Today is the feast of St Charbel Makhlouf, "who was born in the Lebanon, the son of a mule-driver, and brought up by his uncle, who did not approve of his devotion to prayer and solitude. He would go secretly to the monastery of St Maron at Annaya, and eventually became a Maronite monk and was ordained priest. After being a monk for many years, he was drawn to a closer imitation of the Desert Fathers and became a hermit. At his hermitage he lived a severely ascetic life with much prayer and fasting. He refused to touch money and considered himself the servant of anyone who came to stay in the three other cells that the hermitage possessed. He spent the last 23 years of his life there, and increasing numbers of people would come to receive his counsel or his blessing." This chapel, with an image of St Charbel on the right, is in the Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception in Washington DC.

- Tais Luso de Carvalho Sendo o Brasil o maior país de religião católica do mundo, não é de admirar que muitas residências tivessem um oratório com seu santo de devoção. Oratório é sinônimo de fé. Unindo fé, espiritualidade e arte, temos um Museu do Oratório na cidade de Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais. No texto do Acervo Cultural e Artístico, sobre Arte e Devoção, há o relato de que entre as primeiras caravelas que chegaram no Brasil, em 1500, havia entre elas um oratório com a imagem de Nossa Senhora da Esperança. Mas o uso generalizado de oratórios, no Brasil, só aconteceu a partir do século 18. Oratórios são objetos que expressam a fé e a devoção da humanidade desde os tempos mais remotos e refletem a passagem do universo grandioso das igrejas para o espaço íntimo do cotidiano doméstico. Um grande acervo de oratórios e imagens foi se formando em 1998 no Brasil, sendo que a maioria é Mineira. Um casarão do século 18, pertencente à Ordem Terceira do Carmo, no qual morou Aleijadinho durante o período em que trabalhou na Igreja do Carmo, de 1738 a 1814, hoje abriga o acervo com 163 oratórios e 300 imagens do século 17 ao século 20. É o único museu do mundo dedicado a esse tema. A importância da coleção de oratórios, cuja influência vem do estilo barroco, rococó e neoclássico, é reconhecida em todo o mundo, o que levou o Museu do Oratório a ser frequentemente convidado a expor suas peças em eventos nacionais e internacionais de grande expressão. O casarão foi totalmente restaurado, preservando o projeto arquitetônico original. Entre os diversos tipos de oratórios da coleção, destacam-se os do tipo bala, assim denominado pelo formato ovalado, semelhante as balas de cartucheira. O Museu do Oratório é administrado pelo Instituto Cultural Flávio Gutierrez, uma homenagem ao pai da colecionadora Angela Gutierrez, responsável pela criação do Museu. A coleção de oratórios já saiu várias vezes do Brasil. Pela primeira vez foi apresentada em Portugal, em 1994. Daí em diante levou parte de seu acervo à França, Itália, Chile, Venezuela, Inglaterra, Estados Unidos, Quito e Equador. Vale a pena uma visita pelo vídeo - abaixo. Museu do Oratório - Ouro Preto Matéria ZH-cultura / Museu do Oratório, Minas Gerais

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Continuamos nossa viagem através da arte brasileira, aproveitamos os meses de junho e julho, tradicionalmente dedicados às típicas Festas Juninas, para voltar nossos olhares para a produção religiosa do período barroco. Vimos uma série de reproduções de artistas como Aleijadinho, Mestre Ataíde e outros. O estilo barroco desenvolveu-se no Brasil durante o século XVIII, perdurando ainda no início do século XIX. O barroco brasileiro é claramente associado à religião católica. Optamos por realizar como atividade prática pequenos oratórios. Nosso objetivo foi discutir o fenômeno artístico, mas a própria natureza do trabalho tem um aspecto religioso, dei liberdade para os alunos usarem ou não as imagens dos santos (Santo Antônio, São Pedro e São João). Alguns preferiram usar imagens de anjos e outros criaram suas próprias imagens. Uma aluna perguntou se podia usar uma figura de Iemanjá, eu não só aprovei, como gostei da idéia, entretanto a aluna desistiu por achar que poderia parecer uma ofensa aos colegas, que em sua maioria são católicos. De todo modo o resultado foi bonito e creio que os alunos compreenderam os principais elementos estilísticos relacionados ao barroco, tais como o uso exuberante de ornamentos e da talha de madeira dourada. Assista ao vídeo e comente, sua opinião é importante para nós. Para outra atividade relacionada ao Barroco no Brasil, clique aqui.

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Another great explore! We parked our car and started walking towards the castle. (I would prefer to call it Chateau Alkohol, because it’s loooooooots more than just a house) We started walking and immediately we spotted a lady more or less waiting for us along the road. We close up on her and another lady joins her and they look at these two awkward photographers walking towards them. I gave them a smile and my best “Guten Tag” and walked through like there’s nothing wrong. We aren’t followed but keep our eyes and ears open. It didn’t took us long and we were in! It was built in the mid of the 13th century by a noble Count, who’s family nowadays still owns it. Please visit www.preciousdecay.com for more pictures

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One evening, just a few weeks ago, my husband was deeply inspired to create a family oratoryand informed me that he had ordered a bronze, Benedictine altar crucifix, an incense boat with a supply of frankincense, an icon for each of our children’s namesakes (baby #7 is on the way), and was on the hunt […]

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