Alcove Oratory
- A devotional structures that are located in alcoves or niches
Ark Oratory
- A devotional structure often used by priests when traveling great distances.
Bandeirantes
- Brazilian colonists who searched for native peoples to capture and who later found work in searching for fleeing slaves.
Baroque
- An art movement following the Catholic Counter Reformation that characteristically uses techniques such as tenebrism (extreme shading that creates drastic contrast between light and dark), displays dramatic and theatrical images, and plays with movement – though it may employ other styles as well
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The Calling of St. Matthew
Caravaggio
Bullet Oratory
- A devotional structure named for its visual similarities to cartridges used by cattle drivers.
Catholic Counter-Reformation
- The period of Catholic resurgence that followed the Reformation when many turned towards Protestantism due to the church’s many controversies.
Epoxy
- A type of adhesive
Jesuits
- A society formed by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, originally called the Company of Jesus, which worked to convert people to Catholicism.
Medieval artistic style
- A visual tradition dating roughly from 500 AD to 1500 that evolved from a mixing of the artistic heritage of the late Roman empire, the iconography of the early Christian church, and various pagan influences from Northern European cultures.
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Madonna and Child
Deodato Orlandi
Oratory
- Devotional object, a place of prayer outside of the church, the name of which comes from the latin word orare which means to pray.
Pieta
- Pieta figures are depictions of Mary holding the dead body of Christ. Our Lady of Piety, for example, has a Pietà figure.
Protestant Reformation
- A reform movement that officially began with the writing and circulation of Martin Luther’s 95 theses. Which tradition narrrates were nailed to the door of All Saint’s Church in Wittenburg.
Rheostat
- An instrument used to monitor the currents in electricity or, in the instance of the oratory, levels of suction.
Rococo
- A movement that followed Baroque: it is marked by frivolous and occasionally scandalous works that are highly ornate, floral, and light.
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The Swing
Jean Honore Fragonard
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“Oratorio del Palacio de Carondelet”
Travel Oratory
- A devotional container, often small bags that vagabonds and beggars could wear around their necks.
Links to Other Pages
Brazilian Oratory: Baroque, Rococo, and Local Influences
Brazilian Oratory: Notes on Brazilian History
Our Lady of Piety Oratory: The Influence of European Religion on South America
Our Lady of Piety Oratory: Condition through the Years
Our Lady of Piety Oratory: Conservation
The Story of How the Beetle got its Colors