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Marien-Votivaltar

Mary Votive

The mother of Jesus Christ
(Wikipedia)

1726/27

Trier / Marien-Votivaltar

Trier / Marien-Votivaltar

Description

The votive altar presents at its show side a baroque relief decoration. The obelisk-like column has a triangular floor plan and is topped by a statue of Mary with child. To the left and right are statues of:

St. Aloisius von Gonzaga - St. Aloysius Gonzaga (Castiglione delle Stiviere 1568 - Rome 1591) Italian Jesuit. Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726 (Wikipedia).
St. Stanislaus Kostka (Rostkowo 1550 - Rome 1568), (Polish: Stanisław Kostka) Polish novice of the Society of Jesus. Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. (Wikipedia).

Copy of the votive in the Jesuitenkirche.

St. Aloysius Gonzaga

St. Stanislaus Kostka

Inscription(s)

Front:

Deo
VIrginIqVe
MatrI
eIVs

honor et - gLorIa In - sćCVLa

Chronogram 1726 or 1727
in 'VIrginIqVe' the second I
is not large

ave maria gratia plena
dominvs tecvm.
inventa svm deipara
ergo immacvlata

Back:

ara VotIVa Patronć TreVerć Mar Ić sinelabe conceptć & ss aLoysIo & StanIsLao MartyrIbVs posIta sVffraganeVM	votum Sodalitatis mai. dominorum dominare nostri TV et fILIVs TVVS spes feLIcItatIs nostrć judj95 ARA refVgII arX fortItVDInIs teMpore beLLI et paCIs
Chronogram ?? (I count 3136)	Chronogram 1767
Votum SodaLIt: patrona es patrIć LVX et spes pVbLICa MVnDo spes qVoqVe nVnC treVerć preCorest gyMnaDI et VrbI	Votum SodaLIt: Matronaru 1051 aVe gratIa pLena: beneDICta sIs VIrgo In MVLIerIbVs. luc.a tVI IVDIth nostra tV gLorIa IerVsaLeM et LćtItIa IsraeL. judith / c. 5 gaVDIVM aC Corona seXVs nostrI
Chronograms 1727 (lines 3-5) and 1726 (lines 6-8)	Chronograms 1727 (lines 3-5), 1728 (lines 6-8), 1727 (lines 9-10),
VOTUM Sodalit Angelicć Koskć et Gonzagć sVperos BeneDICtVs honores QVanDo Dabat prćsens sVrgere Coepit opVs. O Mater beneDICta noVo faC sVrgere Koskas, GonzagasqVe noVos qVos honor Iste beet.	VOTUM Sodalit Marianć Minoris. SI qVIs est parVVLVs ConVoLet aD Me. prov:9 IesVLe nos greMIo nostrć ne trVDe parentIs. Ipsa parens VVLt nos assoCIare tIbI. DeXtera te nos LćVa ferat portare pVsILLos Magna parens pLVres te prehIbente potest
Chronograms 1726 (lines 3-6, i in coepit not counted) and 1727 (lines 7-10)	Chronograms 1726 (lines 4-5), 1727 (lines 6-9) and 1726 (lines 10-13)
Addecus antiquum Adsidvis perster MD	verso sćcolo reparata pueris pietatis imago CCCC

Depictions of Saint Mary

Saint Mary, as the mother of Jesus Christ, has a central role in the life of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic veneration of her as the Blessed Virgin Mary has grown over time both in importance and manifestation, not only in prayer but in art, poetry and music. She is usually depicted as a beautiful young woman, with a (blue) mantle. In the majority of the depictions she is having the Infant Jesus in her arms or on her lap.
Attributes of Saint Mary:

A crown of 12 stars (Relevation 12:1), sometimes 7 stars.
A royal crown, sometimes also a scepter: Mary Queen of Heaven.
Standing on a globe.
Standing on the crescent moon (Relevation 12:1).
Crushing the serpent (sometimes a dragon) under her feet. The serpent can have an apple in his mouth (Genesis 3:15). A special depiction is where Jesus impales the serpent with a spear-cross.
Flowers: Lily (symbol of virginity and purity), roses (Mary's mystical participation in the Holy Trinity as Heaven's Rose or Mystical Rose), iris or "Sword Lily" (emblem of Our Lady's Seven Sorrows), fleur-de-lis (resembling both the Iris and the Madonna Lily)

The Infant Jesus sometimes has some attributes too:

a crown and/or a royal orb (usually in combination with Mary as Queen of Heaven)
making a blessing gesture

Sources & Information

Datenbank der Kulturgüter in der Region Trier, Alle Kulturgüter in Altstadt, Gemeinde Trier.

Tags

Locatie (N 49°45'12" - E 6°38'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp066; Photograph: 17 June 2011
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