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This 3 page paper compares the two stories that accompany the pictures of the Miraculous Mess of St. Gregory, and suggests that both stories of the saint’s deeds are equally important. It also examines one of the pictures of the event. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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important. This paper compares the two stories, and suggests that both stories of the saints deeds are equally important. It also examines one of the pictures of the event. Discussion
The painting that well consider is by Sacchi, painted in 1625, and is an altarpiece in St. Peters Basilica in Rome. The altar is dedicated to St. Gregory and the
painting is by Andrea Sacchi, showing the saint as he "shows the faithful cloth stained by the blood which miraculously flowed from the relics of some martyrs" (Altar of St.
Gregory the Great). According to the story that accompanies this painting, Emperor Constantine requested an authentic relic from Gregory, who gave a cloth to the Emperors representative (Altar of St.
Gregory the Great). The representative rejected the cloth, saying it was worthless (Altar of St. Gregory the Great). But after saying Mass, Gregory stabbed the cloth with a sharp knife,
and it bled; it is this miracle that the painting in St. Peters illustrates (Altar of St. Gregory the Great). In the painting, which is here: http://www.saintpetersbasilica.org/Altars/GregoryGreat/GregoryGreat.htm, St. Gregory is
in his vestments, facing the altar, but partially turned to look back over his right shoulder at the messenger. In his left had he holds the cloth and in his
right, the knife; there is blood on the cloth, the red making a contrast to the snowy white. The messenger, who is dressed in a red gown and blue robe,
is kneeling in front of Gregory and rearing back in surprise; there are three other men in the background of the painting. They are to the messengers left, which puts
them behind the saint. And in the right foreground, a very startled altar boy is also looking at the cloth. The painting hangs above the altar so that a
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