Attributions for images used on the site, by page
Unless otherwise stated, assume every image was cropped and resized. Use here, and mention of the various licenses, should not be taken as an indication that these good people approve of my use of their images. Although of course I hope they don’t (or wouldn’t) disapprove. Please also know that according to American copyright law (as interpreted, it must be admitted, by Wikimedia), faithful reproductions of two-dimensional works of PD art are part of the PD. This notice hereby satisfies the requirement for all PD art referenced on this page to which it applies. “PD” means Public Domain.
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Acknowledgements for all posts:
- Acknowledgments—“THANK YOU” by Nick Youngston via Alpha Stock Images. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Glossary—Page from dictionary from Pixabay.
- References—Old books on a shelf from Pxfuel. CC0-1.0.
- Watch This Space—Typewriter keyboard is by flickr user Marcin Wichary. CC-BY-2.0.
- January 01—Basil the Great, paint and stain on glass, by anonymous (ca. 1515). Wikimedia. PD.
- January 01—Madonna and Child, stained glass window at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland. Photo by Andreas F. Bochert. CC-BY-SA-4.0.
- January 02—Seraphim of Sarov, tapestry by Andrew Madekin. Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA-4.0.
- January 02—Gaspar del Bufalo, from the Misioneros de la Preciosa Sangre. Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA-4.0
- January 03—Genevieve of Paris, statue from the Church of Saint-Martin. Wikimedia user Pierre Poschadel. CC-BY-SA-4.0
- January 03—The Worship of the Holy Name of Jesus, by Gaulli, 1679, photo by Wikimediauser Larrabla. CC-BY-SA-3.0.
- January 04—Seventy Apostles, icon. Wikimedia user Ikonopisatelj. PD.
- January 04—Elizabeth Ann Seton, icon from the Church of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Hiawatha, Iowa). Wikimedia user Nheyob. CC-BY-SA-4.0.
- January 05—Amma Syncletica of Alexandria, card from the Rijksmuseum, via Picryl. PD.
- January 05—Twelfth Night Feast, painting by Gabriel Metsu, ca. 1654. Alte Pinekothek Museum, Munich. PD.
- January 05—John Neumann, mosaic from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. flickr user Jim the Photographer. CC-BY-SA-2.0.
- January 06—The Baptism of Christ, icon in St. Paul’s Church (where?); flickr user Ted. CC-BY-SA-2.0.
- January 06—The Epiphany, painting by Giotto di Bondone, ca. 1325. PD.
- January 07—John the Baptist. Icon. From Pixabay.
- January 07—Raymond of Peñafort, painting by Dolabella, 1627, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 07—Lucian of Antioch, icon, 985, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 08—Julian and Basilissa, woodcut, Ribadineira, 1649, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 08—Severinus of Noricum, engraving, Albrecht Dürer, 1515, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 09—Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow, medium unknown, artist unknown, ca. 1824, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 09—Ceiling of Canterbury Cathedral, photograph by Mattana, Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA-3.0.
- January 10—Gregory of Nyssa, icon; flickr user Ted. CC-BY-SA-2.0.
- January 10—Peter Urseolo, no details, via Pinterest. PD.
- January 11—Theodosius the Great, engraving or lithograph by Cornelius Hazart, 1667, Wikimedia, PD.
- January 11—Theodosius the Cenobiarch, mosaic in Nea Moni, 11th century. Wikimedia, PD.
- January 12—Sava, Archbishop of Serbia, icon by Uroš Predic, 1921. Wikimedia. PD in the United States due to date being before 1924.
- January 12—Marguerite Bourgeoys, painting, second half of 19th century. Wikimedia. PD.
- January 13—Ordination of Hilary of Poitiers, from a book of saints, 14th century, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 14—Nina of Georgia, icon, St. Paul the Apostle Orthodox Church, Dayton, Ohio. flickr user Ted. CC-BY-SA-2.0.
- January 14—Felix of Nola, manuscript illumination, 14th century, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 15—Paul of Thebes, icon, provenance and date unknown, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 15—Macarius the Great, icon, Russia, before 19th century, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 16—Chains of St. Peter, photograph by David Castor, Wikimedia. CC0-1.0
- January 16—Honoratus of Arles, icon, provenance and date unknown, Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA-3.0.
- January 17—The Torment of St. Anthony (the Great), painting by Michelangelo, ca. 1488, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 17—São Gonçalo de Amarante, painting by António André, ca. 1620; Museum of Aveiro, Portugal, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 18—Athanasius the Great, fresco at the Panagia Episkopi Church, Santorini, Greece, 12th century. Wikimedia. PD.
- January 18—Margaret of Hungary, stained glass window, Basilica di San Domenico, Siena, Italy. Wikimedia user José Luiz. CC-BY-SA-4.0.
- January 19—Mark of Ephesus, fresco, end of 19th century, Wikimedia. PD.
- January 19—Wulfstan of Worcester, painted glass, Holy Trinity, Long Itchington, UK. flickr user Amanda Slater. CC-BY-SA-2.0.
- January 20—Euthymius the Great, manuscript illumination, Walters Art Museum. PD.
- January 20—Pope Fabian and Sebastian, illumination, Book of Hours, Bruges, ca. 1490. Wikimedia. PD.
- January 21—Maximus the Confessor, icon. Wikimedia. PD.
- January 21—Epiphanius of Pavia, tympanum high-relief (with Christ and St. Godehard) from St. Godehard Basilica, Hildesheim. Wikimedia user Rabanus Flavus. CC-BY-1.0.
- January 22—Martyrdom of St Timothy, manuscript illumination from the Walters Museum, 11th century, Wikimedia, PD.
