Marian monogram
The Marian monogram is also known as the Mother of God monogram and consists of a letter formation that is intended to designate the name of the Mother of God Mary . The monograms are on coats of arms , on church buildings , in house inscriptions , on altars , on ceiling frescoes , on crosses and wayside shrines , on Marian columns , on organ galleries and choir rooms , in glass windows , on icons , on jewelry . It is still used in art , on objets d'art as accessories, and in writing. The distinguishing letter is M , it can also be combined with additional letters or other monograms (such as M and PX ) and decorated with decorations .
Redemptorist coat of arms with IHS and IXXI
Pope coat of arms of John Paul II (1978-2005)
Marian monogram in the pilgrimage basilica of Hostýn ( Czech Republic )
The " Miraculous Medal "
Municipal coat of arms of Oberschönegg with the monogram of Mary
meaning
Just as IHS stands for Christ, IXXI stands for Mary, which actually consists of the letters M and A written one inside the other. The pious monogram is called Auspice Maria , "under the protection of Mary", sometimes incorrectly interpreted as "Ave Maria". In the 17th century, the Jesuits are said to have cast finger rings with the Marian sign IXXI. The variant IXXR can also be seen. Special forms were also used in the times of the Counter Reformation through the mediation of the Jesuits.
Marian monograms on icons
The Marian monogram on icons - the origin of which is the Byzantine Mother of God monogram - is located on Marian icons predominantly in the upper left and right corner of a Marian icon and is represented by the Cyrillic, Byzantine, Greek or South Slavic letters MHP (left) and ФУ (right) . The lettering of icons went its own way in Russia from the 15th century. “The Russian azbukovnik interpretation, however, should surprise not a few icon connoisseurs today. It reads: Мария - Рода Сына - Фарисеева - Учителя "
Head of a Greek icon with the monogram of Our Lady
Greek Marian icon with Marian monogram
See also
Web links
- Angelika Überrück: The Christian motifs of the blueprint - mirror of popular piety in Germany from the end of the 17th century until today. Lit Verlag, Münster 2008, ISBN 3-825-81502-1 .
- The symbolism of icons
- For the inscription of the icons Ivan Bentchev
Individual evidence
- ^ City arms of Oberschönegg
- ↑ Parish Church of St. Jakob in Thal near Graz [1]
- ^ Parishes in Landeck : Our Church - The side altars.
- ↑ Lake Constance : Three countries - culture and landscape between Stein am Rhein, Konstanz and Bregenz, Dumont Art Travel Guide [2]
- ↑ Wayside shrine with attachment, Egenhausen 1630 [3]
- ↑ The Marian Column in Admont Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kirchhörde , St. Patrokli: For the first note celebration on January 19, 2012 the organ was given a tattoo by Pastor Meinhard Elmer (Iesus XristoC NIKA - Greek: Jesus Christ winner, including a monogram of Mary) [4]
- ↑ Kippenhausen - a picturesque village above Lake Constance: Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary - Mary monogram and evangelist symbols on the stucco ceiling [5]
- ↑ Olpe-Lütringhausen , St. Maria vom Guten Rat [6]
- ↑ Model with Marian monogram by Jan-Baptist Verberckt der Older Archived copy ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Oberdürnbacher Dorfkirche: An old picture of the Virgin shows the monogram of Mary on the frame [7]
- ↑ Recognizable here by the logo of the Marian Congregation for Men - Annunciation at the Bürgersaal in Munich Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Secrets In Plain Sight ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Church - Faith - Lexicon "Jesus Monogram"
- ↑ Monograms and acronyms as icon inscriptions [8]
