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Our Lady of Sorrows, depicted as "Mater Dolorosa" (Mother of Sorrows) has been the subject of some key works of Catholic Marian art. Mater Dolorosa is one of the three common artistic representations of a sorrowful Virgin Mary, the other two being Stabat Mater and the Pietà.
Sep 15, 2023 · A blessed memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows to all, a feast begun in the year 1233 – in the youth of that greatest of centuries, when Thomas Aquinas was but a young lad of eight, given as an Oblate to the Benedictines of Montecassino.
Oct 14, 2023 · The Mater Dolorosa (translated as mother in pain or distress), was commissioned by Emperor Charles V for Titian to create. There were two different works with the same name. They are both religious works depicting the mother Mary at the cross after her son, Jesus, was crucified.
A Sorrowful Mother in Ejutla, Mexico, with a pinned heart. (See the description page ) Explains medieval thru modern images of the Sorrowful Mother: characteristics, scriptural source, illustrative photographs.
Mater Dolorosa Monastery, dedicated in 1932, was the first in Holy Cross Province to be constructed precisely for a men’s retreat movement. The community lived on the second floor, and the retreatants occupied the first and third floors.
Mater Dolorosa. 1482 - 1484. Oil on panel. Room 051A. A devotional image of the Virgin Mary wearing blue and white, with a halo. She looks directly at the viewer, transmitting her sorrow at the death of Christ. The bust is completed with a gilded inner frame that contrasts with the greater volume and expressionism of the Virgin´s face.
The iconography of the Mater Dolorosa does not appear in the gospels, but is a creation that emerges from the exaltation of pathos at the end of the Middle Ages.
