The Virgin in Prayer bethlehem The Redemptorists were entrusted by

The Redemptorists were entrusted by the Holy See to protect and propagate this devotion and are responsible under Our Lady's guidance of making this image well known throughout the world

stained-glass designer

a French speaking part of Spanish Netherlands painter and art collector

and some 10 years later converted to the Catholic Faith after a series of disagreements with his Protestant clergy

kneeling at the altar in fervent prayer during a solemn vigil

The Virgin in Prayer bethlehem The Redemptorists were entrusted byA Classic Piece of the Blessed Virgin Mary in prayer by Il Sassoferrato. Sassoferrato was a pseudonym for the famous Roman Baroque painter, Giovanni Battista Salvi. (August 25, 1609 August 8, 1685) Having initially trained in the workshop of the Bolognese painter, Domenichino, it was to Guido Reni and above all Raphael to whom Sassoferrato then turned for inspiration