Louis Riel was born on October 22, 1844 in Saint-Boniface to his parents, Louis Riel Sr. and Julie Lagimodiere. He was the oldest out of the eleven children. His father was of Franco-Ojibwa Metis decent and his mother was one of the early white settlers. The family spent a fair amount of their time at…
Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in 1475. He was born in a small town called Caprese, in Tuscany, Italy. Michelangelo was one of the most famous artists of the Italian Renaissance. According to Charles de Tolnay Michelangelo’s three greatest works of his later life, were the Tomb of Pope Julius II, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and…
Saint Charles at the Four Fountains Designed by the architect Francesco Borromini Seems elastic Effect of movement Lots of lights and darks Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Designed and completed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the leading sculptor of his day Depicts St. Theresa’s vision in which an angel pierced her heart with a golden arrow Movement…
Smallest (about 14 million) of the major world’s religions Why study it then? – Long history of persecution that we can learn from, and Judaism has made a huge contribution to Western philosophy and religious thinking. Oldest of the Abrahamic faiths, dating back about 4000 years Shares a history and mythology with Christianity and Islam…