Tuesday, December 04, 2012

ANOTHER ADVENT TRADITION YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT - IGLESIA DE SAN MARTÍN DE TOURS DE SEVILLA

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No. 523  
 Our Lady of Hope, is renowned for her beauty. The image is from the second half of the 16th century but later restorations (one by Castillo Lastrucci), added to it’s beauty and unmistakable Sevillian style. The Virgin wears a green coat with sterling silver lining, highlighting her magnificent crown. All year – except Advent – Mary holds the infant Jesus with her left hand and arm.

 

 

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Below the statue (see above photos), in front of the basket appears an oval  ”O” iconographic detail of the Unborn Christ Child (reminiscent of the Advent “O” antiphons). 

During Advent, the oval with the Unborn Christ is placed upon the Virgin, in front of her womb. (The infant Jesus is taken down from Mary’s left hand during Advent and placed in an ornate casing.) See following photos.

 

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Then, on Christmas day the unborn Christ oval is returned to its place below the statue and the infant Jesus returned to Mary’s hand. These rituals give a unique charm to this statue and the Incarnation event.

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Iglesia de San Martín de Tours de Sevilla

 

 

 

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Visit the website: Unborn Word Alliance
Visit the blog version of: Unborn Word of the day

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