The holy cards of Ade Bethune
These holy cards were all designed by Ade Bethune (1914-2002), who was born in Belgium and immigrated to the United States in 1928. She studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City and became involved with Dorothy Day’s Catholic Worker Movement. Her art reflects her involvement in this movement, frequently depicting images of saints, Biblical figures, and working-class men and women performing acts of mercy.
St. Jerome, Antioch (Turkey), 347 - 420
Patronages: librarians/archivists, archeologists, Bible scholars
St. Joseph, Bethlehem and Nazareth
Patronages: fathers, immigrants, workers
St. Joan of Arc, France, 1412 - 1431
Patronages: France, martyrs, captives
St. Martin de Porres, Peru, 1579 - 1639
Patronages: race relations, public education, lottery winners
St. George, Roman Empire, Died 303
Patronages: England, scouting, skin disease sufferers
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Hungary, 1207 - 1231
Patronages: bakers, dying children, exiles, homeless people
King of Kings, Lord of Lords
Revelation 19:16, On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, ‘King of kings and Lord of lords.’
St. Theresa de Lisieux, France, 1873 - 1897
Patronages: missionaries, HIV/AIDS sufferers, tuberculosis sufferers
St. Isaac Jogues, New France, North America, 1607 - 1646
Patronages: North America
St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Scotland, c. 1045 - 1093
Patronages: Scotland, Anglo-Scottish relations
St. Gaspar del Bufalo, Rome, Italy, 1786 - 1837
St. Clare, Assisi, Italy, 1194 - 1253
Patronage: eye disease, goldsmiths, laundry, television
Sts. Perpetua & Felicitas, Carthage (modern day Tunisia), Died 203
Patronages: mothers, expectant mothers, ranchers
St. Andrew, Roman Empire, 5 BC - 62 CE
Patronages: fishermen, rope-makers, textile workers, miners
Judith
A figure from the Catholic Old Testament who, upset with the Jewish people for not trusting God to deliver them from their conquerors, gains the trust of the Assyrian general, Holofernes. She cuts Holofernes’ head off and takes it back to her people, who rally and defeat their enemy.
