Why is Mary refered to by that Italian name sometimes?
Madonna
Madonna means "My Lady" in Italian. (Ma Donna)
Mary was the mother of Jesus Christ, and as a Catholic influence, many countries refer to Mary as "My/Our Lady".
For example, Notre Dame is French for Our Lady.
I'm assuming that the Italians just went ahead with adopting Madonna as a name for Mary.
(I wonder what Mary is in an Italian bible.)
Mary was the mother of Jesus Christ, and as a Catholic influence, many countries refer to Mary as "My/Our Lady".
For example, Notre Dame is French for Our Lady.
I'm assuming that the Italians just went ahead with adopting Madonna as a name for Mary.
(I wonder what Mary is in an Italian bible.)
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<< (I wonder what Mary is in an Italian bible.) >>
She's referred to as Maria or Maria, madre di Gesù.
She's referred to as Maria or Maria, madre di Gesù.
In french sometimes you may hear the word "madonne" to describe some picture or statue of Mary. You can even listen to someone saying about a woman who seems to suffer "elle a un visage de madonne", it's like saying "she looks like Mary with Jesus in her arms (after the crucifixion)".
I remember famous picture of an algerian woman during the civil war in Algeria in the 1990's, a woman who'd just lost her son slain by the terrorists and many people had named her "the algerian madonna".
I remember famous picture of an algerian woman during the civil war in Algeria in the 1990's, a woman who'd just lost her son slain by the terrorists and many people had named her "the algerian madonna".
<<I'm assuming that the Italians just went ahead with adopting Madonna as a name for Mary. >>
Madonna is more like a title; Maria is the actual name.
Madonna is more like a title; Maria is the actual name.
The term "Madonna" for Mary, Mary of God dates back to the 16th-17th century, and applied to her image in works of art (paintings, scultures, etc.). Formerly, it was simply the Italian term of address equivalent to OF "madame" -- both stemming from Latin "mea domina" -- but has since been replaced with "signora".
it's like saying "she looks like Mary with Jesus in her arms (after the crucifixion)".
I remember famous picture of an algerian woman during the civil war in Algeria in the 1990's, a woman who'd just lost her son slain by the terrorists and many people had named her "the algerian madonna".
Sounds more like a Pieta scene. I tend to associate "madonna" more with the "madonna and child" genre of painting, and the mourning scenes to the pieta genre.
I remember famous picture of an algerian woman during the civil war in Algeria in the 1990's, a woman who'd just lost her son slain by the terrorists and many people had named her "the algerian madonna".
Sounds more like a Pieta scene. I tend to associate "madonna" more with the "madonna and child" genre of painting, and the mourning scenes to the pieta genre.