"Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini in many ways was as close to to being a Jesuit as it is possible for a layman to be, and in a sense he took in his art the role of the instructor in the [Spiritual] Exercises. [writings to help one meditate on the life of Christ.] His creation of striking, colorful work was not merely his inclination but, he believed, his sacred obligation: it helped others, less gifted with imagination than he, to visualize and participate in the miracles of the Savior and the saints."Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Close To Being A Jesuit
"Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini in many ways was as close to to being a Jesuit as it is possible for a layman to be, and in a sense he took in his art the role of the instructor in the [Spiritual] Exercises. [writings to help one meditate on the life of Christ.] His creation of striking, colorful work was not merely his inclination but, he believed, his sacred obligation: it helped others, less gifted with imagination than he, to visualize and participate in the miracles of the Savior and the saints."
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