and Texts

Kornbluth Photography Historical Archive

Medieval Religion Listserv – 2016 Dillon.

Vatican Colonnade

Ebbo Gospels

The Church of San Marco in Rome

The Basilica of San Marco in Venice – Smarthistory, Smarthistory, official website.

Four Apostles by Albrecht Dürer – Smarthistory, Panel

Google Arts & Culture

Saints and their Attributes

Sacred and Legendary Art volume I by Mrs. Jameson.

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

A Garner of Saints: Being a Collection of the Legends and Emblems Usually Represented in Art by Allen Hinds.

Lives and Legends of the Evangelists, Apostles, and Other Early 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.

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

Medieval Music Database

Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant

Customs & Devotions

Feast Day Cookbook

Meditations for All the Days of the Year by M. Hamon.

The Church Seasons Historically and Poetically Illustrated by Alexander H. Grant.

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

Picture Study & Liturgical Living Synchronization – May

In progress

1 May – Saint Philip

17C Martyrdom of Saint Philip by Ribera

Stories of the Saints Third Series by Mary Seymour.

1 May – Saint Sigismund

15C Saint Sigismund travelling to Agauno

Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.

2 May – Saint Wiborada

Light from the Lowly volume II by Francis Butina.

St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 602, s. 276-377 (list of scenes illustrated)

4 May – Saint Florian

Panels painted by Northern Renaissance artist Albrecht Altdorfer from the life of Saint Florian, from one or two altarpieces – in the Uffizi: The Departure of Saint Florian & The Martyrdom of Saint Florian; in Nuremburg, Germany, in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum: The Presentation of Saint Florian, The Capture of Saint Florian, and The Finding of the Body of Saint Florian; in the National Gallery of Prague: The Martyrdom of Saint Florian.

Passion of Saint Florian & A Second Passion of Saint Florian

6 May – San Giovanni a Porta Latina

Roman Churches:

The Church of San Giovanni a Porta Latina in Rome (photo gallery) & The Chapel of San Giovanni in Oleo in Rome

Martyrs and Saints of the First Twelve Centuries: Studies from the Lives of the Black Letter Saints of the English Calendar by Elizabeth Rundle Charles.

7 May – Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów

Triptych of Saint Stanislaus

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

12 May – Saints Nereus and Achilleus

The church of Santi Nereo e Achilleo in Rome

Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.

13 May – Santa Maria ad Martyres

Santa Maria ad Martyres in Rome

Life of Pope Boniface (year 609)

16 May – Saint Brendan

20C Voyage of Saint Brandan

Book of Saints and Heroes by Mrs. Lang.

19 May – Saint Pudentiana

The church of Santa Pudenziana in Rome, 11C Fresco of Saint Pudentiana

19 May – Saint Dunstan

Saint Dunstan’s Self-Portrait – About; Inscription: Pictura et scriptura hujus pagine subtus visa est de propria manu sancti Dunstani; in Saint Dunstan’s Class Book; about

Stories of the Saints for Children Second Series by Mary Seymour.

20 May – Saint Bernardino of Siena

Oratory of Saint Bernardino in Siena

Oratory of San Bernardino in Perugia

15C Portrait by Jacopo Bellini

15C Fresco

15C Donna Perna Being Cured on Approaching St Bernardino’s Body

15C St Bernardino Preaching in the Campo

15C Manuscript Portrait

15C Painted Portrait

15C Saint Bernardino of Siena Preaching

15C Saint Bernardino of Siena Rejects the Episcopal Dignity of Siena, Ferrara and Urbino

15C St Bernardino Preaching

15C MS Saint Bernardino of Siena Rescuing Boys from a River

16C Portrait by Quentin Matsys

17C Portrait by El Greco

Stories of the Saints Fifth Series by Mary Seymour.

21 May – Saint Constantine

Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome – information – photos, scroll down past photographs from San Clemente to see the photographs from the chapel of Saint Sylvester – video

Frescoes in the Bardi di Vernio Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

Storie della Vera Croce in San Francesco in Arezzo

Sala di Constantino in the Vatican

Galleria Franchetti, Ca’ d’Oro, Venice – Finding of the True Cross, Trial of the True Cross, Vision of Constantine, Victory of Constantine

The Vision of Constantine by Bernini

True Historical Stories for Catholic Children

22 May – Saint Humility of Faenza

The Beata Umilta Altarpiece by Pietro Lorenzetti

Life of Blessed Humility written by a contemporary