{"id":5538,"date":"2013-05-28T17:12:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T23:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=5538"},"modified":"2013-05-29T09:34:03","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T15:34:03","slug":"st-georgia-maker-of-art-pray-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=5538","title":{"rendered":"St. Georgia, Maker of Art, Pray for Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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St. Georgia (Wikipedia).<\/p><\/div>\n

Here in the city whose patron is St. Francis (more about that later), I keep thinking that the new pope of the same name might as well go ahead and canonize \u2014 or at least beatify \u2014\u00a0 Georgia O’Keeffe.<\/p>\n

Yes, there are some obstacles. For one, she was not Roman Catholic, not particularly Christian at all. But what a move to bring more of the bourgeois bohemians<\/a> into the fold it would be!<\/p>\n

Consider the devotion that she inspires.<\/p>\n

Walking down Grant Street the other day, I could see little flocks of pilgrims (mostly female, mostly of a certain age) streaming off the streets around the plaza, headed for her shrine.<\/a><\/p>\n

That shrine, meanwhile, is merely part of an entire O’Keeffe complex, where the pilgrim may enrich her life with programs and lectures <\/a>on memoir-writing,\u00a0 “art & leadership for adults,” plein-air pastel drawing, “O’Keefe’s language of forms,”\u00a0 and many other sacred subjects.<\/p>\n

Advanced initiates might seek a stipend in American modernism.<\/a><\/p>\n

Many single women move to the little town of Aibquiu, a Santa Fe acquaintance tells me, where one may for a fee tour just part of O’Keeffe’s home there<\/a>: the living room, kitchen, and pantry only, I am told. Have any of them experienced miracles? That would help the sainthood application clear a major hurdle.<\/p>\n

Her other home, Ghost Ranch, has functioned as a spiritual retreat center for many years.\u00a0 (<\/a>It is<\/em> owned by Protestants<\/a>, which could be a problem. But no matter.)<\/p>\n

Her followers look to her for lessons on the art of living<\/a> and even study her rather plain menus<\/a> for guidance on how an artist eats.<\/p>\n

While her cultus already provides an economic lift to the old provincial capital, beatification or canonization would certainly increase that even more.<\/p>\n

Just tell the bishops to keep their distance. Otherwise, it’s a win-win situation. Are you listening, Holy Father?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here in the city whose patron is St. Francis (more about that later), I keep thinking that the new pope of the same name might as well go ahead and canonize \u2014 or at least beatify \u2014\u00a0 Georgia O’Keeffe. Yes, there are some obstacles. 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