Born amid revolution, Eugène de Mazenod found his purpose at the foot of the Cross — and went on to become a bishop, founder ...

Next to the box, on an easel, is a painting of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception ... the familiar archetype goddess, mother and Madonna, said Halpert. Franklin says he recognizes the ...

The Immaculate Conception, a solemnity celebrated on December 8, is the patronal feast of the United States. In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration, Ineffabilis Deus (link al documento que ...

That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854: The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace ...

Pope Pius IX formally instituted the celebration of the Immaculate Conception when he proclaimed this dogma on December 8, 1854. Affirming the constant faith of the Church, he expressed in that ...

and the presence of five paintings in the Louvre). An early Madonna and Child (1490) is in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. Another is in the Hermitage in St Petersburg. Frustratingly, we do not ...

Offset by canary-colored spires and Italian marble, the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, built in the 19th century, is quite the sight to behold. Previous travelers say you most certainly ...

A new exhibition dedicated to Hiroshige at the British Museum introduces visitors to the full depth and complexity of his ...

of the blessed virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for your son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, your son, You did preserve her from all stain, so too you would ...

as artists from Warhol to Basquiat to Haring and musicians from U2 to Madonna to Leonard Cohen began to produce a flood of what Elie terms “crypto-religious” art. Get Starting Point A guide ...

"He pursued the woman" but had no hold on her: the new Eve, "full of grace" of the Holy Spirit, is preserved from sin and the corruption of death (the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of ...

With more than 140 vivid chalk pastel street paintings created live on the plaza – plus live music, local food, and a joyful atmosphere – the I Madonnari Street Painting Festival has become one of ...