On this Thanksgiving Day, Thank you my Lord Jesus! Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa…
Sacred Catholic Art
On this Thanksgiving Day, Thank you my Lord Jesus! Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa painted this artwork, titled La Misa de San Gregorio (The Mass of Saint Gregory), around 1650. It’s a Baroque oil painting depicting the legendary miracle where Pope Gregory I celebrates Mass, and Christ appears on the altar amid clerics, angels, and the Virgin Mary to affirm transubstantiation. The date “1663” likely refers to a later inscription or restoration, possibly tied to donor Don Francisco Vives de Cañamas, Conde de Faura. The elaborate golden altar, dramatic lighting, and heavenly figures match Espinosa’s style, as seen in his works at the Prado Museum.
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