What is the story behind Our Lady of Perpetual Help?

The tradition of Our Mother of Perpetual Help is traced back to 1495. Stolen from a Cretan monastery by a wine merchant a few years after its creation, it was brought to the church of St. Matthew in Rome. For 300 years, it resided at the church, and even survived the church’s destruction by Napoleon’s army in 1798.

Who is depicted to be holding the cross and the nails?

After her conversion to Christianity, Constantine sent her on a quest to find the cross and nails used to crucify Jesus. A Jew called Judas (in later retellings further called Judas Cyriacus) led her to the place where they were buried.

How was the True Cross found?

True Cross, Christian relic, reputedly the wood of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. Legend relates that the True Cross was found by St. Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, during her pilgrimage to the Holy Land about 326.

Who is the painter of the icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help?

Saint Lazarus Zographos
According to the tradition as published by the Keras Kardiotissas Monastery, the icon was painted by Saint Lazarus Zographos and was known as the Panagia Kardiotissa (Παναγίας Καρδιώτισσας), due to the depiction of the Mother of God holding the Christ Child to her heart.

Why do we celebrate the Queenship of Mary?

On August 22, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates a memorial in honor of the Queenship of Mary. This memorial is placed an octave, that is, eight days after celebrating Mary’s Assumption into Heaven. The Queenship can be considered a prolongation of the celebration of the Assumption.

What do nails represent spiritually?

The nail is most often assosciated in the Christian tradition with the crucifixion of Christ, and thus symbolize his passion. The nail also represents the Cosmic Axis, or Axis Mundi, around which the heavens rotate.

Who hammered the nails in Jesus?

Albigenses
Albigenses and Waldenses. Triclavianism was one of the beliefs attributed to Albigenses and Waldensians, who held that three nails were used to crucify Christ and that a Roman soldier pierced him with a spear on the left side.

Where are the nails used to crucify Jesus?

Jerusalem
The nails were allegedly found in Jerusalem, in a first-century burial cave believed to be the resting place of Caiaphas – the Jewish priest who sent Jesus to his death in the Bible.

Is ibong Adarna a myth?

In Philippine folklore, the Ibong Adarna is a mythical bird that is described as the most colorful bird in the fictional Kingdom of Berbania. According to the epic poem, the mythical bird’s plumage consists of the brightest hues. It can be found in a place called Mt.

What is Malakas and Maganda all about?

The first project Invisible Storybook embarked on was reimaging “Si Malakas at Si Maganda,” the story of how the Philippines was created. In the tale, Malakas is the name of the first man on earth while Maganda is the name of the first woman on earth. They are born out of a bamboo stalk that is cracked open by a bird.