Velificatio Velificatio Velificatio is a stylistic device used in ancient Roman art to frame a deity by means of a billowing garment. It represents "vigorous movement," an epiphany, or "the vault of heaven," often appearing with celestial, weather, or sea deities. It is characteristic of the iconography of the Aurae, the Breezes personified, and one of the elements which distinguish representations of Luna, the Roman goddess of the Moon, alluding to her astral course. A figure so framed is a velificans (plural velificantes). Not all deities are portrayed as "velificantes", but the device might be used to mark a member of
Chapel of the Holy Body Chapel of the Holy Body The Chapel of the Holy Body (, "Capela de São Pedro Gonçalves do Corpo Santo", "Capela de São Pedro Gonçalves do Corpo Santo") is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Saint Peter González; Saint Joseph is also venerated by the congregation. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. The church is the seat of the Brotherhood de São José do Corpo Santo, which also manages the property. The Chapel of the Holy Body was founded by Pedro Gonçalves, a Spanish sailor. Gonçalves