St. John Fisher, Bishop and Martyr – Catholic Art – Archival Quality Mexican Grandmother Vicente Borrás Abella (1867–1945) learned

Vicente Borrás Abella (1867–1945) learned art from his father

She was only 24 when she died

as the deep contemplative prayer life which she aspired to was constantly interrupted by the lax convent behavior

becoming one of the great Saints of the Middle Ages

classy card for Christmas or any occasion

St. John Fisher, Bishop and Martyr – Catholic Art – Archival Quality Mexican Grandmother Vicente Borrás Abella (1867–1945) learnedThis is what St. John Fisher actually looked like. The drawing is by Hans Holbein the Younter, the premier portrait artist of Europe in the 16th Century. All the paintings you see of Fisher are based on this sketch, and as well on the bust sculpture done by Pietro Torrigiano. Both were done by men who were looking at Fisher. The two, sketch and bust, look more like each other than the numerous painted copies that followed. We wanted to present you