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{{Short description|Painting of Mary at the Church of the Gesù in Rome, Italy}}
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|name = ''Madonna della Strada''
|name = ''Madonna della Strada''
|image = Virgen del Buen Camino S.J.jpg
|image = Madonnadellastrada churchofthegesu.jpg
|caption = The fresco wearing its Canonical crown which was used for the [[canonical coronation]] in 1638
|size = 275px
|size = 275px
|location = [[Italian language|Italian]] Rome in the 5th century
|location = [[Italian language|Italian]] Rome in the 13th-14th century
|date = 10 May
|date = 24 May
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|patronage=[[Society of Jesus]]
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[[File:Madonna della strada.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The original painting of ''Madonna Della Strada'', hanging in the [[Church of the Gesù]] in Rome]]
[[File:Madonna della strada.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The ''Madonna Della Strada'']]
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'''''Madonna Della Strada''''' or '''''Santa Maria Della Strada''''' (English: '''''Our Lady of the Wayside''''' or '''''Saint Mary of the Good Road''''') is a painting of [[Mary, mother of Jesus]] at the [[Church of the Gesù]] in Rome, [[mother church]] of the [[Society of Jesus]] (Jesuits) [[religious order]] of the [[Catholic Church]]; it is a variation on the ''[[basilissa]]'' (imperial) type of [[icon]].<ref name=Waldrop/>


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The ''Madonna Della Strada'' is the [[patron saint]] of the Society of Jesus. The society's founder, [[Ignatius of Loyola]], was said to have been protected by the intercession of Mary during battle in his service as a soldier.<ref>{{cite book | first1 = John W. | last1 = O'Malley | editor-first1 = Gauvin Alexander | editor-last1 = Bailey | editor-first2 = Steven J. | editor-last2 = Harris | date = 1999 | title = The Jesuits: Cultures, Sciences, and the Arts, 1540-1773
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'''''Madonna Della Strada''''' or '''''Santa Maria Della Strada''''' &mdash; the [[Italian language|Italian]] for '''''Our Lady of the Wayside''''', or '''''Our Lady of the Good Road''''' &mdash; is the name of an image of the [[BVM(RC)|Blessed Virgin Mary]], enshrined at the [[Church of the Gesù]] in Rome, [[mother church]] of the [[Society of Jesus]] [[religious order]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and is a variation on the Eastern ''basilissa'' (imperial) type of icon.<ref name=Waldrop/>
| publisher = University of Toronto Press | ISBN = 978-0-8020-4287-3 | volume = 1 | pages = 136–39}}</ref>

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The ''Madonna Della Strada'' is the [[patron saint|patroness]] of the Society of Jesus. Its founder, [[Ignatius of Loyola]], was said to have been protected by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary during battle in his service as a soldier.<ref> John W. O'Malley, et all 1999 ''The Jesuits'' University of Toronto Press {{ISBN|978-0-8020-4287-3}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The name goes back to a shrine established in Rome in the 5th century by the Astalli family, originally known as the ''Madonna degli Astalli'', at a crossroads along the ceremonial route of the popes.<ref name=Waldrop>[http://americamagazine.org/issue/720/art/object-devotion Waldrop S.J., Gregory. "Object of Devotion", ''America'', December 21, 2009]</ref> The 13th-14th century fresco (a wall painting done on damp plaster) was originally painted on the wall of Saint Mary of the Way in Rome, the church of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), given to Saint Ignatius by Pope Paul III in 1540.<ref name=Pauca>[http://paucaverba.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-madonna-della-strada.html Morris, Stephen P., "The Madonna della Strada", ''Pauca Verba'', May 12, 2013]</ref>
The name goes back to a shrine established in Rome in the 5th century by the Astalli family, originally known as the ''Madonna degli Astalli'', at a crossroads along the ceremonial route of the popes.<ref name=Waldrop>[http://americamagazine.org/issue/720/art/object-devotion Waldrop S.J., Gregory. "Object of Devotion", ''America'', December 21, 2009]</ref> The 13th-14th century [[fresco]]<ref name=Pauca>[http://paucaverba.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-madonna-della-strada.html Morris, Stephen P., "The Madonna della Strada", ''Pauca Verba'', May 12, 2013]</ref> (a wall painting done on damp plaster) was originally painted on the wall of Saint Mary of the Way in Rome, the church of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), given to Saint Ignatius by Pope Paul III in 1540.<ref name=Pauca/>


