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Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted |
Our Lady, Comforter of the AfflictedStarting in the 2nd century, Catholics venerated Mary as Our Lady of Consolation, one of her earliest titles of honor. The title of "Our Lady of Consolation", or "Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted", comes from the Latin Consolatrix Afflictorum. It is found in the Litany of Loreto.
It was based on an Augustinian tradition which holds that Saint Monica in the fourth century, was distraught with anxiety for her wayward son, Augustine, and that Mary gave her a sash which the Virgin wore, with the assurance that whoever wore this belt would receive her special consolation and protection. Along with Augustine, and Monica, Our Lady of Consolation is one of the three patrons of the Augustinians. The "Augustinian Rosary" is sometimes called the "Corona (or Crown) of Our Mother of Consolation”. The origin of this invocation is derived from the Augustinian monks who propagated this particular devotion. In 1436 the Confraternity of the Holy Cincture of Our Lady of Consolation was founded in Bologna, Italy. In the 1700s members of the Augustinian Order introduced devotion to Our Lady of Consolation to the island of Malta. |
The Different Images of Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted
Image 1Icona della Consolata, Torino
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Image 2Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted
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Image 3Our Lady of Luxembourg
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Image 4La Consolatrix Afflictorum du Luxembourg
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