medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
For us Episcopalians, it is recent in terms of liturgical vestments, & a
number of churches use blue for Advent.
DW
Frank Morgret wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Bonjour, eh?
>
> I read today that the use of the colour blue to designate the Virgin
> Mary is of recent invention. I'm gobsmacked! That is not what our
> lovely provincial flag or the ubiquitous statues of the Virgin here in
> ville de Québec suggest. I thought this practice could be traced back
> to the middle ages. A quick review of artwork on Google seems to
> suggest there is some substantiation for my belief. Will someone
> either reassure me or else gobsmack me out of my misery?
>
> Many thanks!
>
>
> Frank
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