Icon of Salus Populi Romani
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The Icon of Salus Populi Romani is a highly venerated Byzantine-style image of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, traditionally believed to protect the people of Rome and frequently visited by popes for prayer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Icon of Salus Populi Romani canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine-style icon
ⓘ
Marian icon ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artStyle | Byzantine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ papal devotion ⓘ |
| category |
Christian icon
ⓘ
Marian art ⓘ Roman Catholic devotional image ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Rome’s protection under Mary ⓘ |
| depicts |
Child Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ Child
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| era | late antiquity or early Middle Ages (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| function | protective icon for the people of Rome ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Salus Populi Romani ⓘ |
| housedInChapel | Borghese Chapel ⓘ |
| iconographicType |
Hodegetria-type icon
ⓘ
surface form:
Hodegetria-type Madonna
|
| liturgicalUse |
Marian feasts
ⓘ
special papal occasions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| material | wooden panel ⓘ |
| medium | tempera ⓘ |
| notableDevotee |
Pope Francis
ⓘ
Pope John Paul II ⓘ Pope Pius XII ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite | Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subjectHasTitle |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Mary, Mother of God
|
| traditionallyBelievedTo | protect the people of Rome ⓘ |
| translationOfTitle | Protectress of the Roman People ⓘ |
| usedFor |
prayer
ⓘ
processions ⓘ public veneration ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| venerationStatus | highly venerated ⓘ |
| visitedBy | popes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.