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- Virgin Immaculate. In the basilica’s Chapel of the Choir, a large altarpiece reveals Mary, Virgin Immaculate, in the glory of heaven above angels and saints.
- Mother of the Church. St. Peter’s Basilica contains an icon of the Virgin Mary titled ‘Mater Ecclesiae,’ which means ‘Mother of the Church.’ | Daniel Ibañez/CNA.
- Mother of Pilgrims. A restored 16th-century painting of Our Lady holding her Son can be found in St. Peter’s Basilica above the sarcophagus of Pope Gregory XIV under the title ‘Mother of Pilgrims.’ |
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help. A 12th-century painting on wood titled Our Lady of Perpetual Help in the Gregorian Chapel of St. Peter’s Basilica | Daniel Ibañez/CNA.
Oct 18, 2017 · A popular account relates how in the 4th century St. Helena discovered an image of the Virgin Mary that was painted by St. Luke on a tabletop made by Jesus.
- Madonna and Child in The Catacombs – 2nd Century
- Madonna and Child with The Magi Bringing Him Gifts – 3rd Century
- Protectress of The Roman People – 5th Century
- Madonna and Child Enthroned Among The Angels and Saints – 6th Century
- Agiosoritissa (Mother of God) – 7th Century
- Cover of Copy of The Gospels – 8th-9th Century
- Madonna and Child Icon – 9th Century
Located in the Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome, Mary appears to be nursing the infant Jesus on her lap. It is dated to around A.D. 150. [See also: 13 Beautiful Non-White Depictions of the Blessed Virgin Mary]
This is a picture of a cast of a sarcophagus that is in the Vatican museums. It shows the scene of the magi adoring the Christ child, who is held by his mother Mary. It is dated to the 3rd century.
The oldest and most important image of Our Lady in Rome, legend has it that it was one of the many icons painted by St. Luke, though historians date its original composition to the 5th century.
This image can be found at St. Catherine’s Monastery near Mt. Sinai and is dated to the 6th century. Around Mary and Jesus are St. Theodor of Amasea, St. George, and two angels. Notice also the hand at the top of the image (God the Father?). [See also: 31 Beautiful Paintings of Mary Nursing the Baby Jesus]
Originally from Constantinople, this 7th century icon is currently kept at the Santa Maria del Rosario a Monte Mario in Rome.
This is the ivory cover of a copy of the Gospelscreated in Germany in the late 8th and early 9th century. [See also: 7 Church Fathers on that Profound Insight of Mary as the New Eve]
This icon is currently kept in the Art Museum of Georgia (the country), and is dated to the 9th century.
Leonardo da Vinci painted one of the most famous images of a mother and child from the Italian Renaissance. Since the Renaissance occurred in Catholic-dominated Italy in the 1500s, many other painters also produced works featuring the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus.
This painting is showing the enthroned Virgin Mary and her child Jesus and around them the saints Paul, Peter, Clare of Assisi, Mary Magdalene, Barbara, Catherine of Alexandria, John the...
Oct 14, 2016 · In this revelation, God revealed to the Spanish nun an intimate relationship between Saul-become-Paul and the Mother of God. The italics below show how Mary loves and prays for sinners, even sinners guilty of killing her only Son, Jesus, as well as a new love of her spiritual-children.
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May 9, 2017 · A beautiful array of timeless images — both classical and modern — to honor the Virgin Mary, the spiritual mother to us all. May is traditionally the month of Mary.
