Posts tagged with mater dolorosa.
Madre Pietà dei Massari
The Sorrowful Mother of Massari in Trapani, Sicily. The painting is covered with ex votos and the Arma Christi, or Instruments of the Passion.
During Holy Week the image is carried around the city in procession. Watch a video of last month’s procession here.
(Source: Flickr / faber79)
An image of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, in the style of the abbey of Beuron, printed in the Dutch book ‘Maria in den eerendienst der Katholieke Kerk’ (1927).
Madre Pietà del Popolo
The image of the Sorrowful Mother of the People leaves her shrine during a Holy Week procession in Trapani, Sicily.
(Source: Flickr / i_scream)
The Virgin in Mourning: Ah, my own beloved Son, in losing Thee I have lost all.
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A vintage postcard of the Virgin of Triana during a Holy Week procession in Seville, Spain.
Schmerzhafte Mutter
The statue of the Mother of Sorrows in the Herzogspital church in Munich, Germany.
Mary as the Mater Dolorosa, or Mother of Sorrows, by Hans Baldung (circa 1516).
Nuestra Señora des los Dolores
An 18th century engraving of a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows in Mexico-City.
Maria SS. Addolorata
The miraculous image of Our Lady of Sorrows venerated in Mascalucia, Sicily.
Virgen de los Dolores y Misericordia
The statue of Our Lady of Sorrows and Mercy in Seville, Spain.
