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“St. Peter's Basilica - Madonna of the Column, Dome”…

Our Lady of the Column is a Byzantine Madonna and Child that was painted on a column of Porta Santa marble in the original Basilica of St. Peter (Constantine). There is no detailed information on the original painting available, but from the style, it appears to be 11th-12th century. When the new Basilica was built in the 16th century, the column and painting were preserved; and in 1581 it was placed in a marble frame created by Giacomo della Porta, who designed an altar of exquisite marble with alabaster columns. After the Second Vatican Council, Paul VI honored it with the title of "Mater Ecclesiae". In 1981 John Paul II had a mosaic reproduction of it set on the external wall of the palazzo facing St. Peter's Square, where it can also be seen illuminated at night. The chapel is covered by one of the basilica's minor cupolas which let in light that enhances the colors of the altar. On the vault of the dome are portraits of the Litany of Loreto in the spandrels: St. Bonaventure, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Cyril of Alexandra, St. John Damascene. Inside the lunettes are the portraits of The Virgin Mother and Child, the Dream of St. Joseph, and the Kings, David and Solomon. This image is one of the multitudes of beautiful images in and around Saint Peter’s Basilica, the most resplendent church in the world.

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“St. Peter's Basilica - Madonna of the Column, Dome”…<br />
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Our Lady of the Column is a Byzantine Madonna and Child that was painted on a column of Porta Santa marble in the original Basilica of St. Peter (Constantine). There is no detailed information on the original painting available, but from the style, it appears to be 11th-12th century. When the new Basilica was built in the 16th century, the column and painting were preserved; and in 1581 it was placed in a marble frame created by Giacomo della Porta, who designed an altar of exquisite marble with alabaster columns. After the Second Vatican Council, Paul VI honored it with the title of "Mater Ecclesiae". In 1981 John Paul II had a mosaic reproduction of it set on the external wall of the palazzo facing St. Peter's Square, where it can also be seen illuminated at night. The chapel is covered by one of the basilica's minor cupolas which let in light that enhances the colors of the altar. On the vault of the dome are portraits of the Litany of Loreto in the spandrels: St. Bonaventure, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Cyril of Alexandra, St. John Damascene. Inside the lunettes are the portraits of The Virgin Mother and Child, the Dream of St. Joseph, and the Kings, David and Solomon. This image is one of the multitudes of beautiful images in and around Saint Peter’s Basilica, the most resplendent church in the world.

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