Luchesio Buonadonna by Subercaseaux
Luchesius Modestini, TOSF (also of Poggibonsi) is honored by tradition within the Franciscan Order as being, along with his wife, Buonadonna de' Segni, the first members of the Franciscan Order of Penance, most commonly referred to as the Third Order of St. Francis. He is honored in the Roman Catholic church as a Blessed.
Pedro Leon Maximiano Maria Subercaseaux Errazuriz was a Chilean painter, son of the painter and diplomat Ramon Subercaseaux Vicuna. He painted many portraits about events from the history of Chile, such as the Crossing of the Andes. He married in 1907, but the Pope later annulled their marriage so that they could both get into religious orders.
In 1927, Pedro was ordained a Benedictine priest. From then on, he devoted himself to the creation of works of art with religious content, such as the illustration of books on the life of Saint Francis and Saint Benedict and the decoration of churches for different parishes throughout Chile.
This illustration depicts Blessed Luquesio Poggibonsi and his wife Buonadonna, at the moment of receiving the sackcloth at the hands of our Seraphic Father, Saint Francis of Assisi.
This image is a public domain image, which means either that copyright has expired in the image or the copyright holder has waived their copyright. Franciscan Gallery charges for the access to high resolution copy of the image. Manually restoration was necessary in order to improve quality, without covering the original image.
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