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sepia pen and ink on paper

Mary humbly bows her head, her hands crossed piously before her chest. Her halo emanates rays like the sun, and twelve stars encircle her head. She wears one crown, while tiny angels place a second crown atop the first.

I drew this copy of the famous Icon while looking at a postcard reproduction of Our Lady of Ostra Brama, which translates: Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn. The original image is a Lithuanian Carmelite Icon, located in the city of Vilnius.

"Gate of Dawn" was the name of the southeastern entrance to the city. The image originally hung there in a niche, even before there was a chapel. In the intervening years, it has survived invasions by Russians, anti-Catholic Swedes and Nazi Germans; two devastating fires; and being shot. Many miracles are attributed to this Icon.

In 1927, Pope Pius XI gave the image the additional title Mater Misericordiae (Mother of Mercy). Then, in 1935, St. Faustina had the original Divine Mercy Jesus painting displayed for the first time in the southeastern chapel next to Our Lady of Ostra Brama.

For more information on the Icon, see these pages:

www.stmarysr.com/historyofostr…

jloughnan.tripod.com/ostrabama…

konicki.com/blog2/everything-p…

Description
sepia pen and ink on paper

Mary humbly bows her head, her hands crossed piously before her chest. Her halo emanates rays like the sun, and twelve stars encircle her head. She wears one crown, while tiny angels place a second crown atop the first.

I drew this copy of the famous Icon while looking at a postcard reproduction of Our Lady of Ostra Brama, which translates: Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn. The original image is a Lithuanian Carmelite Icon, located in the city of Vilnius.

"Gate of Dawn" was the name of the southeastern entrance to the city. The image originally hung there in a niche, even before there was a chapel. In the intervening years, it has survived invasions by Russians, anti-Catholic Swedes and Nazi Germans; two devastating fires; and being shot. Many miracles are attributed to this Icon.

In 1927, Pope Pius XI gave the image the additional title Mater Misericordiae (Mother of Mercy). Then, in 1935, St. Faustina had the original Divine Mercy Jesus painting displayed for the first time in the southeastern chapel next to Our Lady of Ostra Brama.

For more information on the Icon, see these pages:

www.stmarysr.com/historyofostr…

jloughnan.tripod.com/ostrabama…

konicki.com/blog2/everything-p…