Posts tagged with byzantine.
The interior of the church of Santa Maria Assunta in Torcello, Italy.
(Source: newliturgicalmovement.org)
The miraculous icon of Mary above the high altar of the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome.
The Byzantine icon of the Madonna Advocata in the basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome.
The 11th century mosaic of Mary as the Virgin Orante (in prayer) in the apse of the cathedral of St Sophia in Kiev, Ukraine.
The Byzantine icon of the Madonna Nicopeia in Saint Mark’s basilica in Venice, Italy.
Maria Advocata
A 12th century painting by an unknown Italian master of Mary interceding before Christ (Haghiosoritissa).
(Source: wga.hu)
Fons Lucis Stella Maris
This Byzantine icon of Mary is venerated in the Roman basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata under the title ‘Source of Light, Star of the Sea’.
It is one of several images in the Eternal City of Mary in the orante position, the prayer posture of early Christianity.
Madonna di Montevergine
A vintage postcard of the 13th century Byzantine icon of Mary venerated in the sanctuary on the mountain of Montevergine near Avellino, Italy.
The first church of Montevergine was consecrated in 1124, near the ruins of a temple dedicated to Cybele. The current shrine was built in 1961.
A Byzantine style fresco of the Virgin of Tenderness in the church of St. Anne in Châtel-Guyon, France.
Onze Lieve Vrouw van Ommel
The miraculous image of Our Lady of Ommel in the Netherlands. The small ivory carving is of Byzantine origin and probably dates from the 12th century. It is venerated under the title Refuge in every need.
Ommel has been a place of pilgrimage since about 1400, when a chapel was built in honour of Mary after the image was found in a field and kept returning to it. Pilgrimages continued until 1698, when they were forbidden by the Protestant government of the Netherlands. The chapel became a Protestant church.
The inhabitants of Ommel remained largely Catholic and in 1840 the chapel was returned to them. Once again the village became a place of pilgrimage. Devotion continues until today, especially in the month of May when usually about 50.000 devotees visit the shrine.
History (in Dutch)
La Madonna della Bruna
The Byzantine icon in the cathedral of Matera in Italy, known as the ‘Brown Madonna’.
A 13th century Byzantine icon of Mary in the church of San Alessio in Rome.
View of the altar
A 14th century Byzantine depiction of Mary breastfeeding Jesus.
The painting is known as the Madonna Incaldana and is the patron of the town of Mondragone in Campania, Italy. Legend has it that the painting survived unscathed after Turkish soldiers attempted to burn it once.
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