Jesus, Mary, Joseph

[Ysarex]

plus Rose of Lima, St. Christopher and what can only be described as The Immaculate Heart of Buddha Mary -- never seen anything like it -- wandering the antique mall this afternoon.

Joe

 

[jcdeboever]

Bizzare

 

[Gary A.]

Very odd when judged by what we normally see as representations of Christianity's principals.

 

[Ysarex]

Bizzare

Very odd when judged by what we normally see as representations of Christianity's principals.

These religious icons are very formulaic in presentation. That's why it's easy to make a positive ID for example of the small statue of Rose of Lima -- nun's habit, crown of roses and holding a cross (catholic saint worshipers know their saints). The Immaculate Heart of Mary statue is so incredibly left-field. It's extremely rare for that statue to depart from a standing position depiction and then only if seated on an elaborate throne (typically a painting). A statue seated in a lotus position is just shockingly hard to believe.

Joe

 

[SquarePeg]

That is so weird. Having grown up in a very mixed Italian, Irish and Portuguese almost 100% Catholic neighborhood, I thought I had seen every type of religious statue. When we were growing up, almost half of the front yards boasted some type of mini shrine - usually the Virgin Mary classic garden statue with arms extended, white dress with blue shawl - occasionally a different pose holding baby Jesus. I have never seen a Mary statue posed sitting - even in the manger scene she is always kneeling never sitting like Buddha.

 

[runnah]

That is so weird. Having grown up in a very mixed Italian, Irish and Portuguese almost 100% Catholic neighborhood, I thought I had seen every type of religious statue. When we were growing up, almost half of the front yards boasted some type of mini shrine - usually the Virgin Mary classic garden statue with arms extended, white dress with blue shawl - occasionally a different pose holding baby Jesus. I have never seen a Mary statue posed sitting - even in the manger scene she is always kneeling never sitting like Buddha.

Crossover episodes are always a huge hit.

 

[Ysarex]

That is so weird. Having grown up in a very mixed Italian, Irish and Portuguese almost 100% Catholic neighborhood, I thought I had seen every type of religious statue. When we were growing up, almost half of the front yards boasted some type of mini shrine - usually the Virgin Mary classic garden statue with arms extended, white dress with blue shawl - occasionally a different pose holding baby Jesus. I have never seen a Mary statue posed sitting - even in the manger scene she is always kneeling never sitting like Buddha.

I live in a still solidly Italian Catholic neighborhood. In Italian Catholicism Mary ranks above Jesus. Acceptance into the neighborhood pretty much requires a Mary statue somewhere in the yard. The classic pose is:

as you noted arms extended palms up and a slight bend in the right knee. Most commonly the pedestal is a globe of the earth and Mary is standing barefoot crushing the head of a snake. When I'm out walking with my wife and we pass one I recite, "Hail Mary full of grace kill the snake and step on it's face." At which point she hits me and says, "ssshusss! someone is going to hear you!" I have never before seen Mary sitting down as in the antique mall photo.

Joe

 

[SquarePeg]

That is so weird. Having grown up in a very mixed Italian, Irish and Portuguese almost 100% Catholic neighborhood, I thought I had seen every type of religious statue. When we were growing up, almost half of the front yards boasted some type of mini shrine - usually the Virgin Mary classic garden statue with arms extended, white dress with blue shawl - occasionally a different pose holding baby Jesus. I have never seen a Mary statue posed sitting - even in the manger scene she is always kneeling never sitting like Buddha.

I live in a still solidly Italian Catholic neighborhood. In Italian Catholicism Mary ranks above Jesus. Acceptance into the neighborhood pretty much requires a Mary statue somewhere in the yard. The classic pose is:

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as you noted arms extended palms up and a slight bend in the right knee. Most commonly the pedestal is a globe of the earth and Mary is standing barefoot crushing the head of a snake. When I'm out walking with my wife and we pass one I recite, "Hail Mary full of grace kill the snake and step on it's face." At which point she hits me and says, "ssshusss! someone is going to hear you!" I have never before seen Mary sitting down as in the antique mall photo.

Joe

That photo could easily be any house in our old neighborhood growing up. All of the 3 and 6 family houses are condos these days. It's very "Cambridge" in my old hometown these days.

 

[Gary A.]

But Mary is always wearing blue ... at least Buddha Mary is in blue (but typically her head covering is blue).