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| Father Jean de Brebeuf, The Huron Carol |
Author of the Huron Carol, Father Jean de Brebeuf, 1593-1649
"An apostle, a brave adventurer, a skilled writer, a careful ethnologist, a man of vision"
With his seven companions, Patron Saint of Canada
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Dear Frances, my Christmas preparations kept me from leaving comments before now on your most recent Huron Carol posts. However, I assure you that seeing them each day has added greatly to my appreciation of Advent. I particularly liked your post about the art history progression of painting the Madonna and angels.
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Thank you Frances. Christmas is nearly here and I am scarcely ready for the day, but the Advent days leading up are Christmas time too. When I made my first trip to NY (1976), with fellow teenage art students, we visited The Cloisters. I was stuck by one of the sculptures of a reclining Madonna - she had all the traditional characteristics of a Medieval Madonna but also the artist had rendered her as a believably tired Mum. I would love to visit again. I hope your Christmas is unhurried, merry and bright!
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