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Religions. Images. Birmingham.

Religions. Images. Birmingham.

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Birmingham

Damballah or St. Patrick

Damballah or St. Patrick

Damballah is the loa who is credited with the creation of the world and all other gods.

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Birmingham, Roman Catholicism, Saints

Sudhanna Visits Avalokitesvara

Sudhanna Visits Avalokitesvara

Sudhanna studied under fifty-two different teachers until finally encountering Avalokitesvara, the Buddhist deity of kindness

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Birmingham, Buddhist

Prayer Garden and Columbarium at Trinity United Methodist Church

Prayer Garden and Columbarium at Trinity United Methodist Church

a place of worship and spiritual rejuvenation with a prayer labyrinth in the center

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Homewood, Methodism

Pentecost Window at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Pentecost Window at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church

The rays of the Holy Spirit that touch the apostles at Pentecost extend also to Paul and Francis Xavier.

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Biblical Illustrations, Roman Catholicism, Saints

Ganesh at Silver Coin Indian Grill

Ganesh at Silver Coin Indian Grill

Ganesh or Ganesha, is the god of wealth, knowledge, sciences, wisdom, and prosperity

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Hinduism, Hoover, Images

Jefferson County Courthouse Murals

Jefferson County Courthouse Murals

These amazing paintings demonstrate how one can communicate through art. They demonstrate the importance and value of history and also the importance and value of the future

Posted on November 23, 2020June 19, 2021 by emmabucklesIn Art, Birmingham, Civil Rights Movement, Downtown, Images

Female Power Figure with Nails at Birmingham Museum of Art

Female Power Figure with Nails at Birmingham Museum of Art

This female power figure with nails is a religious image that functions as a vessel to connect with the spirit realm, and a historical image that allows viewers to gaze at a piece of history

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by David R. BainsIn Art, Birmingham, Downtown, Images

Reformation Day

Reformation Day

Posted on November 23, 2020November 24, 2020 by David R. BainsIn Art, Baptist, Birmingham, Samford University

Peter and John Heal a Man Who Was Lame

Peter and John Heal a Man Who Was Lame

This painting represents the hope, salvation, and heroism that Samford University prizes.

Posted on November 22, 2020November 24, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Art, Baptist

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