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Jaroslav Vajda (1919–2008) was an American Lutheran pastor and prolific hymnist of Slovak descent. Serving congregations in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Missouri, he began writing hymns at age 49 and went on to compose or translate over 200 works included in more than 65 hymnals worldwide. Vajda published hymn collections, books,...

Liz Valente is a liturgical artist based in Brazil. She has a master's degree in architecture and urbanism and is a professor of drawing for training architects at higher education levels. She works on several artistic fronts, such as theatre, visual arts and music, having created the album "Pipa Amarela," released...

Rev. Lis Valle-Ruiz is Associate Professor of Homiletics and Worship and Director of Community Worship Life at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Vanderbilt University, Princeton Theological Seminary, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and the University of Puerto Rico. Her scholarship explores embodied preaching, performance and trauma theory,...

Christine Valters Paintner is the online Abbess and director of AbbeyoftheArts.com, a virtual monastery exploring contemplative practice, creative expression, and ways to nourish an earth-cherishing consciousness. She is a spiritual director, teacher, pilgrimage guide, Benedictine oblate, and author of numerous books on spirituality and the arts. Her deepest belief is...

Andries van Buisen was a Dutech engraver, active 1698-1747.

Joos van Cleve (c.1485–1490-1540/1541) was a leading painter active in Antwerp. Within Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, he combines the traditional techniques of Early Netherlandish painting with influences of more contemporary Renaissance painting styles. (Source: wikipedia.org)

Rev. Jack Van de Hoef is a minister in the Christian Reformed Church in North America.

John van de Laar founded Sacredise in 2004. John is a liturgist with 40 years of experience in a wide variety of church, community, and musical settings. Since leaving the Methodist ministry in October 2019 John has devoted his time to helping churches navigate the new and growing reality of...

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (1621-1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt. He was also an etcher, an amateur poet, a collector and an adviser on art. (Source: wikipedia.org)

Frederick Hendrick van Hove (1628-1698) was born in The Hague, Netherlands. He studied under F. Bouttats in Antwerp before moving back to work in his hometown as a draughtsman and engraver. He moved to London in around 1692, where he worked for the last years of his life. (Source: npg.org.uk)