Our Lady of Montserrat
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Our Lady of Montserrat is a revered Black Madonna statue and Marian devotion housed in the Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia, Spain, and is one of the region’s most important religious symbols.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat | 1 |
| Virgin of Montserrat | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Madonna
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ religious icon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Moreneta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Little Dark One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Romanesque period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedictine Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boys Choir of Montserrat (Escolania de Montserrat) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian pilgrimages ⓘ Montserrat Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ Montserrat mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChristChildGesture | blessing ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Catalan identity ⓘ |
| dateOfCurrentImage | 12th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| devotionalPractices | prayer, novenas, pilgrimages ⓘ |
| enshrinedIn | basilica of Montserrat Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | 27 April ⓘ |
| hasShrineType | Marian shrine ⓘ |
| height | approximately 95 cm ⓘ |
| holdsInLeftArm | Christ Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holdsInRightHand | sphere ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Sedes Sapientiae (Seat of Wisdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most important religious symbols of Catalonia ⓘ |
| influenced | Marian devotions in Latin America ⓘ |
| inspired | numerous churches dedicated under this title worldwide ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalDevotion |
Catalan
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| liturgicalTitle | Patroness of Catalonia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montserrat Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageSite | yes ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| patronage |
Catalonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montserrat Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice | kissing or touching the sphere in her hand ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Catalonia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seatedOn | throne ⓘ |
| style | Romanesque sculpture ⓘ |
| symbolismOfSphere | universe ⓘ |
| titleOf | Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | image found miraculously in a cave ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Virgin of Montserrat
this entity surface form:
Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat