of Genesis with which to begin my Letter to you, to whom I feel closely linked by experiences reaching far back in time and which have indelibly marked my life. In writing this Letter, I intend to follow the path of the fruitful dialogue between the Church and artists which has gone on un-. · Pope Saint John Paul II perhaps understood the sensibility of artists better than most pontiffs. He was, after all, a poet, playwright, and actor himself. His Letter to Artists, written in , deserves special attention among those struggling to find a Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. · A tribute to John Paul II's "Letter to Artists", as read by students at John Paul the Great Catholic University. This video was posted in April , to com.
In his Letter to Artists Pope John Paul II acknowledged that beauty stirs man's "inner nostalgia for God". Surely the great Polish saint understood this truth on a profoundly personal level being an artist himself. In the same vein, another great teacher of our time who undoubtedly understands the evangelical power of beauty is Bishop Robert Barron - which once again proves true in his. John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Fides et Ratio (Septem), AAS 91 (), 7. This pedagogical principle was given authoritative formulation by Saint Gregory the Great in a letter of to Serenus, Bishop of Marseilles: "Painting is employed in churches so that those who cannot read or write may at least read on the walls what. Introduction In his Letter to Artists, Pope John Paul II recognized and honored the unique place the artist holds in the Church and in the human community. The artist, writes the Pope, is given by God "a spark of his own surpassing wisdom, calling him to share in his creative power." Despit.
This line finishes off an incredible two paragraphs on what Pope St. John Paul II saw as the task of the artist – of those “men and women who have given [their] lives to art.” This task, promulgated by Pope St. John Paul II, is no less than to “enter into the heart of the mystery of the Incarnate God and at the same time into the mystery of man to declare [through your art] that in Christ the world is redeemed”. LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II TO ARTISTS. To all who are passionately dedicated to the search for new “epiphanies” of beauty so that through their creative work as artists they may offer these as gifts to the world. “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” (Gn ) The artist, image of God the Creator. 1. On Easter Sunday, April 4, , Pope John Paul II wrote an open letter to all artists -- both Christian and secular -- reminding them of their vocation to Beauty. He urged them not to waste their artistic talent but to develop it, and to put it at the service of humanity as an authentic vehicle of culture.
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