{"id":58000,"date":"2021-10-07T22:17:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T20:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topa.be\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/spc-chapel-of-the-holy-sacrament\/spc-the-holy-sacrament-altar-framing\/"},"modified":"2021-11-07T13:45:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T12:45:06","slug":"sacramentsaltaaromlijsting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sacramentskapel\/sacramentsaltaaromlijsting\/","title":{"rendered":"SPK the Holy Sacrament altar framing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Saint Paul\u2019s, the Antwerp Dominican church, a revelation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Chapel of the Holy Sacrament<\/span>
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The Altar framing (Peter I Verbruggen, 1656)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\"\"Although they are overshadowed by Rubens\u2019 painting, the heavy white marble spiral pillars by Peter I Verbruggen deserve our attention. Angel children, who are in the majority, and putti interchange at random. As is traditional for an altar (of the Holy Sacrament) they harvest corn and grapes in preparation for the Eucharistic gifts of bread and wine, which are represented in the form of a chalice and a large host. On the left, here to be regarded as chronologically first, on the second level, two putti hit out on each other, which is a composition inspired by Frans du Quesnoy (Rome, ca. 1635). On the same level on the right, to be interpreted as a chronological sequel, two putti reconcile with a kiss, which is repeated above in a warm embrace. A more adequate framing for the real affectionate presence of Jesus in the Eucharist is hard to think of. Does the Gospel not say:\u00a0\u201cif you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(Mth. 5:23,24)? And does Saint Paul not say (1 Cor. 11:27) that\u00a0\u201cwhoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 like a fox wanting to eat from the grapes \u2013\u00a0\u201cwill have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord.\u201d<\/em>? The Sacrament of pure love cannot bear that you are at loggerheads with someone any longer. Singing and music with bagpipe (B5) and shawn represent the joy of meeting Jesus in the Holy Sacrament.<\/p>\n

On the left a dog threatens a squirrel, while on the right the same animal can nibble a fruit without being disturbed. What is the deeper meaning of this?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Level<\/td>\nPillar A<\/td>\nPillar B<\/td>\nPillar C<\/td>\nPillar D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nbird (phoenix?)<\/td>\nangel sings from a book and keeps time<\/td>\n?<\/td>\nharvest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n<\/td>\nangel plays the bagpipe<\/td>\nangel with a chalice and a host<\/td>\nrest during harvest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nangel wants to prevent a fox from eating from grapes<\/td>\nputto plays the shawn<\/td>\nharvest<\/td>\nputti embrace in reconciliation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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On the bases of the pillars are the busts of two Dominicans. On the left, i.e. iconographically right \u2013 at the place of honour \u2013 the devotion to the Holy Sacrament is represented by the bust of\u00a0Thomas Aquinas<\/strong>, the author of the Eucharistic Hymns. On his cope is his personal attribute, the sun as a symbol of truth. On the right there is\u00a0the mystic Henry Suso<\/strong>\u00a0(ca. 1295 Uebelingen or Konstanz, \u2020 Ulm 1366; though only beatified in 1831). He was a zealous advocate of the devotion of the Sweet Name of Jesus, as an atonement for the disrespectful usage of Jesus\u2019 name. According to his\u00a0vita<\/em>\u00a0he had inscribed the name of Jesus as a monogram on his chest. Here we see the \u201cIHS\u201d monogram on Suso\u2019s Dominican cape.<\/p>\n

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