Catholic Nerd Game round XVII

Here is the second to last round of the Catholic Nerd Game. Just wait till you see the last round! It is getting hard to find pictures that aren't repeats of the "popular" saints.

Here is round XVII:



I gave you two pictures, because his story is a bit more obscure than some of the last ones.

Good Luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round XVI

I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself!

Here is round XVI:


Good luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round XV

I let the encyclical take the place of the Catholic Nerd game yesterday.

Here is round XV:


OK, I know there are a lot of female saints with an arrow as an attribute, but bear with me.

Good Luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday


P.S.
Remember, there is still one saint left from the last round who has not been named. Zenobius has been named!

Catholic Nerd Game round XIV

I've decided that I won't be posting the Catholic Nerd Game on weekends, due to scheduling problems. This doesn't mean I'm running out of artwork, I can still keep going for another couple weeks.

Here is round XIV:

(It isn't necessary to try and name Angels!)

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round XIII

This the image of this saint shares something in common with the image from last round. Neither started out as portraits of saints.
Here is round XIII:


Good Luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thrusday

Catholic Nerd Game round XII

I'm all set for another week of the game. If I do some more creative googeling, I can probably keep it going for three more weeks. Today's saint took the easier of the two ways to heaven, and it looks like he had a really bad half hour.

Here is round XII:


Good luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round XI

I have to say that new pictures of saints are getting pretty thin on the ground, thin in the air also, just all around generally trim.
But, when I run out, I have a super last one picked out.

Here is round XI:


Not a bad bit of photoshopping to remove her name if I do say so myself.

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round X

Wow, I never thought there would still be interest ten rounds later.

Here is round X:


Good Luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round IX

Well, if I don't give an easy one after that last one, there might be a mutiny!
Here is round IX:


Good luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round VIII

I'm sorry I couldn't get a better picture of this saint. To make up for it, I will post two pictures.

Here is round VIII:




Here is a clue: The Sober Sophomore shouldn't have to seek this saint's intercession.







Good Luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round VII

I'm pretty sure this saint won't be as ambiguous as the last one.

Here is round VII:


Good luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round VI

This one is trickier than the last couple of rounds.
Here is round VI:

Good luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round V

I'm going to keep these going as long as I can find good quality pictures, so there might be quite a few rounds.

Here is round V:

Good luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round IV

Sorry about not getting this up earlier, but blogger wasn't allowing me to upload images.
Here is round IV:


Good Luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round III

I have put the name for round II in black between the plus signs because nobody got it right +St. Vitus+ just highlight to see the name. Here is round III.



There is no need to name the virgin and Child, just the other saints.

Good luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

Catholic Nerd Game round II

Here are the answers to the previous saints:
Scholastica/ Mary Magdalen/ Anne/ the Virgin Mary/ Christ crucified/ John the Evangelist/ Andrew/ Benedict/ Agnes.


Here is Round II


Clue: "All University students should have a devotion to him."


EDIT: Here is another image of him, the smudge above his head is where his name was.

Good luck!

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

The Game for Catholic Nerds.

Every time I have visited an art museum, such as the National Gallery in London, I have played "The Catholic Nerd Game." Basically, you look at the works that have saints, and try to identify the saints by their symbols. It requires a fair knowledge of iconography, and hagiography, hence the name. The artists could be very tricky, and liked to used obscure (well obscure now.) saints, or little known symbols. I have decided to make "The Catholic Nerd Game" a part of my blog. Each day (hopefully) I will post a picture, and you can try to identify the saints. I probably should make a nomenclature for the order identifying the saints, as some of the altar pieces cram a lot on. So, start on the left, and work right, if there are multiple rows, identify the row with the bottom being row 1. Leave dashes where you cannot identify a saint.
Here's the first one. I chose a fairly easy one. Good luck!


You can click for a larger image.

Yours in Christ,
Thursday

P.S.
I'm back at University, so I should have an easier time updating.