Our Lady of Częstochowa: the Black Queen of Poland
Our Lady of Częstochowa, the Black Madonna of Poland: history, icon, and meaning of the greatest Polish Marian shrine. Deepen your faith.
Category: Mariological Dictionary
Immaculate Heart of Mary: biblical foundation, history, and spirituality
Explore the biblical, patristic, and spiritual roots of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, from Scripture to Fatima. Delve deeper into this Marian…
Marian cult: foundations, history, and renewal
The Marian cult rests on solid theological foundations, renewed by Vatican II. Explore the four notes, the current orientations, and Marialis…
Mary the faithful one: the pilgrim of faith
Mary, pilgrim of faith, the faithful one par excellence from the Annunciation to the Cross. Delve deeper into the meaning of her paradoxical…
Consecration to Mary: foundation, history, and theology
Consecration to Mary: biblical foundation, patristic tradition, and theology from the Fathers to John Paul II. Let us explore this Christian…
Lumen gentium and Mary: Chapter VIII of Vatican II
Chapter VIII of Lumen Gentium sets out the Marian doctrine of the Second Vatican Council. Explore the conciliar debate, the structure of the…
Mary and the Church: member, type, mother, and model
Mary and the Church: eminent member, type, mother, and model. The biblical, patristic, and conciliar foundation of this essential relationship.…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel: the patroness of the Carmelite family
Patroness of the Carmelite Order, Our Lady of Mount Carmel inspires centuries of Marian spirituality. Explore the scapular, the theology, and…
Mary in the Bible: from Genesis to Revelation
Explore the biblical foundation of Mariology, from Gal 4:4 to Revelation 12, passing through the Four Gospels. Delve deeper into Mary in the Bible.
Advent and Mary: the Virgin in the time of waiting
Mary dwells at the center of Advent as the Virgin of listening and type of the Church. Delve deeper into the Marian dimension of this time of…
Marian associations: the movements of devotion to Mary
Marian associations unite spirituality and apostolate under the mantle of Mary. The Legion of Mary, the Militia of the Immaculata, and others.…
Marian art and iconography: the image at the service of dogma
From Marian iconography in the catacombs to the Renaissance, art at the service of dogma reveals a theology in images. Explore the great…
Marian apocrypha: the non-canonized traditions about Mary
The Marian apocrypha reveal ancient traditions about Mary: her origins, her life in the Temple, and the Assumption. Explore these non-canonical…
Marian Anthropology: Mary and the New Vision of the Human Being
Marian anthropology reveals Mary as the model of the complete human being. Explore the Christian vision of the feminine and the Magnificat as a…
Akathistos: The Great Marian Hymn of the East
A Marian hymn of the East sung for fifteen centuries, the Akathistos reveals a profound theology and a singular ecumenical value. Deepen your…
The Holy Land and Mary: the places of Mary in Israel and Palestine
Walk through the places of Mary in Israel and Palestine and discover how the Holy Land shaped Marian spirituality across the centuries. Delve…
Visitation: Mary Visits Elizabeth
The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth reveals an act of charity and the context of the Magnificat. Delve into the theological meaning of this…
Stabat Mater: the hymn of Mary’s compassion
Explore the Stabat Mater, the Marian hymn of Mary's sorrow and compassion beside the cross. Origin, poetic structure, and great composers…
Servants of Mary: the order founded by seven Florentine merchants
Founded in 1233 by seven Florentine merchants, the Servants of Mary cultivate a spirituality centered on the Sorrows of Mary. Discover this…
The Rosary: The Prayer of Marian Contemplation
The Rosary is the Marian prayer par excellence. Discover its history, structure, and spiritual power, and deepen the contemplation of the…
Hail, Holy Queen: the Marian antiphon for the end of the day
A centuries-old Marian antiphon, the “Salve Regina” closes the Office and the Rosary with beauty and supplication. Explore its origin, its…
Mother of God: The Foundational Title of Mariology
Theotokos, Mother of God, is the foundational title of Mariology, defined at Ephesus. Explore the biblical foundations, the Nestorian crisis…
Our Lady of Pontmain: Hope in the Winter of War
In 1871, Our Lady of Pontmain appeared to children in a France at war. Discover the message, the apparition, and the shrine of this Marian…
Magnificat: The Canticle of Mary
The Magnificat, Mary’s canticle at the Visitation, reveals its theology, structure, and place in Christian liturgy. Delve deeper into this…
Our Lady of La Salette: the messenger who wept
In 1846, Our Lady of La Salette appeared weeping to two shepherds and called for conversion. Discover the apparitions and the Alpine shrine.
