"Christ has no body now on earth but yours,
no hands but yours,
no feet but yours,
Yours are the eyes through which to look out
Christ's compassion to the world
Yours are the feet with which he is to go about
doing good;
Yours are the hands with which he is to bless men now."
― Teresa of Ávila
no hands but yours,
no feet but yours,
Yours are the eyes through which to look out
Christ's compassion to the world
Yours are the feet with which he is to go about
doing good;
Yours are the hands with which he is to bless men now."
― Teresa of Ávila
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SCULPTURE:
English: Saint Theresa of Ávila, sculpture in polychromed wood, actually exposed in the Museum Nacional de Escultura, in Valladolid (Spain)
Français : Sainte Thérèse d'Avila, sculpture polychromée en bois, maintenant exposée à le Musée Nacional de Escultura, à Valladolid (l'Espagne)
Gregorio fernández (1576–1636) |
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