09 works, Today, August 24th, is Cosmas of Aetolia’s day, his story illustrated #236

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St. Cosmas of Aetolia, Equal to the Apostles

Mural inside a Greek Orthodox church
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Cosmas of Aetolia, sometimes Kosmas of Aetolia or Cosmas/Kosmas the Aetolian or Patrokosmas “Father Cosmas” (born between 1700 and 1714 — died 1779), was a monk in the Greek Orthodox Church. He is recognized as one of the originators of the twentieth-century religious movements in Greece. He is also noted for his prophesies…

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Author: Zaidan Art Blog

I search Art History for Beautiful works that may, or may not, have a secondary or unexpected story to tell. I then write short summaries that grow from my research. Art work is so much more when its secrets are exposed

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