Apollinare's Cross – 6th Century Mosaic – Catholic Art – Archival Quality Agnes The "dear spouse" refers to

The "dear spouse" refers to herself

By papal decree in 1941

as in the phrase “lifeblood

He has another painting that we love just as much or maybe even more

Apollinare's Cross – 6th Century Mosaic – Catholic Art – Archival Quality Agnes The "dear spouse" refers toSaint Apollinare's Cross 6th Century Mosaic The Basilica of Sant' Apollinare of Ravenna, Italy, was consecrated on May 9, 549 AD, shortly after the city had been reconquered by the Eastern Roman Empire, Byzantium. They had the wealth of the empire and the craftsmen and the fervent faith to construct gorgeous churches. This Basilica is a masterpiece of antiquity, listed at UNESCO as a world heritage site. According to tradition, St. Apollinare was