Kent Navalesi ☕️

KentNavalesi@mstdn.social

Historian of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#religion</a> in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LateAntiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LateAntiquity</a>. Author of "The Prose Lives of Venantius Fortunatus: Hagiography and the Laity in Sixth-Century Gaul" (Routledge)Dad to five cats, coffee enthusiast, art lover, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/YIMBY" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#YIMBY</a>, I post a lot of travel pics 📸. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gardening</a> Grew up in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NewMexico</a>, now in <a href

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Post #4240554
The Music Lesson by Gerard ter Borch the Younger (c.1670) @visualarts Art Institute of Chicago 🖼 #ArtHistory #AnimalsInArt #MuseumArchive #galleries #glam #ArtMuseum
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#Tripoli #Lebanon 🇱🇧 Jan. 2023 @FotoVorschlag@photog.social 'Eingerahmt' #FotoVorschlag #katzen #CatsOfMastodon #猫 #CatWuschel #catstodon
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Outside #Batroun #Lebanon 🇱🇧 August 2023 🏖 #meermittwoch #TravelPhotography #reisen #MiddleEast
Post #4093607
Westminster Abbey #London #England #Uk 🇬🇧 May 2023 #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #StainedGlassWindow #VensterVrijdag #FensterFreitag #StainedGlass #ChurchArchitecture #TravelPhotography #reisen
Post #4040660
Baalbek, #Lebanon 🇱🇧 "Mein Lieblings-Urlaubsfoto" @FotoVorschlag@photog.social #FotoVorschlag #TravelPhotography #reisen
Stone monument in dedication to Mithras (2nd-3rd century CE)
Stone monument in dedication to Mithras (2nd-3rd century CE) @historyartifacts Archaeologisches Museum Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪. The museum has a lot of stone dedications to Mithras, whose cult was popular in the area. Inscription and German translation in alttext. @histodons@fedigroups.social #paganism #mythology #MythologyMonday #religion #ReligiousStudies #Altertumswissenschaften #LinguaLatina #antiquité #AncientReligions #LateAntiquity #AncientHistory #antike #epigraphy #MuseumArchive #glam...
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#SilentSunday
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I was going to rip out the flowering oregano, but the pollinators are enjoying it too much. #gardening #SolarPunk #GrowYourOwn #butterfly #butterflies #Bloomscrolling
Post #3653016
For #TombTuesday, the Ursulakapelle in Michaelskirche, Munich, resting place of several purported pieces of saints. Closeup of the bone of St. Constantia(?) in the central display case. If saints or medieval history are your thing, consider taking my course, "Relics in Antiquity & the Middle Ages," July 23-August 27, where we talk about the origins of relic veneration and the powers they were believed to possess. Feel free to DM with any questions! https://kentnavalesi.neocities...
Post #3381681
Marble Torso, Roman, Beirut National Museum @historyartifacts #ArtHistory #AncientArt #MuseumArchive #GreekRomanArt #RomanEmpire #Lebanon #Beirut
Post #3294680
Got a couple #FosterKittens this week :0160: :ablobcatneon: :blobcatcookie: #CatsOfMastodon #MastodonCats #猫 #CatWuschel #Katzen #catstodon #AdoptDontShop #ねこ #RescueCat #AcademicsWithCats #Gatos
Post #2546525
Fedi, I need your help. I found this chipmunk sitting still but breathing and he only walks sluggishly when I approach him. Seems to be breathing hard What can I do to help the little guy? Edit: Called animal control. #BackyardHabitat #WildLife
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St. Patrick&#39;s Cathedral, NYC [OC] @pics @photography #ArchitecturePhotography #ArchitecturalHistory #ChurchArchitecture #architectuur #arkitektur #SmartphonePhotography #religion #Christianity #ChurchPhotography #travelphotography #NewYorkCity #NYC
Post #1920145
