Saint Martha of Bethany – Patron Saint of Housewives – from an Illuminated Manuscript – Catholic Art Print – Catholic Gift for Her fine art and that the Catholic Church

and that the Catholic Church of contemporary times was precisely the development of the early Church of the first few centuries after Christ

she went to Africa to do missionary work for the Church though the Legion of Mary

a book she wrote describing and illustrating those visions

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Saint Martha of Bethany – Patron Saint of Housewives – from an Illuminated Manuscript – Catholic Art Print – Catholic Gift for Her fine art and that the Catholic ChurchThis is Lazarus's sister, the one Jesus chided for doing kitchen work while her sister Mary was sitting at his feet. Almost all of the Catholic images of her depict that episode, but it's important to remember that she was a Saint, a deeply faithful follower and friend of Jesus, the one who came across him while looking for his body after the crucifixion. She is also the one to whom Jesus said, before he raised her brother from the dead, "I am the