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Queen of Heaven (Latin: Regina Caeli) is a title given by Christians to Mary, mother of Jesus, mainly in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy, and, to a lesser extent, in Anglicanism and Lutheranism.
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- Queen of Heaven (antiquity)
Queen of Heaven was a title given to several ancient sky goddesses worshipped throughout the ancient Mediterranean and the ancient Near East. Goddesses known to have been referred to by the title include Inanna, Anat, Isis, Nut, Astarte, and possibly Asherah (by the prophet Jeremiah). In Greco-Roman times, Hera and Juno bore this title.
Dec 8, 2014 · What is the earliest documented use of the term "Queen of Heaven" being applied to Mary, the mother of Jesus? (cf. Wikipedia on the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven - there seems to be a contradiction between the first and second paragraphs in this section).
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The belief in Mary as Queen of Heaven obtained the papal sanction of Pope Pius XII in his encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam(English: 'Queenship of Mary in Heaven') of October 11, 1954. The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the feast every August 22, in place of the former octave day of the Assumption of Mary in 1969, a change made by Pope Paul VI. The fea...
The scene is the final episode in the Life of the Virgin, and follows her Assumption – not yet dogma in the Middle Ages – or Dormition. The scriptural basis is found in the Song of Songs (4.8), Psalms (45.11–12) and Revelation (12.1–7). A sermon wrongly believed to be by Saint Jerome elaborated on these and was used by standard medieval works such ...
In earlier versions, Mary and Christ often sit side-by-side on a wide throne, and typically are only accompanied by angels in smaller altarpieces, although these were often in polyptych form, and had saints on side-panels, now often separated. Later, God the Father often sits to the left of Christ, with the Holy Spirit hovering between them, and Ma...
The "crown" of Mary has been mentioned since the 6th century, as "corona virginum" (crown of virgins). The crown has several meanings in secular depictions. The ancient laurel crown in the Olympic Games signified victory, and a crown in gold and precious stones indicate power and wealth. In Christian iconography, the crown develops religious meanin...
Coronation of the Virgin(Beccafumi)Coronation of the Virgin(El Greco, Illescas)Coronation of the Virgin (Filippo Lippi), UffiziTo 1500
1. Giuliano da Rimini, 14th century 2. Paolo Veneziano, 1324 3. Agnolo Gaddi, c. 1380 4. Martino di Bartolomeo, 1400 5. German altar, 1413-1422 6. Gentile da Fabriano, 1422-1425 7. Bicci di Lorenzo, 1430 8. Fra Angelico, Louvrewith a larger court setting, 1430-1431 9. Fra Angelico, Uffizi, 1434-1435 10. Fra Angelico, 1437-1446 11. Filippo Lippi, 1441-1447 12. Giovanni di Paolo, 1455 13. German 15th-century version with donors, Master of the Life of the Virgin 14. Filippo Lippi (1467-1469); ap...
Unusual Trinities
1. Conventional depiction of the Trinity, with Christ showing the wounds of his Passion 2. Enguerrand Quartonwith Christ and God the Father as identical figures, as specified by the cleric who commissioned the work 3. Page from Book of Hours, with three human figures for the Trinity 4. Jean Fouquet, also with three human figures, in this case three identical depictions of Jesus
Post-1500
1. Albrecht Dürer combines the subject with an Assumption 2. Raphael, 1502-1504 3. Pietro Perugino, 1504 4. Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, 1504 5. El Greco1591 6. El Greco, 1597 7. Giulio Cesare Procaccini, c. 1604-1607 8. Attributed to Amaro do Vale[pt], c. 1615-1619 9. Banner of the Irish Catholic Confederation(1642–1652)
Wright, Rosemary Muir, Sacred Distance: Representing the Virgin Mary in Italian Altarpieces, 1300-1630, 2006, Manchester University Press, ISBN 9780719055454
Answer: Mary as “Queen of Heaven” is an ancient address to Mary used in prayer that dates back to at least the fourth century. The imagery of Mary as queen of heaven was very popular in the Middle Ages. Its theological basis derives from the notion of Jesus as King.
Queen of Heaven: Pagan Divinity or Royal Mother of the Messiah? Mark Brumley explains Church teaching on the Blessed Virgin's Queenship, answering the main objections to this doctrine.
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Queen of Heaven (Latin: Regina Caeli ) is a title given by Christians to Mary, mother of Jesus, mainly in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy, and, to a lesser extent, in Anglicanism, Lutheranism, The title has long been a tradition, included in prayers and devotional literature and seen in We
