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Our Lady
Our Blessed Mother
The Blessed Virgin
Notre Dame
The Immaculate Conception
Madonna
The Cause of our Joy
Star of the Sea
Queen of Heaven
Queen of Peace
Theotokos
Immaculate Mary
Saint Mary
Mother of Mercy
Mary
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 In
Christianity Mary is
the mother of Jesus of
Nazareth. She is the
subject of much
veneration in the
Christian faith,
particularly in the
Roman Catholic
Church and Orthodox
Church
 highly regarded by
Muslims
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 Pieta”,
sculpture by
Michelangelo, show the
Virgin Mary holding the
body of her dead son.
This theme is repeated
numerous times
throughout art history.
 This image is sometimes
seen as “Our Lady of
Sorrows”
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The Seven Sorrows are events in the
life of the Blessed Virgin Mary which
are a popular devotion and
depicted in art.
It is a common devotion for
Catholics to say daily a Hail Mary for
each.
1. The Prophecy of Simeon over the
Infant Jesus. (Luke 2:34)
2. The Flight into Egypt of the Holy
Family. (Matthew 2:13)
3.The Loss of the Child Jesus for Three
Days. (Luke 2:43)
4.The Meeting of Jesus and Mary
along the Way of the Cross. (Luke
23:26)
5.The Crucifixion, where Mary stands
at the foot of the cross. (Gospel of
John 19:25)
6.The Descent from the Cross, where
Mary receives the dead body of
Jesus in her arms. (Matthew 27:57)
7.The Burial of Jesus. (John 19:40)
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