This 5x7" art print is a reproduction of my original black and white charcoal drawing featuring Saint Beatrice de Silva, founder of the Order of the Immaculate Conception and Patron Saint of Prisoners.
DETAILS:
* 5×7” art print on archival matte paper
*Frame/unframed option
*Frame has option to stand or hang
*I DO NOT support nor use generative AI art. All artwork is entirely hand painted/sketched via traditional methods. Reproductions are professionally printed on archival paper
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ABOUT THIS SAINT:
Beatrice was born into a noble family in Portugal in the year 1424. She was known not only for her beauty, but also her virtues. Her cousin, Queen Isabel felt threatened by the high esteem in which other’s held Beatrice, and sought to kill her by locking her in a trunk.
It was here that Beatrice’s story begins…As she lay within that trunk, slowly suffocating, Beatrice had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, telling her that she would one day form a religious order named after her Immaculate Conception.
By some miracle, Beatrice lived three days within this trunk before being rescued by an uncle. Though the Queen repented, Beatrice naturally did not wish to stay anywhere near her cousin, and sought refuge in a Cistercian convent, where she lived, prayed, and worked while patiently waiting for the Blessed Virgin’s promise to be fulfilled.
Take note: from here until shortly before her death, Beatrice chose to completely veil her face….this is important and you’ll see why.
Beatrice had to wait nearly 30 years before responding to this call to form the Order of the Immaculate Conception. Imagine Our Lady asking you to do something…and you… waiting with absolutely zero timeline!
What’s more? Once Beatrice was finally able to start this Order, she had to wait yet again to receive the official papal approval from Rome.
Unfortunately…the ship which was said to have been carrying this official document was lost at sea, and with it the formal approval. But, of course, God always finds a way. And the document ended up at her monastery through the hands of an angelic stranger.
Beatrice lived less than one month after receiving the papal approval. On her death bad, the veil which covered her face was finally lifted so Beatrice could receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. Onlookers were astonished to see a bright star shining upon her forehead.
This 5x7" art print is a reproduction of my original black and white charcoal drawing featuring Saint Beatrice de Silva, founder of the Order of the Immaculate Conception and Patron Saint of Prisoners.
DETAILS:
* 5×7” art print on archival matte paper
*Frame/unframed option
*Frame has option to stand or hang
*I DO NOT support nor use generative AI art. All artwork is entirely hand painted/sketched via traditional methods. Reproductions are professionally printed on archival paper
*******************************
ABOUT THIS SAINT:
Beatrice was born into a noble family in Portugal in the year 1424. She was known not only for her beauty, but also her virtues. Her cousin, Queen Isabel felt threatened by the high esteem in which other’s held Beatrice, and sought to kill her by locking her in a trunk.
It was here that Beatrice’s story begins…As she lay within that trunk, slowly suffocating, Beatrice had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, telling her that she would one day form a religious order named after her Immaculate Conception.
By some miracle, Beatrice lived three days within this trunk before being rescued by an uncle. Though the Queen repented, Beatrice naturally did not wish to stay anywhere near her cousin, and sought refuge in a Cistercian convent, where she lived, prayed, and worked while patiently waiting for the Blessed Virgin’s promise to be fulfilled.
Take note: from here until shortly before her death, Beatrice chose to completely veil her face….this is important and you’ll see why.
Beatrice had to wait nearly 30 years before responding to this call to form the Order of the Immaculate Conception. Imagine Our Lady asking you to do something…and you… waiting with absolutely zero timeline!
What’s more? Once Beatrice was finally able to start this Order, she had to wait yet again to receive the official papal approval from Rome.
Unfortunately…the ship which was said to have been carrying this official document was lost at sea, and with it the formal approval. But, of course, God always finds a way. And the document ended up at her monastery through the hands of an angelic stranger.
Beatrice lived less than one month after receiving the papal approval. On her death bad, the veil which covered her face was finally lifted so Beatrice could receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. Onlookers were astonished to see a bright star shining upon her forehead.
