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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]] |
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| ⚫ | '''''Madonna Della Strada''''' or '''''Santa Maria Della Strada''''' ([[English language|English]]: '''''Our Lady of the Wayside''''' or '''''Saint Mary of the Good Road''''') is a painting of the [[BVM(RC)|Blessed Virgin Mary]] enshrined 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 [[Eastern Orthodox Church |Eastern Orthodox]] ''[[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 the Blessed Virgin 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''''' |
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| 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 |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| Location | Italian Rome in the 13th-14th century |
| Date | 10 May |
| Shrine | Church of the Gesù |
| Patronage | Society of Jesus |
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 the Blessed Virgin Mary enshrined 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 Eastern Orthodox 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 the Blessed Virgin Mary during battle in his service as a soldier.[2]
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.[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]
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
The Jesuits celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Way on May 24. [6]
There is a chapel dedicated to Madonna Della Strada at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois,[7] at the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania,[8] and at Zilber Hall, Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[9]
A copy of the image hangs in the Le Moyne College Chapel.[10][dead link]
The Society of the Lady of the Way is a secular institute in Vienna, Austria that follows the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola.[11]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Waldrop S.J., Gregory. "Object of Devotion", America, December 21, 2009
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Morris, Stephen P., "The Madonna della Strada", Pauca Verba, May 12, 2013
- ^ Louis A. Bonacci, "Santa Maria della Strada," All About Mary. International Marian Research Institute, University of Dayton
- ^ "Restored image of the Madonna della Strada", Contemplatio ad amorem, December 04, 2006
- ^ http://www.sjweb.info/resources/Calender_Liturgy/2012-18_Proper%20Calendar%20SI_ENG.pdf
- ^ "Madonna Della Strada weddings", Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
- ^ "Campus Religious Services", University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania
- ^ Bazan, Jessie. "Zilber Hall’s inspiring sacred space", Marquette Magazine, Summer 2014
- ^ "Jesuit History in Art: Madonna Della Strada", Creighton University
- ^ Säkulärinstitute Madonna Della Strada
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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.