In 1568, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese erected the [[Church of the Gesù|Gesù Church of Rome]], the mother church of the Jesuits, in place of the former church of Santa Maria della Strada. The fresco was moved there in 1575 to a side chapel where Jesuits pronounced their vows. Sometime in the 19th century, the image was transferred to canvas and affixed to a slate panel.<ref name=Waldrop/>
In 1568, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese erected the [[Church of the Gesù|Gesù Church of Rome]], the mother church of the Jesuits, in place of the former church of Santa Maria della Strada. The fresco was moved there in 1575 to a side chapel where Jesuits pronounced their vows. Sometime in the 19th century, the image was transferred to canvas and affixed to a slate panel.<ref name=Waldrop/>

[[Pope Urban VIII]] granted a decree of [[Canonical Coronation]] towards the image. The coronation took place on August 15, 1638.


[[File:Il Gesù 002.JPG|thumb|220px|Altar of ''Madonna Della Strada'']]
[[File:Il Gesù 002.JPG|thumb|220px|Altar of ''Madonna Della Strada'']]
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
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There is a ''[[Madonna Della Strada Chapel]]'' at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois,<ref>[http://www.luc.edu/mdsweddings/ "Madonna Della Strada weddings", Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois]</ref> at the [[University of Scranton]] in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]],<ref>[http://www.scranton.edu/about/community-relations/religious-services.shtml "Campus Religious Services", University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania]</ref> and another at Zilber Hall, [[Marquette University]] in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref>[http://www.marquette.edu/magazine/recent.php?subaction=showfull&id=1349125200 Bazan, Jessie. "Zilber Hall’s inspiring sacred space", ''Marquette Magazine'', Summer 2014]</ref>
The Jesuits celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Way on May 24. <ref>http://www.sjweb.info/resources/Calender_Liturgy/2012-18_Proper%20Calendar%20SI_ENG.pdf </ref>


The Madonna della Strada Chapel is located at the campus ministry center of [[Le Moyne College]].<ref>[https://www.lemoyne.edu/Student-Life/Campus-Ministry/Liturgy-and-Worship "Liturgy and Worship", Le Moyne College]</ref>
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There is a chapel dedicated to ''[[Madonna Della Strada Chapel|Madonna Della Strada]]'' at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois,<ref>[http://www.luc.edu/mdsweddings/ "Madonna Della Strada weddings", Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois]</ref> at the [[University of Scranton]] in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]],<ref>[http://www.scranton.edu/about/community-relations/religious-services.shtml "Campus Religious Services", University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania]</ref> and at Zilber Hall, [[Marquette University]] in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref>[http://www.marquette.edu/magazine/recent.php?subaction=showfull&id=1349125200 Bazan, Jessie. "Zilber Hall’s inspiring sacred space", ''Marquette Magazine'', Summer 2014]</ref>

A copy of the image hangs in the [[Le Moyne College|Le Moyne College Chapel]].<ref name=Creighton> [http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/andre/strada_o.html "Jesuit History in Art: Madonna Della Strada", Creighton University]</ref>

The Society of the Lady of the Way is a secular institute in Vienna, Austria that follows the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola.<ref>[http://saecimds.com/path-aim-spirituality/?lang=en Säkulärinstitute Madonna Della Strada]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Roman Catholic Marian art]]
* [[Roman Catholic Marian art]]
* [[Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary]]
* [[Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary]]
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]


==Notes==
==References==
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==Further reading==
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==References==
*Almagno, R. Stephen, O.F.M. Editor. '' Mary Our Hope: A Selection from the Sermons, Addresses, and Papers of Cardinal John J. Wright''. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1984. 158f.
*Almagno, R. Stephen, O.F.M. Editor. '' Mary Our Hope: A Selection from the Sermons, Addresses, and Papers of Cardinal John J. Wright''. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1984. 158f.


