“Christ Cleansing the Temple” (1567-70), on loan from the National Gallery of Art, is probably the earliest version – its strong Italian Renaissance style suggests that El Greco painted it ...

Today’s Gospel (John 2:13-25) focuses on Jesus “cleansing the Temple.” It refers to Jesus ... writing his life of Christ, also speaks of how those who held the high priesthood in New ...

The Catholic Church’s attempts to purify itself after the Protestant Reformation is a constant theme in El Greco’s work, prominently featured in “Christ Cleansing the Temple,” which ...

Christ's words, the Pope said, refer not only to those conducting business within the Temple, but "above all a type of religiosity." Jesus' act of cleansing and "purification" is a reminder of the ...