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Dec 19, 2018 · In Gentile da Fabriano’s Nativity (1420–22), Mary wears her signature blue cloak with a red chemise underneath. While the blue represents the Virgin’s purity, and connotes her royal status, the red garment signifies traits connected with motherhood, including love, passion, and devotion.
Jun 24, 2017 · When Mary appeared to Saint Juan Diego, she wore a blue-green mantel. According to the Knights of Columbus, “the star-speckled green-blue mantle symbolizes the heavens. In addition, the...
Classical artists like Botticelli, Raphael and DaVinci frequently depict Mary wearing a red tunic topped by a blue mantle. The Flemish High Renaissance painter Jan Gossaert uses the red/blue scheme in some works, but also envisions her in blue over blue, with a white veil.
Early Greek and Roman iconography depicts Christ wearing a red tunic as His inner garment overlaid by a blue mantle as His outer garment. I have read contradictory accounts regarding the reasons for these colors.
1 day ago · Jesus is the central figure of the painting, since he “will come to judge the living and the dead.”. His Mother Mary is on his right; John the Baptist, who heralded his call to repentance, is ...
1 day ago · Nov. 1 is the Solemnity of All Saints. Nov. 2 marks the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, All Souls Day. Indeed, while many people — especially children — celebrate Oct. 31 as “Halloween,” we should be reminded that its origins at least were part of Christian culture: the English word for “All Saints” was “All Hallows,” so ...
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Mary, also known as St. Mary the Virgin, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Mary, Mary Mother of God or the Virgin Mary is believed by many to be the greatest of all Christian saints. The Virgin Mother 'was, after her Son, exalted by divine grace above all angels and men.'
