Perspectives On Mary
Blessed Virgin Mary | |
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Annunciation, Philippe de Champaigne, 1644 |
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West: Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, Mother of the Church East: Theotokos |
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Honored in | Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Lutheranism |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Major shrine | Santa Maria Maggiore (See Marian shrines) |
Feast | See Marian feast days |
Attributes | Blue mantle, crown of 12 stars, pregnant woman, roses, woman with child |
Patronage | See Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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“And the song she was singing ever since
In my ear sounds on:
Stay at home, pretty bees, fly not hence!
Mistress Mary is dead and gone!”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (18071892)