St. Anthony of Padua & Christ Child – Chambers Sacraments which shows Our Lady holding

which shows Our Lady holding the Infant Jesus Christ

Fra Angelico painted this lovely and bright image of the Blessed Mother holding the Baby Jesus

This is an antique portrait of Saint Joseph

clasping her hands and expressing sorrow for her sins

St. Anthony of Padua & Christ Child – Chambers Sacraments which shows Our Lady holdingThis is a portrait of Saint Anthony of Padua, a thirteenth century Franciscan friar, who fought so strongly against heresy that he is honorably called "Malleus Hereticorum", "Hammer of the Heretics". St. Anthony is the patron saint of lost items, the poor, and travelers. He is depicted here as holding Our Lord in his arms, so that the Savior makes eye contact with the viewer of the painting, in order to symbolize the Saint's zeal which drew others to