Holy Wisdom - LWHLW
by Lewis Williams OFS
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Holy Wisdom - LWHLW
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Lewis Williams OFS
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Painting - Drawing, Pastels, Watercolor, Acrylic And Oils
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In Proverbs, the virtues of Holy Wisdom (in Greek, Hagia Sophia, a grammatically feminine word) are extolled. In Proverbs 9: 27-31, Holy Wisdom was noted to have been present when God established the heavens and earth; at his side as craftsman, playing on the surface of the earth. He found delight in men. All men; not those we would pick and choose. Who is this Holy Wisdom who possesses all the fullness of the Godhead? In Corinthians 1:24, Paul clearly describes Sophia to be an attribute of Christ.
The men in this icon made Holy Wisdom their life’s pursuit, founding schools of Holy Wisdom and their efforts inspire us today. May we come to know Christ in wisdom’s quest. Our world cries out for wisdom’s fruit.
From the left, there is Bl. Rhabanus Maurus (b. 784 – d. 2/4/856). He was a poet, priest and Archbishop of Mainz. A student of Alcuin, Wisdom was his muse. A voluminous writer, he was well-known as the author of an early encyclopedia.
Bl. Alcuin (aka Albinus, b. 735 – d. 5/19/809). He was a deacon and famed scholar in Charlemagne’s court, where he headed a school of savants. His teacher, Archbishop Albert, was dedicated to the pursuit of Holy Wisdom.
In the center is Holy Wisdom as Christ in traditional iconographic depiction, winged, and enthroned on seven pillars of wisdom. The redgold depict Christ’s heavenly radiance.
Next is St. Eulogius of Cordoba (b. 800 – d. 3/11/859). A priest, writer and calligrapher, he was an important link between Alcuin’s tradition and Spain’s Mozarabic Church. He ministered to martyrs under the Moors, wrote of their glories and was eventually martyred by beheading.
Bl. Paulo Alvaro (d. 7/27/852) married and made his career as a lawyer, writer and lay theologian. He carries a treasured gift from his teacher, Eulogius, of gold calligraphy on a purple parchment.
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