This 5x7" art print is a reproduction of my original black and white charcoal drawing featuring Saint Martin de Porres with common symbols to represent key moments in his life and journey to sainthood. Call to mind the stories of Catholic saints daily with sacred art that shares the lives of these holy men and women. Sketches like these not only make for great Catholic home decor, but they also remind us that we too are called to sainthood. For a detailed reflection on this piece, please read below...
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/PIECE:
Martin de Porres was a son of a Spanish gentleman and a freed slave in Lima, Peru in the mid-1500's, which meant he experienced a lifetime of prejudice and ridicule due to being mixed-race.
By law, African Americans were not allowed to become full members of religious orders at the time. However, due to Martin's love of God and joyful disposition, he was allowed to work within a Dominican monastery doing the smallest of tasks (while wearing the religious habit of the brothers, praying with community, living with them....there's a way around everything isn't there?)
Eventually, he was allowed to at least be a lay brother of the Dominican order.
We see in the life of Saint Martin, a kind joyful soul who (like Saint Therese of Lisieux) knew how to do small things with great love, even if it was just sweeping the floor. He did nothing huge or heroic in the eyes of the world (though he does have miracles of healing and bilocation attributed to his name). But in the eyes of God, he did everything as he should...with love.
My favorite story about Saint Martin....
Did you know that the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin was actually loosely based on him?
Saint Martin loved all of God's creatures, great and small. So when he was placed in charge of ridding the Dominican monastery of all mice (most likely via traps/extermination), Saint Martin was said to have prayerfully led the monastery mice in a long line to refuge in a nearby barn. No extermination necessary. That's not something even the Pied Piper could do!
Saint Martin de Porres, patron saint of social justice and racial harmony, pray for us!
This 5x7" art print is a reproduction of my original black and white charcoal drawing featuring Saint Martin de Porres with common symbols to represent key moments in his life and journey to sainthood. Call to mind the stories of Catholic saints daily with sacred art that shares the lives of these holy men and women. Sketches like these not only make for great Catholic home decor, but they also remind us that we too are called to sainthood. For a detailed reflection on this piece, please read below...
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/PIECE:
Martin de Porres was a son of a Spanish gentleman and a freed slave in Lima, Peru in the mid-1500's, which meant he experienced a lifetime of prejudice and ridicule due to being mixed-race.
By law, African Americans were not allowed to become full members of religious orders at the time. However, due to Martin's love of God and joyful disposition, he was allowed to work within a Dominican monastery doing the smallest of tasks (while wearing the religious habit of the brothers, praying with community, living with them....there's a way around everything isn't there?)
Eventually, he was allowed to at least be a lay brother of the Dominican order.
We see in the life of Saint Martin, a kind joyful soul who (like Saint Therese of Lisieux) knew how to do small things with great love, even if it was just sweeping the floor. He did nothing huge or heroic in the eyes of the world (though he does have miracles of healing and bilocation attributed to his name). But in the eyes of God, he did everything as he should...with love.
My favorite story about Saint Martin....
Did you know that the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin was actually loosely based on him?
Saint Martin loved all of God's creatures, great and small. So when he was placed in charge of ridding the Dominican monastery of all mice (most likely via traps/extermination), Saint Martin was said to have prayerfully led the monastery mice in a long line to refuge in a nearby barn. No extermination necessary. That's not something even the Pied Piper could do!
Saint Martin de Porres, patron saint of social justice and racial harmony, pray for us!
