Hi, Steven! I'm a reader from the Philippines! Regarding your identification of the two hecklers of "Val" in the comic strip by Bach on St. Valentine, wasn't the one on the right St. Francis de Sales? St. Francis Xavier is usually depicted, based on paintings that I grew up with, as a young man with a short beard and wearing the "black robes" Jesuits were famous for, while St. Francis de Sales painting depict him as a middle ages man with a long beard, wearing a white sotana and a red shoulder cape.
Hilarious comic! Thank you for sharing that. I hope you and Mrs. Greydanus have a wonderful day.
Also, thanks for the small info about St. Moses the Black. Now I know why they chose to do an episode on him for that mini-series on the saints produced by Martin Scorsese. Have you seen any of those? If so, what did you think? I'm waiting until they premiere the remaining four episodes in April before I see them.
Hi, Steven! I'm a reader from the Philippines! Regarding your identification of the two hecklers of "Val" in the comic strip by Bach on St. Valentine, wasn't the one on the right St. Francis de Sales? St. Francis Xavier is usually depicted, based on paintings that I grew up with, as a young man with a short beard and wearing the "black robes" Jesuits were famous for, while St. Francis de Sales painting depict him as a middle ages man with a long beard, wearing a white sotana and a red shoulder cape.
I think you may be right, Ed! I’ve changed the text of the footnote and credited you. Thanks!
Hilarious comic! Thank you for sharing that. I hope you and Mrs. Greydanus have a wonderful day.
Also, thanks for the small info about St. Moses the Black. Now I know why they chose to do an episode on him for that mini-series on the saints produced by Martin Scorsese. Have you seen any of those? If so, what did you think? I'm waiting until they premiere the remaining four episodes in April before I see them.