![“An Ivory Figure of ‘Our Lady of Sorrows’. India, Goa, Late 17th Century. Carved from a solid piece of ivory with Mary holding her hands in adoration, wearing a voluminous robe falling in elegant folds from her shoulders, the ivory with a natural brown patina. 6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high.” [x]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykpbbFy8b1r7s8vso1_1280.jpg)
“An Ivory Figure of ‘Our Lady of Sorrows’. India, Goa, Late 17th Century. Carved from a solid piece of ivory with Mary holding her hands in adoration, wearing a voluminous robe falling in elegant folds from her shoulders, the ivory with a natural brown patina. 6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high.” [x]
“Our Lady of Sorrows”
Virgo virginum praeclara,
mihi iam non sis amara,
fac me tecum plangere.(Virgin of all virgins blest,
Listen to my fond request:
let me share thy grief divine.)~ “Sabat Mater Dolorosa”, Jacopone da Todi (1230-1306)
![From Wiki: Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (Latin: Mater Dolorosa, at times just Dolorosa), and Our Lady of the Seven Sorrowsor Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names by which the Blessed Virgin Mary is referred to in relation to sorrows in her life. As Mater Dolorosa, it is also a key subject for Marian art in the Catholic Church.
The Seven Sorrows of Mary are a popular Roman Catholic devotion. There are devotional prayers which consist of meditation on her Seven Sorrows. Examples include the Servite rosary, or the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. [source]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw1yjqxYFu1r7s8vso1_500.jpg)
From Wiki: Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (Latin: Mater Dolorosa, at times just Dolorosa), and Our Lady of the Seven Sorrowsor Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names by which the Blessed Virgin Mary is referred to in relation to sorrows in her life. As Mater Dolorosa, it is also a key subject for Marian art in the Catholic Church.
The Seven Sorrows of Mary are a popular Roman Catholic devotion. There are devotional prayers which consist of meditation on her Seven Sorrows. Examples include the Servite rosary, or the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. [source]