Saint Maximilian Kolbe: The Martyr of the Immaculate One
A theologian and martyr of the Immaculate One, Saint Maximilian Kolbe died at Auschwitz for a companion. Learn about his Marian theology and…
Saint Joseph: The Virginal Father of Jesus and Spouse of Mary
Discover the figure of Saint Joseph, virginal father of Jesus and spouse of Mary, in the biblical tradition, in Josephine spirituality, and in…
The Church and Mary: The Mother and the Body of Christ
Mary is the type and model of the Church: mother and virgin, image of the Body of Christ. Explore the Marian ecclesiology of Vatican II and its…
Mary’s Fiat: The Yes That Changed History
Mary’s Fiat at the Annunciation transformed the history of salvation. Explore its theological meaning and the depth of this “yes” to the…
Co-Redemptrix: Mary’s Cooperation in the Redemption
Co-Redemptrix: understand how Mary cooperated in the Redemption, the theological grounds for it, the doctrinal debate, and what the Magisterium…
Czestochowa: the Black Madonna of Poland
Częstochowa is home to the Black Virgin, a sacred icon of Poland. Learn the history of the shrine and Mary's role in Polish identity. Deepen…
Calvary: Mary at the Foot of the Cross
Mary stood at the foot of the Cross on Calvary. Explore the theological meaning of her presence at the Crucifixion and the contemplative…
Ave Maria: The Prayer of the Angelic Salutation
Discover the biblical origin of the Ave Maria, its historical composition, and the central place of this Marian prayer in Christian…
Our Lady of Banneux: the Virgin of the Poor
At Banneux, in 1933, Our Lady identified herself as the Virgin of the Poor. Learn about the approved apparitions and the Belgian shrine of…
New Testament and Mary: An Overview
The New Testament presents Mary from various perspectives. Explore the synthesis of the Marian presence in Luke, John, Mark, Matthew, Acts, and…
The communion of saints and Mary: the Mother in the community of the saved
The communion of saints reveals Mary as the preeminent member of the glorified Church. Explore her singular role in the community of the saved…
Sub tuum praesidium: the oldest prayer to Mary
Discover the Sub Tuum Praesidium, the oldest Christian prayer to Mary, dating from the third century. Its origin, text, and place in the…
Marian icons and images: art and spirituality
Marian icons and images express theology in visual form. Explore the principal types, the iconoclast controversy, and the spirituality of…
Islam and Mary: Maryam in the Quran
Maryam is the only woman named in the Quran and the most venerated in Islam. Explore the figure of Mary in Islamic-Christian dialogue and her…
The Magisterium and Mary: the great Marian documents
Encyclicals, constitutions, and apostolic exhortations: the great Marian documents of the papal Magisterium, gathered and commented on. Delve…
The Second Vatican Council and Mary: chapter VIII of Lumen gentium
The Second Vatican Council devoted chapter VIII of Lumen Gentium to Mary. Learn about the debates, the conciliar choices, and the renewal of…
Mary and the Most Holy Trinity: the daughter, the mother, and the spouse
Mary is Daughter of the Father, Mother of the Son, and Spouse of the Holy Spirit. Explore more deeply the Trinitarian dimension of Mariology…
Perpetual virginity of Mary: the dogma and its meaning
The perpetual virginity of Mary is a dogma of the Catholic faith. Learn its theological foundations, the history of its definition, and its…
Mary Queen: the title of Marian queenship
Mary Queen: discover the biblical and theological foundations of Marian queenship, defined by Pius XII in 1954. Explore this title and its…
The intercession of Mary: the mother who intercedes
Mary’s intercession unites the prayer of the faithful to the mediation of Christ. The biblical and theological foundations of Marian…
The spiritual motherhood of Mary: mother of all the faithful
The spiritual motherhood of Mary: the theological and biblical foundations of her mission as Mother of all the faithful. Let us explore this…
The faith of Mary: the path of the faithful woman
Mary’s faith sustained her from the Annunciation to Calvary. Explore the theology of Marian faith in the encyclical Redemptoris Mater and…
The Assumption of Mary: The Dogma of 1950
A dogma defined by Pius XII in 1950, the Assumption of Mary reveals the glorious destiny of the redeemed human body. Let us delve deeper into…
Virginal conception: Mary, mother of Jesus, without the intervention of a man.
The virginal conception of Mary: the biblical, patristic, and dogmatic foundations of this central truth of the Christian faith. Deepen your…
The Annunciation: The Moment of the Fiat
Discover the theological and biblical meaning of the Annunciation, the moment of the “Fiat” in which Mary welcomes the announcement of the…