Nun Praying in Church – "On Good Friday" – Olga Boznańska – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality Our Lady of Grace and Light The basilica was begun in

The basilica was begun in 1629 by King Louis XIII

of men and women

It seemed like Thérèse was looking at me too

It was worth the 1500 miles of driving

Nun Praying in Church – "On Good Friday" – Olga Boznańska – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality Our Lady of Grace and Light The basilica was begun inOlga Boznanska (1865 1940) was a Polish painter at the turn of the last century who was famous for her portraits. It had been hard for to get training in art as a woman, but she persevered. There is a curious connection in the title of this piece to "Vows of the sculptor Tola Certowiczwna." We aren't scholars enough to research this, but Certowiczwna was a woman sculptor a generation older than Boznanska who had had some real challenges pursuing her