Our Lady of the Belt and of the Saints
Description
The devotions to Our Lady of the Belt , according to the tradition, came out of Saint Monica ‘s wish to imitate Mary , also in her way of dressing . Monica, supposedly, inquiried the Virgin about the clothes she used to wear while she was a widow and above all , after the Ascension of Christ to Heaven . The Virgin, satisfying her wish, appeared to her literally , covered by robes of ordinary cloth , of a simple style and of very dark colours, that is her gown was completely shabby and really penitential .In the painting, despite the Virgin with Jesus and Saint Monica, receiving the belt, also Saint Catherine from Siena and Saint Augustine are portrayed.
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