Mater Admirabilis is a fresco depicting the Virgin Mary, in the monastery of the Trinità dei Monti, in Rome. It was painted in 1844 by a young French artist, Pauline Perdrau, and has been associated with several miracles. October 20 is the Feast of Mater Admirabilis in the Roman Catholic Church, as observed by the Society of the Sacred Heart.[1]
Born in 1817, Pauline Perdrau was a postulant in the Society. In 1844, Perdrau painted a fresco of the Virgin Mary on a wall in a recreational area of the convent. She depicted Mary as a young woman in a rose-colored dress rather than as a Madonna in blue. Perdrau's inexperience resulted in a fresco whose colors were more bright and vivid than intended. The Mother Superior had it covered it with a large piece of fabric to give the paint time to dry. The original title of the painting was the "Madonna of the Lily".
Two years later, on October 20, 1846, Pope Pius IX visited the monastery and viewed Perdrau's painting, by which time the colours had faded and blended together to create a much softer image. The Pope declared it Mater Admirabilis, “Mother Most Admirable”, and authorized changing the corridor into a chapel.[2]
Madeleine Sophie Barat, founder of the Society, said of the painting, "...I often take a turn to go look at her. She attracts me because she is the age of our students and speaks to me of the young people to whom I have vowed my life".[3] Barat directed that a copy of the image be displayed in their schools. Mater Admirabilis is the Patron Saint of students of the Sacred Heart schools.[4]
^Sr. Karam. "Mater Admirabilis", The Regis School of the Sacred Heart, October 11, 2022
^Buscher, Lisa. "Explanation of the symbolism in Pauline Perdrau’s painting", Society of the Sacred Heart: United States - Canada
Sourcesedit
Perdrau, Pauline, Les Loisiers de l'Abbaye: Souvenirs inédits de la Mère Pauline Perdrau sur la Vie de Notre Vénérée Mère Gœtz, Rome, Maison Mère, 1936
External linksedit
Religious of the Sacred Heart on Mater Admirabilis
The symbolism in Mater Admirabilis
May 02, 2024
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