John of Fiesole was a dominican monk who lived in the first half of the 15th century. He became known as Fra Angelico due to the beauty of his devotional works of art. Michelangelo once said of him: “One has to believe that this good monk has visited paradise and been allowed to choose his models there.”
“He who does Christ’s work must stay with Christ always.” – Fra Angelico
“Life is so generous a giver, but we, judging its gifts by their coverings, cast them away as ugly or heavy or hard. Remove the covering, and you will find beneath it a living splendor, woven of love, and wisdom, and power. Welcome it, greet it, and you touch the angel’s hand that brings it.
Everything we call a trial, a sorrow, a duty, believe me, that angel’s hand is there, the gift is there, and the wonder of an overshadowing Presence.” – Fra Angelico