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Sacred Spaces
St. Peter’s Church (Peterskirche) Vienna, Austria
True Beauty
O Vos Omnes (Newman University Church, Dublin, Ireland)
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Francis X. Maier
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John M. Grondelski
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Robert Royal
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Brad Miner
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Eduardo J. Echeverria
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Why the devil is “faceless” in art
David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The convention of iconographic sacred art is always to show Christ, the angels and saints clearly: often face to face with the viewer—as it will be in heaven: everything revealed. On the other hand, the devil is usually shown as an almost faceless figure and shrouded in darkness, hiding his intentions.