Our Lady of Sorrows
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Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (Latin: Mater Dolorosa, at times just Dolorosa), Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names by which the Blessed Virgin Mary is referred to in relations to sorrows in her life.
Under this title, she is the patron saint of Slovakia, the state of Mississippi, the Congregation of Holy Cross, Mola di Bari, Apulia, Italy and in Barangay Paloway, San Andres, Catanduanes and Barangay Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga in the Philippines. She is also the patron saint of the Molise region of Italy.'
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See also
- Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary
- Mission San Francisco de Asís in San Francisco, California, known also as Mission Dolores
- Pietà
- Marian art in the Catholic Church
- Scapular of the Seven Sorrows of Mary
- Seven Joys of Mary
- Stabat Mater
- The Glories of Mary
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