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4 days ago · The basilica contains an icon of the Virgin Mary titled Mater Ecclesiae, which means “Mother of the Church.” The original image of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child was painted on a column in old St. Peter’s Basilica, built by Emperor Constantine in the fourth century.
1 day ago · Vatican City (/ ˈ v æ t ɪ k ən / ⓘ), officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy.
3 days ago · The Papal States ( / ˈpeɪpəl / PAY-pəl; Italian: Stato Pontificio; Latin: Dicio Pontificia ), officially the State of the Church (Italian: Stato della Chiesa [ˈstaːto della ˈkjɛːza]; Latin: Status Ecclesiasticus ), [7] were a conglomeration of territories on the Apennine Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope from 756 to 1870. [8] .
3 days ago · Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died at 9:34 a.m. Rome time on Dec. 31, 2022 at his residence in Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, where he lived since his 2013 resignation. Abp. Gänswein said he normally prayed Lauds with the former pope near his bedside.
5 days ago · He greeted those close to Benedict who had come to pay their last respects to the deceased pope in the chapel of the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, shaking the visitors’ hands and listening to...
2 days ago · The Catholic Church's magisterium has identified four teachings about Mary as dogmas of faith. These include belief in her virginal conception of Jesus, taught by the First Council of Nicaea in 325. The Council of Ephesus in 431 applied to her the description "Mother of God", ( Theotokos ).
Home Page - ABBAZIA BENEDETTINA "MATER ECCLESIÆ” Cristo nasce, cantate gloria; Cristo scende dal cielo, andategli incontro; Cristo è in terra, alzatevi; Cristo si è fatto carne, gioite per la speranza. (Gregorio di Nazianzo) Thursday 04 July 2024. Il Figlio di Dio, che è formato in te, cresca in te. Egli diventi per te un gran sorriso,
