Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Overview
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (or of Succour) or "Sancta Mater de Perpetuo Succursu" (Official Latin Title) Holy Mother of Perpetual Help is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by Pope
Pope
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Pius IX, associated with a Byzantine icon
Byzantine art
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of the same name dating from the 15th century. The icon
Icon
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has been in Rome since 1499, and is currently in the church of Sant'Alfonso di Liguori all'Esquilino
Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Rome
The Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori is a church located on the Via Merulana on the Esquiline Hill of Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to St...
. In the Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
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this iconography
Iconography
Iconography is the branch of art history which studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images. The word iconography literally means "image writing", and comes from the Greek "image" and "to write". A secondary meaning is the painting of icons in the...
is known as the Virgin of the Passion or Theotokos of the Passion.
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