Brian Handy

@brianhandy

Lifelong learner. Poetry reader. Periodic traveler. Liberal Christian. Fond of obscure Catholic and Orthodox saints.

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Brian Handy@brianhandy· 29d

Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died in combat. July 15 #veteran #restinpeace Lex Lee Lewis, Rapid City, SD. Army Staff Sergeant Lewis died on July 15, 2011, from combat wounds sustained in Farah Province, Iraq. www.kirkfuneralhome.com/obituary/588...

Gravestone of Arm Staff Sergeant Lex Lee Lewis, of Rapid City, South Dakota. He died on July 15, 2011, from combat wounds sustained in Farah Province, Iraq.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· 29d

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world. #painting David Harouni, "Untitled: King" www.nealauction.com/auction-lot/...

Painting by Iranian-American artist David Harouni of indistinct head of man wearing three-pointed crown, against a flat background of rust, purple and red.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 14

Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died in combat. July 14 #veteran #restinpeace Quentin Roosevelt, Washington, D.C. A pilot and youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt, in WWI he was shot down over France, on July 14, 1918. www.nps.gov/people/quent...

Photograph of Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt. He was a WWI combat pilot. He was shot down over Chamery, France, on July 14, 1918. He is the only child of a President to die in combat.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 14

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world. #painting Betty Sabo, "Adobe Buildings in Autumn" www.linkauctiongalleries.com/auction-lot/...

Painting by American artist Betty Sabo of single-story adobe buildings under trees with fall foliage, with native grasses in the foreground.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 14

14 July Saint of the Day: St. Camillus de Lellis 1550-1615 Italian priest, as a youth he served in the Venetian army. A war wound kept him from joining the Capuchins. He led a Rome hospital, was ordained, and founded the still extant Camillians. #Catholic www.thecatholicvoice.com/saints/saint...

Prayer card depicting St. Camillus de Lellis, wearing the habit of the order he founded, the Clerics Regular, Ministers to the Sick, popularly known as the Camillians. He stands holding the hand of a seated sick man, his head and right ankle bandaged.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 13

Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died in combat. July 13 #veteran #restinpeace Edward McGruder, Cusseta, GA. He died at Clark AFB, The Philippines, on July 13, 1967, of wounds sustained in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. www.cacti35th.org/regiment/kia...

Gravestone of Army Private First Class Edward McGruder, of Cusseta, Georgia, who died on July 13, 1967, at Clark Air Force Base, The Philippines, after being wounded in a booby trap in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. He is buried at Mount Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery in Louvale, Georgia.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 13

13 July Saint of the Day: Blessed Marie-Anne Lambert ("Sister Saint-François") 1742-1794 French nun, one of sixteen members of the Ursulines, along with sixteen other nuns, who were guillotined in Orange in 1794, during the French Revolution. #Catholic ursulines-roman-union.org/en/blessed-u...

Roman-built theatre at Orange, in Provence, France, in which 332 executions occurred over just six weeks in 1794, including 32 French nuns, one of whom is Blessed Marie-Anne Lambert ("Sister Saint-François"), guillotined on July 13th.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 12

Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died in combat. July 12 #veteran #restinpeace Mark Edward Koteek, Saugerties, NY. One of four killed when Coast Guard 6541 helicopter crashed on July 12, 1994, near Shelter Cove, CA. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USD...

Memoriam plaque commemorating the lives of four Coast Guard helicopter crew who died while attempting to rescue a sailing vessel in distress near Shelter Cove, California. Those killed were:
Laurence Williams, Orlando, FL
Mark Edward Koteek, Saugerties, NY
Peter Leeman, Oxford, ME
Michael Gill, St. Petersburg, FL

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 12

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world. #painting Ernie Barnes, "Out of Nowhere" onlineonly.christies.com/s/first-open...

Painting by American artist Ernie Barnes of three football players, arranged in a triangle, with a pass receiver catching a football above two defenders, with goal posts in the background.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 12

St. Jason of Tarsus (?)-(?) Acts 17:5-9 includes: "They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas . . . But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason before the city officials . . ." Tradition holds he evangelized Corfu, Greece. #Catholic neatnik2009.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/f...

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 11

The 2026 Major League Baseball season All-Star break will soon be upon us! Each day I post about a player who enjoyed a good day on the field. #MLB #baseball Tristan Peters, Chicago White Sox clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-...

Photograph of Chicago White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 11

Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died in combat. July 11 #veteran #restinpeace Dustin Wayne Peters, El Dorado, Kansas. Air Force Staff Sergeant Peters was killed on July 11, 2004, in a roadside bombing in Iraq. www.af.mil/News/Article...

Gravestone of U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Dustin Wayne Peters, of El Dorado, Kansas, killed in a roadside bombing in Iraq of July 11, 2004.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 11

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world. #painting Serge Mendjisky, "Fenêtre sur Fès" drouot.com/fr/l/3438605...

Collage by French artist Serge Mendjisky composed of narrow strips of photographs of windows of buildings in Fez, Morocco.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 11

11 July Saint of the Day: St. Benedict of Nursia 480-547 Italian monk, he founded monasteries at Subiaco and Monte Cassino, and wrote the "Rule of St. Benedict" to govern them. The father of Western monasticism, he is also the patron saint of Europe. #Catholic www.saintbenedict.com/saint-benedi...

An icon of St. Benedict of Nursia in Tewkesbury Abbey, England. He holds an unwrapped scroll in his left hand and a walking staff in his right.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 10

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world. #painting Rosa Bonheur, "Studies of a White Wether with Black Head and Feet" www.bonhams.com/auction/3194...

