Modern Hagiography
Legends of the Blessed Sacrament Gathered from the History of the Church and the Lives of the Saints by Emily Mary Shapcote.
Music
YouTube: 1. Hermann COHEN : « Désir de la Sainte Communion », extrait du recueil Le Thabor (1870)
YouTube: 3. Hermann Cohen : « Dévotion d’enfant à Marie », extrait du recueil Le Thabor (1870)
YouTube: 4. Hermann Cohen : « Joyeux Noël », extrait du recueil Fleurs du Carmel (1858)
Modern Hagiography
The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger.
Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler.
Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.
Stories of the Saints for Children. The Black Letter Saints by Mrs. Molesworth.
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.
The Lives of Saints, with Other Feasts of the Year, According to the Roman Calendar by Peter Ribadeneira.
Medieval Hagiography
The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity Database
Breviarium Romanum – Latin & English
The Golden Legend (and illustrations)
Writings by Pope Fabian
Art & Architecture
Albani Chapel in San Sebastiano fuori le mura
Index of Medieval Art
– East Wall of Old Saint Peter’s, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS. Barb.lat.2733.pt.1, ff. 120v-121r
– Chapel of S. Galgano, Montesiepi
– Walrus Tusk Calendar, Morgan Library MS 1099 (photos at IMA)
Catalogo generale dei beni culturali
POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine
Warburg Institute Iconographic Database
Medieval Religion Listserv – 2012 Dillon.
Caractéristiques des saints dans l’art populaire by Charles Cahier – colombe & groupes (deux à deux).
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.
Music
Modern Hagiograpy
Bibliotheca Sanctorum
Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler.
Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.
The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger.
Victories of the Martyrs by Saint Alphonsus Liguori.
An Alphabet of Saints by Robert Hugh Benson, Reginald Balfour, and Charles Ritchie.
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.
Miniatures Lives of the Saints for Every Day in the Year
Short Instructive Sketches from the Lives of the Saints
The Lives of Saints, with Other Feasts of the Year, According to the Roman Calendar by Peter Ribadeneira.
Rainer Maria Rilke, “Saint Sebastian” (free to read with registration; also visible in the preview of this article).
Medieval Hagiography
The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity Database
Breviarium Romanum – Latin & English
An excerpt from a homily by Saint Ambrose of Milan on Psalm 118 (scroll down to find).
The Golden Legend (and illustrations)
Art & Architecture
Catalogo generale dei beni culturali
POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine
Warburg Institute Iconographic Database
Guide to Christian Iconography: Images, Symbols, and Texts
Medieval Religion Listserv – 2016 Dillon, 2016 Plumb
The church of San Sebastiano fuori le mura in Rome
Chapel of Saint Sebastian in San Pietro in Vaticano
Three paintings by Andrea Mantegna, from over the course of his career from 1456 to 1490
A painting by Benozzo Gozzoli in the Collegiata in San Gimignano (1465)
A painting by Sandro Botticelli (1474)
A painting by Antonello da Messina (1476-1477)
A painting by Pietro Perugino (1490-1500)
The Averoldi Altarpiece by Titian in Santi Nazaro e Celsi in Brescia (1520-1522) (more here).
A painting by Paolo Veronese in the church of Saint Sebastian in Venice (1555-1570) (more here).
A painting by El Greco in Palencia Cathedral (1576-1579)
A painting by Tintoretto in the chapter room of the Scuola grande di San Rocco (1579-1581)
Exhibition: “Ravaged Body – Saint Sebastian”
Exhibition: “Patron Saint of Plague”
And to learn more about the popularity of images of Saint Sebastian, but in Northern Europe, and his association with plague, read this open access scholarly article from the Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art.
Post-Biblical Saints Art Index – Saint Sebastian & Saint Irene
Caractéristiques des saints dans l’art populaire by Charles Cahier – femme & flèche & groupes (deux à deux).
Sacred and Legendary Art volume II 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.
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.
Sacred Symbols in Art by Elizabeth Edwards Goldsmith.
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.
Music
Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant
Le martyre de saint Sébastien by Claude Debussy (more here).
Customs & Devotions
