Marian Shrines: History, Significance, and Mission in Today
Mary’s sanctuaries have, throughout the history of the Church, been privileged places of encounter between faith and culture, between the Church and society. More than…
Category: Iconografia mariana
Priscilla Catacomb: The Oldest Image of Our Lady
In the Catacomb of Priscilla, carved into the Via Salaria in Rome, is found the earliest known image of Our Lady. The frescoes, dating from…
John Paul II – Pastores Dabo Vobis and Consecrated Life: Mary, Mother of Priests and Icon of 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 consecrat…
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 integr…
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 with Mate…
Catacombs of antiquity, the first image of Mary in history
In the Catacombs of Prisca, the oldest image of Mary in history is preserved. Explore the origin and meaning of this witness to early Marian faith.
Marian Iconography: The Theology and Types of Eastern Tradition
The Marian icon in Eastern tradition is sacramental and a channel of grace. Get to know the major iconographic types and their profound theological va…
Art and Marian Iconography: The Image in Service of Dogma
From Marian iconography in the catacombs to the Renaissance, art serving the dogma reveals a theology in images. Explore the major moments of this tra…
Mary’s Icons and Images: Art and Spirituality
Icons and Marian images express theology in visual form. Explore major types, the iconoclastic controversy, and the spirituality of sacred images in..…
The face of Jesus in the face of Mary
In Mary's face, we contemplate Christ's face. A mariological meditation on the relationship between Mother and Son in Christian faith. Deepen this ref…
Primordial history of Mary: iconography and art
Discover how iconography and art reveal the primordial history of Mary in the earliest 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 Marian love…
The celebration of the Visitation: a mosaic of symbolism and theology
Uncover the theological symbolism of Mary's Visitation to Elizabeth and its role in Advent, as a prelude to redemption and an invitation to Christian …
The symbolic depth of Marian representations in Roman catacombs
In Roman catacombs emerge the earliest Marian representations in Christian art. Discover the symbolic depth of this ancestral veneration of the Virgin…
The crucifixion of Christ and Mary’s agonia: a liturgical tapestry of salvation and hope
The crucifixion of Christ and Mary's agonia reveal the depth of Christian redemption. Explore this liturgical tapestry of salvation and hope.
Approach of cases: woman of expectation and beauty
Revelations of Fr. Bamonte on Mary as Woman of hope and beauty. Deepened Marian theology from testimonies of exorcisms.
The origins of intercession in the iconography of the Virgin orant
Explore the origins of intercession in the iconography of the Virgin orante and its role in the theophanic representations of salvation history. Deepe…
The Virgin and Child in the absidal mosaics
Discover the origin of absidal mosaics depicting the Virgin and Child, whose iconography derives from the Adoration of the Magi. Deepen this Marian tr…
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 3rd and 4th centuries
Explore the Marian iconography of the 3rd and 4th centuries and its profound theological symbolism, revealing how the primitive Church artistically ex…
Iconography of Mary: Priscilla’s Catacombs, the Annunciation
In the Catacombs of Priscilla rests the earliest iconography of Mary. Contemplate the Annunciation, which bore witness to the primitive faith of the C…
Mariology and sophiology on the path of beauty
Mariology and Sophiology converge on the path of Beauty: Mary, icon of divine Wisdom, illuminates the way to God. Deepen this theological reflection.
Sublime beauty in Marian aesthetics
The sublime beauty of Mary transcends the physical: she is the creature where the divine splendor shines most fully. Deepen this mariological reflecti…
Leonardo da Vinci: The Roots of His Mariological Painting (Part 1)
A mind thirsty for knowledge, that fixes its attention on everything that stands before it; a man who does not investigate merely 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 from the Cretan School that combines sacred art and Marian devotion in a …
Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Icon, History and Devotion
The Cretan icon, history and theology of Marian mediation converge in Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Delve into the devotion transmitted by the Redemptor…
Ukrainian Marian Icons: The miraculous icons of Ukrainian tradition
Discover the miraculous Marian icons in Ukraine and their deep tradition of devotion to Mary in Eastern Ukrainian churches throughout the centuries.
Presentation of the new collection from the ars dei gallery
The Ars Dei Gallery presents a new collection of Marian sacred art that combines beauty and devotion. Explore contemplative works in the spirit of the…