Mary of Victory
Mary of Victory , also Virgin of Victory, Our Lady of the Victorious Rosary, Our Lady of Victory , Mother of the Great Victory , ( Latin Sancta Maria de Victoria ) is an invocation of Our Lady .
history
The invocation of Mary, Help of Christians (Maria auxiliatrix Christianorum) has been used since the High Middle Ages, and the motif of the “victor over sin” can be found in the dogma of the immaculate conception .
In the Turkish wars , Pope Pius V (Pope 1566–1572) calls the Mother of God “victorious against the Turks”, and especially after the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 over the Ottomans, Pius V is said to have a vision of victory through the “Virgin of Victory” have been given over to the Turks. Pope Gregory XIII added the first Sunday in October as the day of remembrance of Our Lady of Victory in the general Roman calendar the following year . In 1573 it was renamed the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary , and since 1913 it has been celebrated on October 7th.
In the Philippines, the invocation of Mary established itself as Mary of Victory in the Eighty Years War . She was the patron saint of Spanish ships during the naval battles of La Naval de Manila in 1646. La Naval de Manila was declared the patron saint of the Philippines in 1652 .
The worship of the "Mother of the Great Victory" was widespread in Europe, increased after the victory of Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Peterwardein in 1716.
Adoration
In the sacristy of the Asam church in Ingolstadt, the so-called Lepantomon stranz is kept, on which details of the naval battle of Lepanto are shown.
In the battle of the White Mountain between the Catholic League and the Protestants near Prague in 1620 a miraculous image is said to have helped. Father Dominic of Jesus Maria had carried an icon of Mary during the battle. This was transferred to the titular church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome, which has since borne the patronage of Our Lady of Victory. Contemporary copies of the picture can be found in Vienna and Prague , for example .
Many churches and chapels are dedicated to Our Lady of Victory (see Maria Victoria Church ). Some brotherhoods as well as social and charitable institutions such as hospitals and nursing homes act on their behalf. In addition, this invocation has developed into a special topos of iconography, related to the “ Crescent Madonna ”, the “Madonna in the Radiant Wreath” and the “Light-transfigured Madonna”.
Web links
- "Maria - Mother of Europe" (aid organization Church-in-Not) (there a short treatise on the Marian title and festival "Maria vom Siege")
- Maria in Stadlers - Complete Lexicon of Saints (there is a short treatise on the Marian title and festival "Maria vom Siege")
- Mondsichelmadonna In: PW Hartmann: The large art dictionary (there also "Maria vom Siege")