— St. Augustine (via happy-catholic)

Reliquary with the skull of Mary Magdalene in the basilica crypt of St. Maximinin la Saint Baume in France.

Day 1305 /// Sadly, I cannot think of a cooler title

Saint Sergius of Randonezh

Don’t be deceived regarding the knowledge of what will be after your death: what you sow here, you will reap there. After leaving here, no one can make progress. Here is the work, there the reward; here the struggle, there the crowns.

+St. Barsanuphius the Great, Instructions, 606

headless saints and cephalophores

I love catacomb saints

They’re like the Catholic version of Buddhist mummies, but like in reverse

@paintedcowboy @theblogofmystery @offthebeatenpathtexas

@supesean @woody112704 @starbryght @snakeybones https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-most-beautiful-dead-photographs-of-jeweled-skeletons

St. Sebastian as drawn in the good Catholic tradition:

Hgggggn, God, I’m trying to protect the Church, but I’m dummy thicc and the clap of my asschecks keeps alerting Emperor Diocletian.

I mean, y'all ain’t wrong

The church: Homosexuality is a sin

Also the church: *draws every sine one of the saints LIKE THAT

The church: yep definitely a sin

I MEAN

LOOK

AT

THIS

ABSOLUTE

DUMMY THICC BASTARD

literally THE ENTIRE GODDAMN CHURCH BE CRUSHING ON ST SEBASTIAN

The reason why St. Sebastian is depicted this way is because the Roman Emperor had ordered his soldiers to strip him naked, tie him to a column, and use him as target practice, all because he was a Christian. He is not depicted this way because the entire church is made up of closet homosexuals. He is depicted this way because he gave everything for his faith, and even had to endure humiliation and death for his religion. Anyone who thinks otherwise sickens me and they can fuck right off!

They’re paintings, artistic depictions, many of them created by “homosexuals”—he’s been famously known as a gay icon for hundreds of years because his image represents someone suffering under the abuses of systematic oppression and violence, which has, you know, historically been the sort of treatment the Church has subjected us filthy homosexuals to. It’s not like you’re personally responsible for the Church’s history convicting and executing people for the crime of sodomy, of course, but let’s not pretend like it’s an institution without blood on its hands.

Like, yes he died a terrible death. But by and large, the artists who painted him were commissioned to, it wasnt out of an impassioned devotion to him/what he represented, or Catholicism. Many of these painters were in fact LGBT in some way. And considering the memes about other classical paintings and sculptures it shouldn't be surprising to see some involving religious art. Especially in terms of using humor as a coping mechanism to deflect harm done by institutional homophobia in the church.

Besides all of that, people who are self-assured and confident can laugh at themselves (yes, even if they are confident in their faith). Christian memes are honestly gold

Since St. Valentine was also the patron saint of the plague, let’s celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day by VACCINATING YOUR FUCKING CHILDREN

Hail holy martyr St. Agatha,

please help ease my chest dysphoria

Amen

This is actually genius

Look, I dont know a lot about saints and Catholicism, but I know St. Agatha is always depicted with her breasts on a plate, and that’s sure something

Just a few more. This is a big trend. 

Things I learned from the comments

I didn’t know she existed and now I think she’s a pretty rad woman. I would hesitate calling her a protofeminist as some often do with amazing women in history but she is pretty cool. Also she’s still very relevant today as women are still treated the way she was.

other things i learned: damn historic artists drew a woman with her own tits on a plate with Cleavage and prominent nip nops???

When is titty cupcake day?

Today!

The original female presenting nipples

i know michael and various angels are considered saints… but are there any other non-human saints ?

I’ve heard of a mermaid that’s a saint, (her name is St. Muirgen) as well as a greyhound (St. Guinefort). 

But I think they became saints before the canonization process  existed and have since been removed from the official list of saints. 

removing them was dumb as hell. im going to cause a riot. 

I think the official reason for their removal however, was not that they were non-human, but rather (like many other saints who were removed at the same time) there was not enough evidence to prove they existed.

That being said, I suspect that the real reason many of these saints were removed was, in part, that their veneration looked too much like paganism, magic, and superstition and the Church was uncomfortable with it.

Especially since some of the saints (like St. Christopher, St. Barbara, and even St. Guinefort) were and still are very popular saints.

So, yes, I agree. Removing them was a terrible choice.

Me and my Protestant ass knowing nothing of the rules for sainting someone: LET! THEM! BACK! IN!