St. Pope Pius V Worships the Crucified – August Kraus – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality icon Father Damien was so devoted

Father Damien was so devoted to our Lord

In art it is shown as his physical heart

We spent a lot of time restoring this image because we love it

and he clearly had a deep heart for Mary

This one is circa 1880

St. Pope Pius V Worships the Crucified – August Kraus – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality icon Father Damien was so devotedSaint Pius V (1504 1572) was born Michael Ghislieri in a poor family in northern Italy, where he worked as a shepherd boy until he was 14. Then he became a Dominican friar. He was pious and devout and soon became an inquisitor of the Inquisition. This was at the time of the breaking apart of Christendom. Protestantism, born out of disobedience to a morally culpable Church hierarchy, and driven by political and commercial powers, had created the flags