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Mary, Mother Of Jesus
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity of Mary, virgin or Queen of Heaven, queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. The Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox, Catholic Church, Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Reformed Christianity, Reformed, Baptist, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Theotokos, Mother of God. The Church of the East historically regarded her as Christotokos, a term still used in Assyrian Church of the East liturgy. Other Protestant views on Mary vary, with some holding her to have lesser status. She has the Mary in Islam, highest position in Islam among all women and is mentioned numerous times in the Quran, including in a chapter Maryam (surah), named after her.Jestice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Advocata (Madonna Del Rosario)
The ''Madonna del Rosario'' is an icon of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary commonly dated to the sixth century or earlier.Belting (tr. Jephcott) 1994, p. 315. It is an early version of a type of icon known as the ''Agiosoritissa'' or the ''Maria Advocata'', in which Mary is depicted without the Christ Child, with both hands raised. The work, which has been kept in the Madonna del Rosario (Rome), Church of the Madonna del Rosario since 1931, is thought to be the oldest extant image of Mary in Rome, Italy. Medieval tradition held that the icon was painted by Icon#Luke's portrait of Mary, Luke the Evangelist. The painting is known by various names, and is often simply called ''Maria Advocata'', since it was long the only example of the type in Rome. It has also been named for the various churches where it has been enshrined, such as ''Madonna in Tempulo'', ''Madonna di San Sisto Vecchio, San Sisto'', ''Madonna di Santi Domenico e Sisto'', or, as it is called presently, ''Madonna del Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
