Posts tagged with belgium.
Sedes Sapientiae
A late 19th century Belgian image of Mary as the Seat of Wisdom.
Ecce Mater tua
A Flemish baroque engraving of a young Jesus pointing towards a portrait of Mary. The Latin text below is from John 19:27: Behold your mother.
Onze Lieve Vrouw van Rust
The miraculous image of Our Lady of Rest in the parish church of Heppeneert, Belgium.
The statue of Mary and St John the Evangelist has been venerated since it was found on the banks of the river Maas many centuries ago. There has been an archconfraternity of Our Lady of Rest since 1893.
People call upon Our Lady of Rest to be delivered from depression, anxiety and in the event of a difficult decision. Tens of thousands of pilgrims from Belgium and the Netherlands find their way to Heppeneert each year.
Onze Lieve Vrouw van Lede
The altar of Our Lady in the parish church of Lede, Belgium. The miraculous pietà, venerated as the Mother of Seven Sorrows, arrived in the town in 1414.
A poster from 1947 for the 75 year jubilee of the crowning of the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel, Belgium.
(Source: adore.ugent.be)
The pilgrimage church of Foy-Notre-Dame near Dinant, Belgium.
The site has been a place of pilgrimage since the early 17th century, when a small Madonna of Dutch origin was discovered there in a tree. Soon miracles began to occur. The Jesuits sent copies of the statue to many places all over the world.
Our Lady, Antwerp.
The chapel of the Shoemakers (Schoenmakerskapel) of Our Lady of Refuge in Antwerp.
(via marydontyouweep)
One of my Christmas presents: ‘De vele gedaantes van Maria’ (The many faces of Mary). The book highlights more than 500 images of Mary from the Low Countries: Belgium and the Netherlands.
An 18th century engraving from Antwerp of St Cajetan with Mary and the Infant Jesus.
