This first Coronation is from a 15th century altarpiece in an Austrian parish church. It was photographed by Dr Richard Stracke of the Christian Iconography website who comments:
In most Coronations only the Son does the honors. In the rarer examples that involve the entire Trinity, it is rarer still to portray the Son and Father as identical in appearance. Some images of the 16th and 17th centuries did picture the Trinity as three identical men.
In this period and later the gesture Mary uses to express her humility can be either a crossing of the arms over the breast or "praying hands" as seen here.
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| Photographed at the church by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. |
From Easter to Pentecost, pray the Regina Coeli (in place of the Angelus) three times a day: morning, noon and evening.
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, Alleluia!
R. For he whom you deserved to bear, Alleluia!
Has risen as he said, Alleluia!
R. Pray for us to God, Alleluia!
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia!
For the Lord has truly risen, Alleluia!
Let us pray:
O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant, we beseech thee, that through the intercession of his Mother, the Virgin Mary,
we may obtain the joys of everlasting life.
Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
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