Oldest Icon of Mary in Rome – Framed 4x6" – 2 Gold Styles Choose Frame:Metal Gold Frame Theotokos - The Virgin and

Theotokos - The Virgin and Child

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The halo symbolizes her name

She is a bridge from the Pre-Raphaelites to the Golden Age of Illustration

That’s when the business name went from “Madame Bouasse

Oldest Icon of Mary in Rome – Framed 4x6" – 2 Gold Styles Choose Frame:Metal Gold Frame Theotokos - The Virgin andThis is the oldest icon of Mary in Rome, dating back to at least the 4th Century and perhaps a few centuries earlier than that. It is notable in that it is only Mary, without the Christ Child, and has become known as Advocata Nostra, Our Advocate. In Medieval times it was often attributed to St. Luke. It demonstrates the existence of Marian devotion in the Early Church. On February 28, 1221, St. Dominic carried this icon in a procession to a new