Luther Posting His 95 Thesis

Description of Illustration: An illustration depicting Martin Luther posting his 95 Thesis on Halloween night folks, design in black and white for bulletins

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Katharina Von Bora Quotes

"I will stick to Christ as a burr to cloth."
deathbed quote by Katharina Von Bora

"Let the devil believe that!" Katharina's response to
Luther's teasing about acquiring more than one wife.

"That's a fine kettle of fish!" Katharine may have never said
this but she did escape from a nunnery in a barrel full of fish.

Description of Illustration: portrait of Katharine Von Bora, Dr. Martin Luther's wife, three quotes, read more about her here
 

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William Tyndale

A portrait of William Tyndale in purple.

A portrait of William Tyndale in blue.

A portrait of William Tyndale in grey.

A portrait of William Tyndale in beige.

Description of Illustration: four color portraits of William Tyndale, William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tynsdale, Tindall, Tindill, Tyndall; c. 1494–1536) was an English scholar who became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years leading up to his execution. He is well known for his translation of the Bible into English. He was influenced by the work of Desiderius Erasmus, who made the Greek New Testament available in Europe, and by Martin Luther. While a number of partial translations had been made from the seventh century onward, the spread of Wycliffe's Bible resulted in a death sentence for any unlicensed possession of Scripture in English—even though translations in all other major European languages had been accomplished and made available. Read more . . .

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Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Drawing of Mother Teresa on lavender paper.

Drawing of Mother Teresa on grey paper.

Drawing of Mother Teresa on blue paper.

Drawing of Mother Teresa on biege paper.

Description of Illustration: four monochromatic, color illustrations of Mother Teresa of Calcutta,  Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, MC, commonly known as Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary who lived most of her life in India. She was born in what is today Macedonia, with her family being of Albanian descent originating in Kosovo. Read more . . . (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu)

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Portraits of Erasmus

portrait of Erasmus in blue

portrait of Erasmus in tan

portrait of Erasmus in grey

Description of Illustration: monochromatic color illustrations of Erasmus: grey, blue and tan, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian. Read more . . .

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Jan Huss

Description of Illustration: two monochromatic versions of Jan Huss, one in blue/white the other in black/tan

John Hus or John Huss, was a Czech priest, philosopher, early Christian reformer and Master at Charles University in Prague. After John Wycliffe, the theorist of ecclesiastical Reformation, Hus is considered the first Church reformer, as he lived before Luther, Calvin and Zwingli. Read more . . .

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John Wycliffe

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Description of Illustration: Three color versions of a portrait of John Wycliffe, Text reads, "I believe that in the end truth will conquer."

John Wycliffe ( also spelled Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, Wickliffe; c. 1331 – 31 December 1384) was an English Scholastic philosopher, theologian, lay preacher, translator, reformer and university teacher at Oxford in England. He was an influential dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. Read more . . .

Visit Wycliffe Bible Translators.

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Queen Victoria for Canadians

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Queen Victoria with the Canadian flag and fireworks

Description of Illustration: portraits of Queen Victoria with Canadian maple leaves, fire works, and flags. I drew these with soft pastels years ago for a company celebrating Victoria Day. I thought there might be a few Canadians out there who would like to include them on their webpages during the holidays or print them out on greeting cards etc....

Victoria Day (in French: Fête de la Reine) is a federal Canadian public holiday celebrated on the last Monday before May 25, in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. The date is also, simultaneously, that on which the current reigning Canadian sovereign's official birthday is recognized. It is sometimes informally considered as marking the beginning of the summer season in Canada. Read more . . .

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John Calvin

navy and pale blue monochromatic bust of Calvin

black and tan monochromatic bust of Calvin

Description of Illustration: this illustration comes in two color versions: black and tan, navy and pale blue, bust of John Calvin at 53 years of age, the original engraving by René Boyvin

John Calvin born 10th of July 1509 – 27 May 1564, was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, aspects of which include the doctrine of predestination and the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. In these areas Calvin was influenced by the Augustinian tradition. Various Congregational, Reformed and Presbyterian churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world. Read more . . .

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Menno Simons

"True Christians do not know vengeance"
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Description of Illustration: monochromatic bust of Menno Simons along with a famous quote by him, "True Christians do not know vengeance"

Menno Simons (1496 – 31 January 1561) was an Anabaptist religious leader from the Friesland region of the Low Countries. Simons was a contemporary of the Protestant Reformers and his followers became known as Mennonites. Read more . . .     His written works may be found here.

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William of Ockham

 

Description of Illustration: stained glass illustration of William of Ockham in his friar's robe, window at All Saints' Church, Ockham

William of Ockham ( also Occam, from Latin: Gulielmus Occamus; c. 1287 – 1347) was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of the fourteenth century. He is commonly known for Occam's razor, the methodological principle that bears his name, and also produced significant works on logic, physics, and theology. In the Church of England, his day of commemoration is 10 April. Read more . . .

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Frederick the Wise

Description of Illustration:  a color medallion shaped graphic of Frederick the Wise wears a fur cape and headdress common to those of his station in the early 1500s

Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise (German "Friedrich der Weise"), was Elector of Saxony (from the House of Wettin) from 1486 to his death. Frederick was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria. He is notable as being one of the most powerful early defenders of Martin Luther, Lutheranism and the Protestant Reformation although he had little personal contact with Luther himself. Fredericks' treasurer Degenhart Pfaffinger (a German dynasty), spoke on behalf of him to Martin Luther. Pfaffinger supported Frederick since the joint pilgrimage to the holy land. He is considered to have remained a Roman Catholic all his life, yet gradually inclining toward doctrines of the Reformation. Read more . . .  and here! 

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