28 June
Born in 1577 – Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter.
Above: The Dance of the Villagers, 1635
It is also the feast day of Irenaeus of Lyon, 2nd century bishop:
To Gnosticism’s separation of soul and body, spirit and flesh, pneumatic and animal existence, Christianity opposed the Incarnation of God. The fact that God has become man, indeed flesh, proves that the redemption and resurrection of the entire earthly world is not just a possibility but a reality.