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Guan Gong culture is a traditional folk belief. In China, there are many temples dedicated to Confucius, the sage of literature, and such buildings used to exist in various cities. The number and scale of Wusheng Guan Gong Temple far exceed Confucius' Confucian Temple both domestically and ... Read More
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The Holy Spirit of Death (Spanish: Santa Muerte, Sant í sima Muerte (Spanish: Sant í sima Muerte, English: Saint Death) is an icon revered in Mexico, possibly as a result of a mixture of traditional Central American beliefs and folk Catholic beliefs. It is usually a skeleton wearing a long robe, ... Read More
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Polytheism refers to a religion that worships multiple gods simultaneously. Modern Japanese Shintoism, Haitian Vodou, and the emerging Wicca religion in England and America are all considered polytheistic. Polytheism is a religion that believes in and worships multiple deities. Believing in the ... Read More
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San Francesco di Assisi (1182-1226, also known as San Francisco or San Francis of Assisi) was the founder of the Franciscan Order and the Franciscan Sisters of Assisi in the Catholic Church. The Franciscan Order is also known as the "Little Brotherhood". He is a saint who protects animals, merchants... Read More
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From 1517 to 1546 AD, Martin Luther strongly protested against the Roman Catholic Church and launched a religious reform movement. The religious reform movement he initiated and led swept across Europe, permanently ending the Roman Catholic Church's feudal theocratic rule over Western Europe. This ... Read More
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Ludwig III (January 7, 1845- October 18, 2021), full name Ludwig Leopold Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred, was the last king of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Bavaria. Ludwig III was born in Munich, the eldest son of Bavarian Prince Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm and Augusta, daughter of Grand Duke Leopold II of ... Read More
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Hans Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius (full name: Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius; born February 14, 1945) was the head of state of Liechtenstein in Central Europe. He was the eldest son of Franz Joseph II (1906-1989) and his wife Gina von Wilczek ... Read More
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Saint Anthony (c. 251-356) was an Egyptian Christian during the Roman Empire. He is a pioneer of Christian monastic life and a famous leader of the Desert Fathers. Saint Anthony's life was filled with many miraculous things. How he suffered from the devil's multiple attacks with illusions, but was ... Read More
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Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, also known as Avalokite ś vara in Sanskrit, is a transliteration of the Sanskrit word Avalokite ś vara. It is also translated as "Avalokitesvara" or "Avalokitesvara" and transliterated as "Avalokitesvara" or "Avalokitesvara". Amitabha Buddha's left attendant, one of the ... Read More
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The Virgin Mary and the Holy Child are available in two versions: print and oil painting. The print version is a work by Du Xio, a famous Italian artist of the Renaissance period. The oil painting version is the work of Verrocchio, a famous Italian sculptor in the second half of the 15th century. We ... Read More
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