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5th June 2011

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Portuguese Religious Statues I always liked that Catholic belief that one can ask Saints and other major characters to intercede on your behalf. A bit like going to a mortgage broker to help get that house loan, it helps to have someone on your side who knows what they are doing. As is common throughout Southern Europe, Portuguese churches have a comprehensive selection of Statues representing everyone from the Mother of God to some very obscure movers and shakers. Talking of which the chap on the right is Saint Roman, probably Roman the Melodist. He was a hymn writer and singer who was given a holy scroll by the Madonna and told to eat it. After doing this he sang like noone has ever sung before and wrote many hundreds acclaimed psalms. Those who had previously mocked prostrated themselves in front of him and begged for forgiveness; how satisfying that must have been! Here he is shown with a book in one hand and bread and wheat in the other in what I assume is a straightforward transubstantiation play.

Portuguese Religious Statues

I always liked that Catholic belief that one can ask Saints and other major characters to intercede on your behalf. A bit like going to a mortgage broker to help get that house loan, it helps to have someone on your side who knows what they are doing. As is common throughout Southern Europe, Portuguese churches have a comprehensive selection of Statues representing everyone from the Mother of God to some very obscure movers and shakers. Talking of which the chap on the right is Saint Roman, probably Roman the Melodist. He was a hymn writer and singer who was given a holy scroll by the Madonna and told to eat it. After doing this he sang like noone has ever sung before and wrote many hundreds acclaimed psalms. Those who had previously mocked prostrated themselves in front of him and begged for forgiveness; how satisfying that must have been! Here he is shown with a book in one hand and bread and wheat in the other in what I assume is a straightforward transubstantiation play.

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