This ancient picture of Mary is one of the oldest pictures of her. It believed to be the oldest Icon of Mary in Rome, and dates to perhaps the 500s, 400s, or even earlier. It is an icon of just Mary, without the Christ child, and is called Maria Advocata, or Advocata Nostra, Our Advocate. In Medieval times it was often attributed to St. Luke.

The image has been in custody of the Dominican sisters in Rome since the 1200s. St. Dominic himself carried this icon in a procession as the sisters moved to a new convnet. The icon was Canonically crowned by the Pope in 1641. In 1931 the Dominican sisters moved to the Monastero di Santa Maria del Rosario, where the icon remains to this day. It may be seen there on certain days and times.

** IMPORTANT ** The image is smaller than the paper! There is a white border of about 0.5" inch for 5x7", 1.3" for 8.5x11, or 1.6" for 11x14" pictures. The border gives the prints a finished look, and lets them look good in frames without using a matt.

- Acid-free paper
- Archival pigments, rated to last for generations.
- Cardboard backer
- Above story of the art
- Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal clear bag.

Thanks for your interest!
Thanks for your interest!

Thanks!
Sue & John

"In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art." ~ St. Pope John Paul II

Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson - Classic Catholic Art.