The Western church refers to it as the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin ... ancient churches, East and West, emphasized Mary's importance, Verdaris maintains. "If you look at the ...

To achieve this goal, he hired Michelangelo to make a memorial for his tomb that would capture a scene that was popular in Northern European art at the time: the tragic moment of the Virgin Mary ...

The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio ... darkness in Western art. A new exhibit of works ...

Artists of every age have sought to depict the profundity of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and there is a wellspring of sacred art to turn to in prayer.” “Mary stands as a guide for the ...

Construction has begun on a 180-foot statue of the Virgin Mary in Konotopie, Poland. It’s believed that the project, once it is finished, will be the tallest religious structure of its kind ...

"The Tree of the Virgin Mary is an ancient tree, a sycamore tree, that dates back to more than 2,000 years ago, under which the Holy Family took refuge during their escape to Egypt," said site ...

In 2010, art historian and curator Matteo Gianeselli recognized similarities between the newly attributed Virgin Mary painting and another work from the Renaissance artist's studio. At the time ...