Seat of Wisdom
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Seat of Wisdom or Throne of Wisdom is one of many devotional titles for Mary in Roman Catholic tradition. In Seat of Wisdom icons and sculptures, Mary is seated on a throne with the Christ Child on he
A 12th century statue in Sansepolcro Cathedral, Italy
An enamel plaque on the processional Cross of Mathilde, showing an image of the donor together with Mary, Seat of Wisdom
The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Marian litany originally approved in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V. It is also known as the Litany of Loreto, after its first-known place of origin, the Shrine of Ou
Seat of Wisdom
…early Christians saw Christ as Wisdom incarnate; therefore, by holding him on her lap, Mary becomes the "seat" of wisdom. It later became part of the Litany of Loreto. This type of Madonna image is based on the Byzantine prototype of the Chora tou Achoretou ("Container of the Uncontainable"), an epithet mentioned in…
Fresco of Mary with symbols of the Litany of Loreto in Bayeux Cathedral
Inmaculada Concepción de Aranjuez
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