Marian Shrines: History, Meaning, and Mission Today
Marian shrines are, throughout the whole history of the Church, privileged places of encounter between faith and culture, between the Church and society. More than…
Category: Marian Iconography
Catacomb of Priscilla: The Oldest Image of Our Lady
In the Catacomb of Priscilla, dug along the Via Salaria in Rome, is found the oldest known image of Our Lady. The frescoes, datable to…
John Paul II – Pastores Dabo Vobis and the consecrated life: Mary, mother of priests and icon of the consecrated life
The Marian texts of Pastores Dabo Vobis (1992) and Vita Consecrata (1996), by John Paul II: Mary as Mater Sacerdotum and icon of perfect…
Francis – Lumen Fidei and Laudato Si: Mary icon of faith and Queen of all creation
The Marian texts of Lumen Fidei (2013) and Laudato Si' (2015) by Francis: Mary as the perfect icon of faith and Queen of all Creation in an…
Marian iconography, the representation of Mary in Christian art
Explore Marian iconography from the second-century catacombs to the Byzantine types and the doctrine of Nicaea II on the legitimacy of sacred…
Jasna Góra, the Black Madonna and the Shrine of Częstochowa
Jasna Góra and the Black Madonna of Częstochowa: the history of the Pauline shrine, the scars of the icon, and the Marian devotion of John…
Mother of the Faithful People, Mater populi fidelis: title and iconography
Mother of the Faithful People, united to the Pilgrim Church. Explore the patristic origin, the iconography of Aracoeli, and the articulation…
Catacombs of Priscilla, the first image of Mary in history
The Catacombs of Priscilla preserve the oldest image of Mary in history. Explore the origin and the meaning of this witness of early Marian faith.
Marian icon: the theology and the types of the Eastern tradition
The Marian icon in the Eastern tradition is a sacramental and a channel of grace. Discover the great iconographic types and their profound…
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 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…
The Face of Jesus in the Face of Mary
In the face of Mary we contemplate the face of Jesus Christ. A Mariological meditation on the relationship between Mother and Son in the…
The Earliest History of Mary: Iconography and Art
Discover how iconography and art reveal the earliest history of Mary in the first Christian communities, and deepen your Marian faith.
Charity with Mary: St Thomas Aquinas, the icon of Christian charity and theological reflection
Mary, icon of Christian charity, inspires service to the poor. In the light of Saint Thomas Aquinas, deepen this theological reflection on…
The Celebration of the Visitation: A Mosaic of Symbolism and Theology
Discover the theological symbolism of Mary's Visitation to Elizabeth and the role it plays in Advent, as a prelude to redemption and a call to…
The Symbolic Depth of Marian Representations in the Roman Catacombs
In the Roman catacombs the first Marian representations of Christian art appear. Discover the symbolic depth of this ancient veneration of the…
The Crucifixion of Christ and the Agony of Mary: A Liturgical Tapestry of Salvation and Hope
The crucifixion of Christ and the agony of Mary reveal the depth of Christian redemption. Explore this liturgical tapestry of salvation and hope.
Case approach: woman of waiting and of beauty
Revelations of Fr. Bamonte about Mary as Woman of waiting and of beauty. Marian Theology explored in depth from testimonies of exorcisms.…
The origins of intercession in the iconography of the Virgin Orans
Explore the origins of intercession in the iconography of the Virgin Orans and her role in the theophanic representations of the history of…
The Virgin and Child in apsidal mosaics
Discover the origin of the apsidal mosaics with the Virgin and Child, whose iconography derives from the Adoration of the Magi. Explore this…
Marian iconography: the apses of churches from the 5th century.
Since the 5th century, church apses have consecrated Marian iconography in images of faith. Explore the theological language of this sacred space.
Symbolic character of Marian iconography in the third and fourth centuries
Explore the Marian iconography of the third and fourth centuries and its profound theological symbolism, revealing how the early Church…
Iconography of Mary: Catacombs of Priscilla, the Annunciation
In the Catacombs of Priscilla rests the oldest iconography of Mary. Contemplate the Annunciation, which bore witness to the early faith of the…
Mariology and Sophiology on the Way of Beauty
Mariology and Sophiology converge on the Way of Beauty: Mary, the icon of divine Wisdom, lights up the path to God. Delve deeper into this…
Sublime beauty in Mariological aesthetics
Mary’s sublime beauty transcends the physical: she is the creature in whom the divine splendor shines forth most fully. Deepen this…
Leonardo da Vinci: The Roots of His Mariological Painting (Part 1)
A mind thirsting for knowledge, which fixes its attention on everything placed before it; a man who investigates not only through painting,
Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Iconography and Theology of the Icon
Discover the iconography of Our Lady of Perpetual Help: a Byzantine painting of the Cretan school that unites sacred art and Marian devotion in…
Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Icon, History, and Devotion
A Cretan icon, history, and the theology of Marian mediation converge in Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Explore more deeply the devotion handed…
Marian Icons of Ukraine: The Miraculous Icons of the Ukrainian Tradition
Discover the miraculous Marian icons in Ukraine and their profound tradition of devotion to Mary in the Ukrainian Eastern Churches over the…
Presentation of the New Collection of the Ars Dei Gallery
The Ars Dei Gallery presents a new collection of Marian sacred art that unites beauty and devotion. Explore contemplative works in the spirit…