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HISTORY: Our Mother of Perpetual Help was the title given to this image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a 15th century Byzantine icon painted in gold. The earliest written account about the image is from a Latin and Italian plaque that was placed in the church of Saint Matthew where it was first venerated by the public in 1499.
The painter of the icon is unknown, but according to legend, the icon was stolen by a merchant from Crete who was sailing to Rome. When the merchant arrived in Rome, he fell ill and asked a friend, also a merchant, to give the icon to a church, but the friend's wife, upon seeing the beautiful icon, hung it in her home instead. Later, the Virgin Mary appeared to the merchant's daughter who asked that the icon be turned over to the church for veneration. The Virgin indicated to the child that she was to be placed between the basilicas of St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran. The wife then went to the Augustinian Friars to whom she gave up the icon.
On March 27, 1499, the icon was transferred to the church and the icon was venerated there for 300 years. In 1798, the governor of Rome ordered several churches in Rome closed and destroyed, including St. Matthew. The Perpetual Help icon was taken to a nearby church, St. Eusebius. Later on the Augustinians moved to Santa Maria Posterula where the icon was moved to a side altar. Pope Pius IX invited a group of priests called the Redemptorists to set up a Marian house of veneration in Rome. They stationed in Via Merulana, not knowing that it was once the site of the Church of St. Matthew, shrine of the once-famous icon.
The Redemptorists built a small church next to the building called St. Alphonse of Ligouri. When Pope Pius IX learned of the icon, he decided it should be displayed for public veneration and the logical site was the church of St. Alphonse of Ligouri, standing as it did between the Basilicas of St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran, where it is enshrined today.
The original icon depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary wearing a dress of dark red with blue mantle and veil. On the left is the archangel Michael, carrying the lance and sponge as instruments of Christ's crucifixion. On the right is the archangel Gabriel carrying the a 3-bar cross and nails. This type of icon is classified as hodegetria, where Mary is pointing to her son. The facial expression of the Virgin Mary is solemn and is looking directly at the person instead of her son. The Greek initials on top read Mother of God, Michael Archangel, Gabriel Archangel, and Jesus Christ, respectively.
The painter of the icon is unknown, but according to legend, the icon was stolen by a merchant from Crete who was sailing to Rome. When the merchant arrived in Rome, he fell ill and asked a friend, also a merchant, to give the icon to a church, but the friend's wife, upon seeing the beautiful icon, hung it in her home instead. Later, the Virgin Mary appeared to the merchant's daughter who asked that the icon be turned over to the church for veneration. The Virgin indicated to the child that she was to be placed between the basilicas of St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran. The wife then went to the Augustinian Friars to whom she gave up the icon.
On March 27, 1499, the icon was transferred to the church and the icon was venerated there for 300 years. In 1798, the governor of Rome ordered several churches in Rome closed and destroyed, including St. Matthew. The Perpetual Help icon was taken to a nearby church, St. Eusebius. Later on the Augustinians moved to Santa Maria Posterula where the icon was moved to a side altar. Pope Pius IX invited a group of priests called the Redemptorists to set up a Marian house of veneration in Rome. They stationed in Via Merulana, not knowing that it was once the site of the Church of St. Matthew, shrine of the once-famous icon.
The Redemptorists built a small church next to the building called St. Alphonse of Ligouri. When Pope Pius IX learned of the icon, he decided it should be displayed for public veneration and the logical site was the church of St. Alphonse of Ligouri, standing as it did between the Basilicas of St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran, where it is enshrined today.
The original icon depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary wearing a dress of dark red with blue mantle and veil. On the left is the archangel Michael, carrying the lance and sponge as instruments of Christ's crucifixion. On the right is the archangel Gabriel carrying the a 3-bar cross and nails. This type of icon is classified as hodegetria, where Mary is pointing to her son. The facial expression of the Virgin Mary is solemn and is looking directly at the person instead of her son. The Greek initials on top read Mother of God, Michael Archangel, Gabriel Archangel, and Jesus Christ, respectively.
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#R-005SP, Mary and Child Icon, 10.75" tall, 7.75" wide. Natural stone also available.
The original Our Lady of Perpetual Help was a 15th Century Byzantine icon painted in gold, It is venerated by many cultures around the world, and has many titles in different languages. Our reverent reproduction of this beloved image is available with Our Lady in her original blue robe, or robed in red.
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Color and Gold Details
• Size: 10.5" tall, 8" wide
• Type: Icon Wall Relief
• Material: Bonded Stone
• Product #R-005SP
• Finish: Natural Stone/
Color and Gold Details
• Size: 10.5" tall, 8" wide
• Type: Icon Wall Relief
• Material: Bonded Stone
#I-152, Tree of Life Byzantine Icon, 10.25" wide, 9" wide. Glowing jewel colors and shimmering gold leaf on wood--one of the most beautiful pieces in our collection!
#R-011SP, Saint Cecilia wall relief. Patron saint of music, based on an orignal by Donatelli. Stone with color details, 10" tall, 7.5" wide, in natural stone also available.
#R-006S, The Crucifixion wall relief, based on an orignal in the Monastery of Barlaam, Meteora, Greece. 7.5"tall, in natural stone
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