- January 22—William Joseph Chaminade, painting. Wikimedia. PD.
- January 23—Gennadius of Kostroma, icon, 18th century. Wikimedia. PD.
- January 23—Support to Impoverished Merchant, polyptych depicting John the Almsgiver, tempera and gold pain on spruce wood, circa 1504. National Museum, Krakow Wikimedia. PD.
- January 24—Xenia of Petersburg, icon, flickr user Ruslan. CC-BY-SA-2.0.
- January 24—Francis de Sales, painting by Giovanni Battista Lucini, 1665. Wikimedia. PD.
- January 25—Gregory Nazianzen, sculpture by Jana Krzystofa Doebel, 1693. Basilica of Dobre Miasto, Królewcu (Königsberg, Kaliningrad), Russia. CC-BY-SA-4.0.
- January 25—St. Dwynwen’s Church, Llanddwyn (ruins). Wikimedia user Noel Morgan. Released by the artist to the PD.
- January 26—Xenophon of Constantinople and his family, icon, 985. Vatican Library. Wikimedia. PD.
- January 26—Paula of Rome, engraving. Picryl; PD.
- January 27—Translation of the Relics of John Chrysostom, icon, 10th century. Wikimedia, PD.
- January 27—Angèle Mérici, painting, 17th century. Wikimedia. PD.
- January 28—Ephraim the Syrian, icon, 21st century. Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA-1.0.
- January 28—Thomas Aquinas, painting, Carlo Crivelli, 1476. Wikimedia, PD.
- January 29—Ignatius of Antioch, drawing from the Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, 1894. Wikimedia, PD.
- January 29—Walla Kirk Churchyard, Wikimedia user Anne Burgess, 2009. Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA-2.0.
- January 30—Martyrdom of Saint Hippolytus, manuscript illumination by Richard de Montbaston and collaborators, 14th century. Wikimedia. PD.
- January 30—Mutien-Marie Wiaux, painting, . Wikimedia, according to whom, “This file is in the PD because the devotional picture is circulating for years in the general public, with no copyright mention.”
- January 31—Cyrus and John, icon. Wikimedia, PD.
- January 31—John Bosco, photo of statue at St. John Bosco Parish Church, Taipei, Taiwan. Wikimedia user Bernard Gagnon, 2011. CC-BY-SA-3.0.
- February 1—Brigid, painting by Patrick Joseph Tuohy, before 1930. Wikimedia, PD.
- February 2—Presentation of Jesus in the Temple by Francesco Vittore Carpaccio, 1510. Wikimedia, PD.
- February 3—Nicholas of Japan, shrine icon at Hakodate Orthodox Church, Hakodate, Japan. WIkimedia user Alexander Klink. CC-BY-SA-4.0.
- February 3—Blaise of Sebaste, from the flag of the former Republic of Ragusa. Wikimedia user Berto456. CC-BY-SA-4.0.
- February 4—Cyril of New Lake, icon, before 20th century, from the blog of John Sandopoulos. PD (due to age).
- February 4—Theophilus of Adana, illumination from the Maastricht Book of Hours, circa 1300–1325. Wikimedia. PD
- February 5—Theodosius of Chernigov, icon, early 20th century. Wikimedia user shakko. CC-BY-SA-3.0.
- February 5—Gonzalo Garcia, stained glass window from St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Pune, India. Wikimedia user Grentidez. CC-BY-SA-3.0.
- February 6—Photios of Constantinople, text illumination, 13th century. Wikimedia. PD.
- February 6—Vedast of Arras, tapestry, 15th century. Wikimedia, PD.
- February 7—Map showing location of Lampsacus. Wikipedia user cplakidas. CC-BY-SA-3.0.
- February 7—Luke the Younger, mosaic at the monastery of Hosios Loukas. Wikimedia. PD.
- February 8—Theodore Stratelates, icon in Church of Saint Paraskeva, Adam, before 20th century. Wikimedia, PD.
- February 8—Cuthman of Steyning, statue by Penny Reeve. Photo Michael Garlick, via geograph.org. CC-BY-SA-2.0.
- February 9—Nicephorus of Antioch, illustration, date unknown. OCA.org. PD (due to age).
- February 9—Miguel Febres Cordero, illustration (book cover?). Wikimedia. PD.
- February 10—Haralambos, icon, Greek, 17th century. Wikimedia. PD.
- February 10—Death of St. Scholastica, painting by Johann Baptist Wenzel Bergl, 1765. Photo by Wikimedia user Wolfgang Sauber. CC-BY-SA-3.0.
- February 11—Theodora Restorer of Icons, icon by Emmanouel Tzanes, 1671. Wikimedia. PD.
- February 11—Caedmon, memorial stele, St. Mary’s Churchyard, Whitby, UK. Photo by Geograph project user Rich Tea, CC-BY-SA-2.0.
- February 12—Metropolitan Alexis, icon, by G. Zinovyev, 1690s. Wikimedia. PD.
- February 12—Julian the Hospitaller and Wife, manuscript illumination, circa 1430–40. flickr user Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts. PD.
- February 13—Martinian of Caesarea, illumination, 11th century. Wikimedia. PD.
- February 13—Catherine de Ricci, painting, date unknown. Wikimedia. PD.
- February 14—Auxentius of Bithynia, illumination, 11th century. Wikimedia. PD.
- February 14—Valentine, sculpture, 1505. Wikimedia. PD.
- February 15—Onesimus, icon, Russia, 10th century. Wikimedia. PD.
- February 15—Sigfrid of Sweden, fresco, ceiling of Överselö church, Selaön, Sweden. 15th century. Wikimedia. PD.