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During Passionweek, a saint's feast, if it occur, will be kept; but Passion Sunday admits no feast, however solemn it may be; and even on those which are kept during the days intervening between Passion and Palm Sunday, there is always made a commemoration of the Passion, and the holy images are not allowed to be uncovered.

Gueranger: The History of Passiontide and Holy Week 2009

Prerna Sodhi/The Wall Street Journal The neighborhood, which dates to at least the 14th century, is littered with tomb stones that emerge around every turn, because it's considered auspicious to be buried near the saint's shrine.

Life in Nizamuddin Basti 2011

Traditional representations of this subject show the crucified Christ with the wings of a seraphim appearing in a vision before the kneeling St. Francis and inflicting the wounds on the saint's hands, feet and side.

A Shared Moment of Transformation Lance Esplund 2011

The Pope mentioned some of the saint's virtues, highlighting his "patience, ... detachment from the world, zeal for souls, commitment to peace, ... observance of the commandments, concern for the poor, education of the young and respect for the elderly".

Saints 2009

Farooq Khan/European Pressphoto Agency IN ADORATION: Kashmiri Muslims prayed as a priest, unseen, displayed a relic of Sufi Saint Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani during celebrations to mark the saint's birthday anniversary in Srinagar, India, Thursday.

Photos of the Day: March 17 2011

Inside are the saint's attributes: a desk, a holy book, a hermit's skull, a reed cross and a crown of thorns.

A Shared Moment of Transformation Lance Esplund 2011

He borrowed from Andrea Mantegna the saint's contraposto stance one leg straight, the other bent, and from Titian his position against a tree.

Finding Inspiration in the Flesh Willard Spiegelman 2011

ECB officials can be forgiven for reflecting on the saint's fate as they contemplate their current predicament.

ECB Must Say 'No More' to Flexibility Demands Simon Nixon 2011

Bellini doesn't merely depict a scene from the saint's life.

A Shared Moment of Transformation Lance Esplund 2011

The monastery "was dedicated to the Holy Cross, and of all the Christian mysteries the Cross would be the one that most fascinated Peter Damian", explained Pope Benedict, expressing the hope that the saint's example "may encourage us too always to look to the Cross as God's supreme act of love towards man".

Saints 2009