The embroidery, which was likely a private altar piece, survived the Reformation and dates to a time when Catholic worship was outlawed and punishable by prison – or worse.

Six Rules for Dealing with Non-Catholic Family & Friends – Steve Ray at Catholic Answers Magazine +1. A New Renaissance in Vestment Embroidery Has Commenced – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts ...

The folk art of the Roman Catholic Matyó community in and around the town of Mezőkövesd in north-eastern Hungary is characterized by floral motifs that are found in flat-stitch embroidery and ...

Sr. Irudayam Augusta watches closely as some 40 women move their hands to create exquisite embroidery on clothes in a historic 1774 building. Augusta, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of ...