Dusty Buildings

Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

+ Built in an eclectic blend of architectural styles, primarily influenced by Italian Neo-Renaissance and French Neo-Baroque elements, this is one of the best opera houses on the planet and one of the most beautiful buildings in Argentina.

Dusty Art

Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci c. 1503–1506, perhaps continuing until c. 1517

+ This painting is so famous that it begs the question… “why?”

Be Like Mike (1991)

Be Like Mike (1991 Gatorade Ad)

Dusty Feasts

The Feast Day of St. Gregory the Illuminator celebrates the the founder and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He converted Armenia from Zoroastrianism to Christianity in the early fourth century (traditionally dated to 301), making Armenia the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion. Gregory suffered torture and imprisonment in a pit before being called upon to heal the King from a sickness. After he succeeded, the nation converted.

+ includes a feast day recipe for Harissa (Armenian Wheat and Chicken Porridge)

Dusty Words

Word of the Day:

obloquy

The Epistle to the Galatians 3:1-6

Dusty Feasts

The Feast Day of St. Quadratus of Athens (21 September) celebrates a 2nd century Christian apologist traditionally regarded as a disciple of the original 12 Apostles and one of the Seventy Disciples of Jesus Christ. He is best known for presenting the Gospel to Emperor Hadrian in the early 2nd century, for providing the earliest written defense of Christianity, and as an early Bishop of Athens, succeeding Saint Publius.

He is a patron saint of apologists.

Dusty Quotations

by Sir Henry Morgan

#Quotes #QOTD #QuoteoftheWeek

Dusty Buildings

Abbey of San Galgano (Chiusdino, Tuscany, Italy)

+ At these still beautiful Italian Gothic ruins in Italy is a famous relic more commonly associated with England. Here you will find a legendary sword stabbed into a stone.

Dusty Art

Ascent of the Blessed by Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1505-1515), depicts angels helping human souls towards heaven. This painting is part of a polyptych of four panels entitled Visions of the Hereafter.