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Saint Bartholomew statue

(photo by Shane Gorski)

This statue depicts Saint Bartholomew, an early Christian martyr who was allegedly skinned alive. If you look closely, you’ll notice that’s not a robe that he’s holding. It’s actually his dissected skin hanging around him. This statute is by Marco d’Agrate, c.1562.

Saint Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. After the Ascension, it’s said the saint traveled to the east, and then onto Greater Armenia. According to traditional hagiography, he was flayed and beheaded there for converting the king to Christianity. Some accounts attest that instead of getting flayed, Bartholomew was crucified upside down like Saint Peter. 

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22 Signs You’re Dating A Narcissist

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1) Love bombing. They will rush intimacy and it may feel like you’re “soulmates” and have common interests, common goals. – they will “mirror back” what you are looking for. The relationship does not progress at a normal pace – it gets intense really quickly and feels all-consuming.

2) They have a big ego, act superior to you or others, crave power and control, are self-centered, and act entitled. They may exhibit jealousy at parties for other people, when others are celebrating their success, etc. They take control of conversations and always find a way to make it about them. They will boast about all their accomplishments when, in reality, they are false claims. They talk about the BIG plans they have for their future and how great it will be when XYZ and you realize that day never actually comes. The grass is always greener on the other side for them.

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Unpacking Mona Lisa at the end of World War II, 1945

Unpacking Mona Lisa at the end of World War II, 1945

Hitler and his cronies had a wish list of works they planned to plunder from the countries they invaded, and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world then and now, was at the top of the list. It was Jacques Jaujard, director of France’s National Museums, who thwarted Hitler’s scheme, pulled the wool over the eyes of the collaborationist tools of the Vichy government, and kept the Louvre’s contents, including the Mona Lisa, safe for the duration of the war.

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6 eyewitnesses misidentified a murderer – here’s what went wrong in the lineup – The Conversation

Women On Tiktok Reveal The Hilarious “Weirdly Specific Red Flags” They Have For Men – Ruin My Week

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Picture of the Day

dain yoon

Artist Dain Yoon uses only makeup to create illusions with no editing

Like many artists, Dain Yoon enjoys working with paint. But it’s not a canvas that she puts pigment to—it’s her own body. Using an extensive palette of paints and brushes, she applies the pigment to her skin and transforms herself into amazing optical illusions. Her creations go beyond fooling the eye, and they’re convincing enough to make you believe that she is now what she has painted. And most impressively of all, she does this all without the use of Photoshop or other photo manipulation programs.

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