Flintlock Pistols (c 1670-1704) @historyartifacts Art Institute of Chicago Top: Pair of flintlock holster pistols of Prince Georg Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt, made by Lewis Barbar (1700-1704) Bottom: Flintlock pistol made by Vincenzo Marini (1670/80) #MuseumArchive #firearms #History
Post #1917554
Flintlock Pistols (c. 1670-1704) @historyartifacts Art Institute of Chicago Top: Pair of flintlock holster pistols of Prince Georg Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt, made by Lewis Barbar (1700-1704) Bottom: Flintlock pistol made by Vincenzo Marini (1670/80) #MuseumArchive #firearms
Post #1839130
I&#39;m disappointed that there aren&#39;t more people interested in the #fediverse simply because of what it is, as opposed to what &quot;experience&quot; it currently offers. I dunno, I just find it inherently interesting that all of this is run by regular people free from the malignant influence of Big Tech. 🤷‍♂️ I understand that people have their needs and communities, but it&#39;s the blank stares at the prospect of digital freedom that I don&#39;t understand. #Soci...
Post #1571592
Edit: I have a new medieval course! Check it out here and please :boost_animated: https://mstdn.social/@KentNavalesi/114455884303425839 I&#39;m excited to announce that registrations are open for my online course, &quot;Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages,&quot; hosted by @medievalists! What: Six weekly Zoom sessions, starting Jan. 15, where we&#39;ll discuss the varied &amp; strange powers of sacred objects in the premodern world. Where: Zoom When: Weds, 1:00-2:30 P...
Post #1041603
#Israel has announced that it will continue bombing #Lebanon, in direct violation of the #ceasefire. #Iran must abandon the ceasefire immediately.
Post #1035529
The Rock by Peter Blume (1944-48) @artporn My favorite painting at the moment. At the Art Institute of #Chicago. #ArtHistory #surrealism #surrealisme #surrealismo #ModernArt #MuseumArchive #galleries #glam #ArtMuseum
Post #820865
Working retail in the US means lying to a thousand people a day about how your day is going. #usa #capitalism #consumerism
Post #802313
St. Peter&#39;s Church Mainz, Germany 🇩🇪 ⛪️ #TravelPhotography #photographie #ArchitecturePhotography #ChurchArchitecture #SmartphonePhotography #Christianity #ReligiousStudies #Catholicism #religion #Mainz #Germany #Deutschland
Post #796700
First #gardening post of the season. Some seedlings are coming along, others not. Obviously I didn&#39;t trust some of the tomato seeds. What was to be our Fall kale survived under a collapsed tunnel and 7 inches of snow to become our Spring kale. @gardening #Garten #growyourown #degrowth
Post #763129
RE: https://mstdn.social/@KentNavalesi/115537163756228918 @medievalists is having a #BlackFriday sale on online courses, meaning you can save 25% when you register for my course, &quot;Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages&quot; (Jan. 22-Feb. 26)! Just use the promo code BLACKFRIDAY @medievodons @histodons #MedievalHistory #religion #ReligiousStudies #history #education #antiquity #LateAntiquity #RomanHistory
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The Adoration of the Magi by Giovanni di Paolo (c.1450) @artporn #ArtHistory #AnimalsInArt #medievalart #glam #Christianity #religion #ReligiousStudies
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For #TombTuesday and #EpigraphyTuesday, this remarkably legible 7th c. tombstone for a priest named Godegisel. Landesmuseum Mainz, #Germany 🇩🇪 #glam #medievodons @medievodons #deutschland
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RE: https://mstdn.social/@KentNavalesi/115668014975730148 Finished up the Relics class yesterday with an excellent discussion of early Protestant critiques of relic veneration! It was great to spend some time each week talking about such a fascinating topic with such engaged students. If ancient/medieval religions interest you, sign up at my course site below to be notified of the next Relics class! https://kentnavalesi.neocities.org/RelicsHome @medievodons @histodons #religion #medievodon...