St. Ferdinand – San Fernando – by Goya – Catholic Gift – Confirmation Gift gemma gilgani They are painted with oil

They are painted with oil on wood

which would have killed the baby

and more importantly

It took us a long time to restore this image

to guard the cradle of the newborn

St. Ferdinand – San Fernando – by Goya – Catholic Gift – Confirmation Gift gemma gilgani They are painted with oilSt. 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