Christian saints

Lady Gregory sends her book Saints & Wonders to President Roosevelt and discusses the challenges of isolating the Irish Christian literature from that of Rome and Judea. Gregory has heard of Roosevelt’s interest in old Irish literature. She remarks that the Irish are “more and more turning our back to England and our face to America” as so many Irish have gone to the “Land of Promise.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Creator(s)

Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932

Postcard showing a painting depicting a woman holding a baby standing next to a man looking on a young girl kneeling in front of a cross. Sheep graze in the background among trees. Charles C. Myers identifies it as a painting of the life of Saint Genevieve, one of the patron saints of Paris, France. The painting hangs in the Pantheon.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1910

Creator(s)

Unknown; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942

Postcard showing a painting of a young girl surrounded by a group of people with a religious leader placing his hand on her head. Charles C. Myers identifies it as a painting of the life of Saint Genevieve, one of the patron saints of Paris, France. The painting hangs in the Pantheon.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1910

Creator(s)

Unknown; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942

Postcard showing the shrine of Saint Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey. Charles C. Myers notes it is located behind the High Altar in the Abbey.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1911

Creator(s)

Unknown; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942

Lady Gregory sends her book Saints & Wonders to President Roosevelt and discusses the challenges of isolating the Irish Christian literature from that of Rome and Judea. Gregory has heard of Roosevelt’s interest in old Irish literature. She remarks that the Irish are “more and more turning our back to England and our face to America” as so many Irish have gone to the “Land of Promise.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Creator(s)

Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932