24.05 Maria - Hilfe der Christen

Geschichte der Maria Hilf-Verehrung
um 1500: Lauretanische Litanei mit "Hilfe der Christen"
Erste Hälfte 16. Jahrhundert (1514 oder 1537), Dresden: Lukas Cranach der Ältere (1472-1553) malt sein Marienbild, den Ur-Typ vieler Maria-Hilf-Bilder. Es war zunächst bestimmt für die Heiligkreuzkirche in Dresden.

Quelle: http://www.bildungsservice.at/innsbruck/images/leopol29.jpg
1589, Bamberg: Plastische Kopie des Cranach-Bildes, das wohl zunächst in der … [Più]

Mary Help of Christians (Latin: Sancta Maria Auxilium Christianorum), is a Roman Catholic Marian devotion with a feast day celebrated on May 24. John Chrysostom was the first person to use this title in 345 as a devotion to the Virgin Mary.
The devotion became popular in Europe during the pontificate of Pope Pius V and the fights against the Ottoman Empire. It was definitely established due to the great appreciation of Don Bosco for this Marian title and the development of the Salesian works in … [Più]