Fra Angelico was known in his lifetime (the 1400s) not only as a gifted artist, particualrly in frescoes, but venerated as "Blessed" during his lifetime. Despite this, F..A. was not officially recognized as a saint until 1984, when John Paul II skipped the usual beautification process to declare him a saint and the patron of artists.
There's a moral to this story - possibly more than one.
Words Written: four hundred and six
Lessons Graded: twenty-one
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I visited the Convent of San Marco in September -- in Florence. His paintings in some of the monk cells, and particularly his "Annunciation" where the angel informs Mary, were stunningly haunting and beautiful.
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