St. Ferdinand – San Fernando – by Goya – Catholic Gift – Confirmation Gift gemma gilgani He published them as gold-edged

He published them as gold-edged postcards

They are painted with oil on wood

He is the actual patron saint of England

It took us a long time to restore this image

Jesus foresaw the suffering he was to face and his death

St. Ferdinand – San Fernando – by Goya – Catholic Gift – Confirmation Gift gemma gilgani He published them as gold-edgedSt. Ferdinand San Fernando Goya St. Ferdinand (San Fernando; 1199 1252) was a great and holy king of Castile and Leon, the areas of what we call today central Spain. He finished the Christian Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula, conquering almost half of it and removing forever the Muslim governments of the area. He was also a very devout man, a Third Order Franciscan, known for his kindness to his subjects. Over the course of three decades, he