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The maintainer of this website is not responsible for the contents of
the websites listed below.
Die Schönheit des Kreuzes - Die
Schönheit am Kreuz (in German)
http://webspace.webring.com/people/mv/vinvice/
This website is dedicated to the representation of crucified women in
art. It contains a truly remarkable collection, beautifully arranged and
competently commented.
The Andromeda Art Gallery
http://amweb.free.fr/andart/index.htm
In the Greek mythology Andromeda was an Ethiopian princess who was
chained naked to a rock by the sea as a sacrifice to a sea monster;
fortunately the hero Perseus rescued her. This tale has inspired an
incredible number of artists throughout the ages.
This gallery is the most comprehensive collection of art on the subject
of Andromeda the world has ever seen!
Inquisition Art (in Russian and
English)
http://www.inquisition-art.net/eng/gallery.htm
Nicolay Bessonov presents a nicely arranged collection of old engravings
depicting the proper handling of heretics and witches, together with
his own remarkably accurate artwork on the same subject.
Saint of the Day Master Index
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/saint_a.shtml
The Parish of St. Patrick, Washington, DC, U.S.A., compiled an
impressive index of saints, together with their biographies. This is
the website to visit for all expectant parents who need to find names
for their babies!
Patron Saints Index
http://saints.sqpn.com/
This is a similar website, maintained by the Catholic Community Forum,
with many crosslinks and references. For some saints even small image
galleries are maintained.
Santi, Beati e Testimoni (in
Italian)
http://www.santiebeati.it/
This encyclopedia of catholic saints comes with a nice search engine;
there are illustrations for many entries.
Heiligen-3s (in Dutch)
http://www.heiligen-3s.nl/
This website brings saints for every day of the year, many with
illustrations.
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon (in
German)
http://www.heiligenlexikon.de/
This website contains short biographical data about many saints, especially
for those popuilar in german speaking countries.
The Ecole Initiative
http://www2.evansville.edu/
This website represents a hypertext encyclopedia of the early Christian
history. The “documents” section contains (translated!) literature on
the lives of saints; the “images” section has links to paintings or
sculptures depicting saints. Unfortunately, the project appears
to be discontinued.
Pregunta santoral (in Spanish)
http://www.preguntasantoral.es/
This blog contains commented legends of many saints, together with historical
background informations and many illustrations
The picture pool of female martyrs at
flickr.com
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1060530@N23/pool/
This is a rapidly growing collection of photos of sacred art depicting female
martyrs.
Go to the list of martyrs!