I explore the relation between catholicism and nationalism as expressed in the art. Merging of religious and national contents has become common in Poland. I'm looking for comparable examples from other countries, where catholicism has been used to underpin the national identity or where it has been fit into the national framework, and for relevant literature.
The Upper Silesian examples are well known to you. I recommend you to analize the painted decorations of the national chapels in the shrine in Loreto.
One more clue that can by useful for your research. Anna Sylwia Czyż published on the Polish churches in the United States ( Polish cathedrals, czyli o ciekawym, lecz zanikającym dziedzictwie Polonii w Stanach Zjednoczonych. „Cenne, bezcenne, utracone” 2018, nr 3 (92) – 4 (93), s. 1–15 ). Their decorations combine religious and patriotic motifs, thus not only transmitting confessional contents to the faithful but also reproducing their national identity. Considering the idea of double group identity, popular among immigrant communities in the US, it's very possible that you'll find similar Catholic-national synthetis in many other places of worship (Irish, Italian, Mexican etc.).
The Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in Paris comes to mind. You should easily find a starting point for your research by an Internet search.
German was talent to christiniaty by Saint Kilian.
He came from Ireland.
The brazilian patron is Nossa Senhora de Aparecida, celebrated on 12. october!
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For example, in Spain, the battle of Lepanto is often depicted in relation to the devotion of the rosary, especially. This fresco is found in the old Dominican convent of San Pablo in Seville, Spain, today the Magdalena parish.
In Spain, in memory of the battle of Clavijo, at the beginning of the Reconquest (844), "Santiago Matamoros", patron of Spain, is represented on the back of a white horse and with the sword in hand.
the royal coat of arms prevails in all religious foundations with royal patronage.
Hello! I think it will be fruitful for your study to read the book Pasyon and Revolution by Reynaldo Ileto. He speaks of how the colonial Catholic Church's understanding of Heaven became a catalyst for the Philippine revolution.
Of course, there are literally plenty of such examples in Czech lands, today Czech Republic. Typically the generation of late historicism decided around 1900 to reconstruct or even extend "national" cathedrals or other large church buildings. I guess there would be around 5-10 such examples only in Czech Rep. The artistic programme of such reconstructions or extension was actually very precise and programatic about using the heritiage of national saints and developing their particular symbolics and cultural heritage.
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