Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P.

Fr. Kevin Gabriel Gillen, O.P., was ordained to the priesthood in 2000, Fr. Gillen joined the Order of Preachers in 2005 after earning degrees from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, commonly known as the Angelicum, in Rome. Prior to answering the call to priesthood he worked several years as a stock broker on Wall Street. Fr. Gillen is currently assigned to Saint Joseph in Greenwich Village, New York City, where he serves to promote evangelization through media for the Province and hosts the weekly program “Word to Life” on The Catholic Channel, Sirius 159 and XM 117.

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The Arcana Collection

Dominican Manuscript Goes to Auction

Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on March 24, 2010

In today's edition of The Independent, Vicky Shaw reports that "an 'outstanding' collection of illuminated manuscripts previously owned by kings, bishops and the aristocracy is expected to fetch up to £16 million when it goes under the hammer." She continues: "The private collection, which Christie's described as the most valuable of its kind ever to be offered at auction, includes the personal prayerbooks of King Francois I of France and Elizabeth de Bohun, great-grandmother of King Henry V of England."

One piece of the Arcana Collection, which has been assembled by an anonymous American businessman over the past three decades, includes a 13th-century Bible manuscript that was produced for a priory of Dominican Friars. Click here for images of the collection.

Get your credit cards ready. The auction begins in July 7th.

Christie's Auction House, Illuminated Manuscripts, The Arcana Collection

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