Immaculate Conception Acrylic Print

The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Attributes: Crescent moon; halo of twelve stars; blue robe; putti; serpent underfoot; Assumption into heaven. Saint Francis of Assisi/Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, OFM, better known as Francis of Assisi was an Italian mystic and Catholic friar who founded the Franciscans. Saint Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in Roman Catholic history. He founded the Franciscan order (1181 – 3 October 1226). Saint Anthony Anthony of Padua, OFM or Anthony of Lisbon was a Portuguese Roman Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua, Italy. Born: August 15, 1195, Lisbon, Portugal Died: June 13, 1231, Padua, Italy Beatified: May 30, 1232​--In 1231, when he was 36, Anthony died. Within a year, the Church declared him a saint because of the many miracles that he had performed in his life. People remembered his sermons. Many had lost God, and he helped them find God again​.