Painting by French artist Rosa Bonheur of two rams with black heads, against flat yellowish-green background.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 10

10 July Saint of the Day: St. Canute ("Cnut") IV of Denmark 1042 (?)-1086 Danish king, during his rule he strengthened the Danish church, including the bishopric. He was killed by rebels in a church in Odense. He is the first canonized Danish saint. #Catholic www.catholicireland.net/saintoftheda...

Altarpiece of St. Canute the Holy, now in National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 9

Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died in combat. July 9 #veteran #restinpeace Randy Joe Gillespie, Coaldale, Colorado. Air Force Master Sergeant Gillespie died July 9, 2007, of combat wounds sustained near Herat, Afghanistan. www.af.mil/News/Article...

Photograph of U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Randy Joe Gillespie, who died July 9, 2007, of combat wounds sustained near Herat, Afghanistan.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 9

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world. #painting Sam Gilliam, "With a Wooden Spoon" www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...

Painting by American artist Sam Gilliam in the style of an abstract collage. Several squares and rectangles of abstract images--some cloudlike; others linear--collectively make up the framed square composition.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 8

Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died in combat. July 8 #veteran #restinpeace John Eric Hayes, Middleburg, FL. He was killed, with Roger Hager, Gibsonville, NC, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2009. www.fallenheroesproject.org/post/john-er...

Photograph of sign for Marine Master Sergeant John E. Hayes Memorial Park in Middleburg, Florida. Along with Marine Lance Corporal Roger Hager, of Gibsonville, NC, Hayes died in combat in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2009.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 8

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world. #painting Prabhakar Kolte, untitled auctions.pundoles.com/lots/view/1-...

Abstract painting by Indian artist Prabhakar Kolte of multicolored, narrow, mostly vertical lines against flat, mostly uniform gold background.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 8

8 July Saint of the Day: Blessed Mancius Araki 1590 (?)-1626 Japanese layman, brother of Blessed Matthew Araki. They sheltered Christian missionaries to Japan. Both were imprisoned. Mancius died of tuberculosis. Matthew was burned to death 4 days later. #Catholic www.findagrave.com/memorial/122...

Photograph of the Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument, in Nagasaki, Japan. One of the 26 commemorated martyrs is Blessed Mancius Araki, who, with his brother Blessed Matthew Araki, sheltered Christian missionaries to Japan. Blessed Mancius Araki's feast day is July 8th.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 7

Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died in combat. July 7 #veteran #restinpeace Waldemar Edward Crosscup, Quincy, MA. Ensign Crosscup died during WWI in a seaplane accident at Moutchic, France, on July 7, 1918. www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_...

Photograph of cenotaph in Moutchic, France, commemorating WWI U.S. Navy aviators, including Navy Ensign Waldemar Edward Crosscup, killed in a seaplane accident on July 7, 1918. The Naval Air Station at Moutchic was the first such American NAS in World War I.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 7

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world. #painting Karl Howald, "Vue de la Cathédrale de Berne" www.artcurial.com/en/sales/655...

Painting by Swiss artist Karl Howald of Bern Cathedral. Tiny figures are dwarfed by the immense cathedral, which stands alone on flat rust-colored ground against a background of overcast skies.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 7

7 July Saint of the Day: Blessed Maria Romero Meneses 1902-1977 Nicaraguan Salesian nun, she survived rheumatic fever as a child. She is known as the "Social Apostle of Costa Rica," where she served the poor as an educator and social reformer. #Catholic www.salesiansisters.org/apps/pages/M...

Photograph of Blessed Maria Romero Meneses, a Nicaraguan Salesian Sister of Don Bosco, who served the poor in Costa Rica.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 6

Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died in combat. July 6 #veteran #restinpeace Jason Dale Lewis, Brookfield, CT. With two others, Navy SEAL Lewis died in a roadside bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 6, 2007. www.travismanion.org/fallen-heroe...

Photograph of Navy SEAL Jason Dale Lewis, of Brookfield, Connecticut, who, along with sailors Robert Richard McRill, Lake Placid, Florida; and Steven Phillip Daugherty, Barstow, California; died in a roadside bombing in Baghdad, Iraq on July 6, 2007.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 6

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world. #painting John George Brown, "Watching the Train" cdaartauction.com/auction/2026...

Painting by British-American artist John George Brown of children, all facing the viewer, seated and standing on and in front of a wooden gate, with a three-story home in the background.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 6

6 July Saint of the Day: Venerable Catherine Aurelia Caouette 1933-1905 Canadian nun, she was a member of the lay Third Order of St. Dominic. She founded the still extant Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, Canada's first contemplative order. #Catholic www.sisterspreciousblood.org/origin13.htm

Photograph of Venerable Catherine Aurélie Caouette, foundress of Canada's first home-grown contemplative order, the Congregation of Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood of the Union of Saint-Hyacinthe. In the photograph, she is dressed in full habit, holding a Crown of Thorns and viewing a crucifix atop a stack of books. Her feast day is July 6th.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 5

Fifty-five percent of the 2026 Major League Baseball season has now been played! Each day I post about a player who enjoyed a good day on the field. #MLB #baseball Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-...

Photograph of Houston Astros hitter Yordan Alvarez at the plate.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 5

Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died in combat. July 5 #veteran #restinpeace Michelle Raylene Stearns Ring, McMinville, OR and Chugiak, AK. Army Corporal Ring died July 5, 2007, while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-cpl-mic...

Photograph of Army Corporal Michelle Raylene Stearns Ring, killed in a mortar attack while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 5, 2007.

Brian Handy@brianhandy· Jul 5

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world. #painting Oscar De Zalameda, "Les Pêcheurs" www.ader-paris.fr/lot/182770/3...