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Latest revision as of 21:39, 7 August 2024

This article is about the artistic image of the Virgin Mary. For the 19th-century painting, see Madonnina (painting). For other uses, see Madonna Della Strada (disambiguation).

Madonna della Strada
The fresco wearing its Canonical crown which was used for the canonical coronation in 1638
LocationItalian Rome in the 13th-14th century
Date24 May
ShrineChurch of the Gesù
PatronageSociety of Jesus
The Madonna Della Strada

Madonna Della Strada or Santa Maria Della Strada (English: Our Lady of the Wayside or Saint Mary of the Good Road) is a painting of Mary, mother of Jesus at the Church of the Gesù in Rome, mother church of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) religious order of the Catholic Church; it is a variation on the basilissa (imperial) type of icon.[1]

The Madonna Della Strada is the patron saint of the Society of Jesus. The society's founder, Ignatius of Loyola, was said to have been protected by the intercession of Mary during battle in his service as a soldier.[2]

History

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The name goes back to a shrine established in Rome in the 5th century by the Astalli family, originally known as the Madonna degli Astalli, at a crossroads along the ceremonial route of the popes.[1] The 13th-14th century fresco[3] (a wall painting done on damp plaster) was originally painted on the wall of Saint Mary of the Way in Rome, the church of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), given to Saint Ignatius by Pope Paul III in 1540.[3]

In 1568, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese erected the Gesù Church of Rome, the mother church of the Jesuits, in place of the former church of Santa Maria della Strada. The fresco was moved there in 1575 to a side chapel where Jesuits pronounced their vows. Sometime in the 19th century, the image was transferred to canvas and affixed to a slate panel.[1]

Pope Urban VIII granted a decree of Canonical Coronation towards the image. The coronation took place on August 15, 1638.

Altar of Madonna Della Strada

The icon is located between two altars, the first dedicated to Ignatius of Loyola, the second, the main altar of the Church, dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus.[4]

The icon was restored in 2006, revealing at least two layers of previous paint, the original art being a fresco which had been detached from a wall and affixed to canvas.[5]

Legacy

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There is a Madonna Della Strada Chapel at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois,[6] at the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania,[7] and another at Zilber Hall, Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[8]

The Madonna della Strada Chapel is located at the campus ministry center of Le Moyne College.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Waldrop S.J., Gregory. "Object of Devotion", America, December 21, 2009
  2. ^ O'Malley, John W. (1999). Bailey, Gauvin Alexander; Harris, Steven J. (eds.). The Jesuits: Cultures, Sciences, and the Arts, 1540-1773. Vol. 1. University of Toronto Press. pp. 136–39. ISBN 978-0-8020-4287-3.
  3. ^ a b Morris, Stephen P., "The Madonna della Strada", Pauca Verba, May 12, 2013
  4. ^ Louis A. Bonacci, "Santa Maria della Strada," All About Mary. International Marian Research Institute, University of Dayton
  5. ^ "Restored image of the Madonna della Strada", Contemplatio ad amorem, December 04, 2006
  6. ^ "Madonna Della Strada weddings", Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
  7. ^ "Campus Religious Services", University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania
  8. ^ Bazan, Jessie. "Zilber Hall’s inspiring sacred space", Marquette Magazine, Summer 2014
  9. ^ "Liturgy and Worship", Le Moyne College

Further reading

[edit]
  • Almagno, R. Stephen, O.F.M. Editor. Mary Our Hope: A Selection from the Sermons, Addresses, and Papers of Cardinal John J. Wright. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1984. 158f.
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