Hl. Br. Konrad bitt für uns (St. Br. Conrad pray for us)
Print
1940 - 1960 (Printed and published)
1940 - 1960 (Printed and published)
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The shrine of Our Lady of Altötting in Bavaria dates from about 660 and is the oldest Marian shrine in Germany. The cult image housed in the distinctive octagonal Gnadenkapelle (Chapel of Grace) is a polychromed lindenwood sculpture dating from about 1330 and probably replaced an earlier image. The shrine’s popularity as a pilgrimage destination received a considerable boost in 1489 from the miraculous recovery of a young boy who had drowned, after his mother laid his body before the image and prayed to the Virgin for a miracle. A striking feature of the shrine is its collection of silver urns containing the bequeathed hearts of the Virgin’s devotees from among the German nobility. Saint Conrad of Parzham, O.F.M. Cap. (1818 – 1894), was a German Franciscan lay brother. He served for over 40 years in the post of porter of the Capuchin friary in Altötting, through which work he gained a widespread reputation for his wisdom and holiness. He was canonised in 1934 by Pope Pius XI (1857 - 1939).
Object details
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| Title | Hl. Br. Konrad bitt für uns (St. Br. Conrad pray for us) (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour halftone on paper |
| Brief description | Hl. Br. Konrad bitt für uns (St. Br. Conrad pray for us), holy card published by Beuron Abbey, Germany, about 1950. |
| Physical description | Rectangular card (portrait format), colour printed image on white paper: St Conrad of Parzham praying to the Black Madonna of Altötting, lettered with caption within the design. Lettered with publishing details bottom left and bottom right. |
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| Content description | Saint Conrad of Parzham praying to the Black Madonna of Altötting |
| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Tim Travis in memory of Leslie Travis |
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| Summary | The shrine of Our Lady of Altötting in Bavaria dates from about 660 and is the oldest Marian shrine in Germany. The cult image housed in the distinctive octagonal Gnadenkapelle (Chapel of Grace) is a polychromed lindenwood sculpture dating from about 1330 and probably replaced an earlier image. The shrine’s popularity as a pilgrimage destination received a considerable boost in 1489 from the miraculous recovery of a young boy who had drowned, after his mother laid his body before the image and prayed to the Virgin for a miracle. A striking feature of the shrine is its collection of silver urns containing the bequeathed hearts of the Virgin’s devotees from among the German nobility. Saint Conrad of Parzham, O.F.M. Cap. (1818 – 1894), was a German Franciscan lay brother. He served for over 40 years in the post of porter of the Capuchin friary in Altötting, through which work he gained a widespread reputation for his wisdom and holiness. He was canonised in 1934 by Pope Pius XI (1857 - 1939). |
| Other number | 1216 - publishers numbering |
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| Accession number | E.516-2018 |
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| Record created | June 20, 2018 |
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