Remarriage more positive evaluations of their lives compared to divorced individuals who remain single. While divorced couples have a higher risk of developing a wide range of physical and mental health problems, remarrying may attenuate, but not eliminate, some of these health risks. Second Marriages: Triumph of decision over hope? It is often assumed that second marriages are riskier than first marriages - “The triumph of hope over experience” as popularised by Samuel Johnson in 1791. A new analysis of data commissioned from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) challenges this assumption. In fact, second marriages overall do consistently better than
The Triumph of the Church (Rubens) Victory of the Eucharist over Idolatry" and "The Defenders of the Eucharist". They were mainly on allegorical themes with strong propagandistic and doctrinal subtext, along with some on Old Testament episodes. "The Triumph of the Church" was probably one of the central works in the cycle and the resulting tapestry was probably the biggest in the set with the most complex themes and composition. The Triumph of the Church (Rubens) The Triumph of the Church or The Triumph of the Church over Fury, Discord and Hatred is a c.1625 painting by Peter Paul Rubens, now in the Museo del Prado