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The Hail Mary (Latin: Ave Maria) or Angelical salutation [1] [2] is a traditional Catholic prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Annunciation) and Mary's subsequent visit to Elisabeth, the mother of John the Baptist (the ...
Our Lady of Fátima (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora de Fátima, pronounced [ˈnɔsɐ sɨˈɲɔɾɐ ðɨ ˈfatimɐ]; formally known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima) is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.
In the United Farm Workers Union (UFW), its leader, Cesar Chavez, was a devout Catholic who drew on his religious beliefs to demand for better wages and labor practices for farm workers in the U.S. [138] He incorporated his religious beliefs in the movement by holding masses in the picket lines and prayers before meetings, and leading a ...
A religious processional banner from the Holy House of Mercy in Lisbon (1784) depicting the Virgin of Mercy; the first verse of the hymn is quoted underneath.. Sub Tuum Præsidium (Ancient Greek: Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν; English: Under your Protection) is an ancient Christian hymn and prayer dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The venerated image of Augustina Domina Taurinorum (English: Noble Mistress of Turin). The bottom inscription reads Sancta Maria de Populo de Urbe (Latin: Holy Mary of the City and its Peoples). A church at the site, probably dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, stood adjacent to the ancient Roman walls of the city.
The Virgin of Miracles or Saint Mary of La Rábida (Spanish: Virgen de los Milagros or Santa María de la Rábida) is a religious Roman Catholic image venerated at the La Rabida Monastery in the city of Palos de la Frontera (Huelva, Spain). The image is in Gothic style, from approximately the 13th century, carved in alabaster.
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Giacomo di Mino, 1340–1350 Earliest known (6th century) Roman depiction of Santa Maria Regina (Saint Mary the Queen). Santa Maria Antiqua church, Rome. Early Christian art shows Mary in an elevated position. She carries her divine son in her hands, or holds him. The earliest known Roman depiction of Santa Maria Regina depicting Mary as a ...