In African and African diasporic religions, goddesses are often syncretized with Marian devotion, as in Ezili Dantor ( Black Madonna of Częstochowa ) and Erzulie Freda ( Mater Dolorosa ).

The Order is considered by the Church to be under the special protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary and thus has a strong Marian devotion.

The rosary ( from Latin rosarium, meaning " rose garden " or " garland of roses ") is a Roman Catholic sacramental and Marian devotion to prayer and the commemoration of Jesus Christ and events of his life.

Pope John Paul II ( whose pontificate had major Marian themes ) issued the Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae which built on the " total Marian devotion " pioneered by Saint Louis de Montfort.

Many Anglo-Catholic prayer books and manuals of devotion contain the Roman Catholic Rosary along with other Marian devotions.

The Anglican Prayer Beads are not a Marian devotion, and there are no appointed meditations.

In the culture and practice of some Christian churches-mainly, but not solely, the Roman Catholic Church-a Shrine to the Virgin Mary ( or Marian shrine ) is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, or a site on which is centered a historically strong Marian devotion.

These names signal both the increased importance of the Cult of the Virgin and the prominence of art in service to Marian devotion during the late medieval period.

In his encyclical on Ephraim the Syrian he depicts Ephraim as a model of Marian devotion to our mother who uniquely was predestined by God.

He praised him as a Marian Pope who promoted the devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes, for his encyclicals Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum, Humani Generis Redemptionem, Quod Iam Diu, and Spiritus Paraclitus, and, for the codification of Canon Law, which under della Chiesa and Pietro Gasparri, he as Eugenio Pacelli had the opportunity to participate in.

The range of Henryson's shorter works includes a highly original pastourelle on a theme of love, as well as a bawdy passage of comic flyting which targets the medical practises of his day, a highly crafted and compressed poem of Marian devotion, some allegorical works, some philosophical meditations, and a prayer against the pest.

It was also during those times when it was called " Tierra de Maria Santisima " because of the popularity of the Marian devotion in this place.

Historically, however, belief in the Sabbatine Privilege had a positive impact on the popularity of the scapular, and the growth of the Carmelites, and over the centuries helped the devotion to the scapular reach a height that the Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages called it " one of the main Marian devotions of Christendom ".

This has been the case through the centuries, and more recently with popes such as Venerable Pius XII, Paul VI and Blessed John Paul II, who stated that he received his first Brown Scapular of Mount Carmel at age ten when his Marian devotion was taking shape and he continued to wear it into his papacy.

The spread of the Rosary, a Marian devotion, is attributed to the preaching of St. Dominic.

The Gothic period coincided with a great resurgence in Marian devotion, in which the visual arts played a major part.

The Fatima motto PER MATREM PRO PATRIA ( through the mother to the father land ) thus encapsulates the idea of Marian devotion, acquired at Fatima college, as instrumental in the cultivation of social responsibility.

The Mass marked the conclusion of the First Annual Grand Marian Procession organised by the Queen of Angels Foundation, an association of lay Catholic faithful dedicated to promoting devotion to Our Lady, Queen of Angels.

Marian doctrines of the Catholic Church, including the four dogmas mentioned below, are the central part of Mariology consisting of confirmed teachings and doctrines regarding Mary's life and role, but excluding the overall perspectives, the controversies and the cultural aspects of Marian devotion.

The Middle Ages saw growth and development for Mariology and brought major champions of Marian devotion to the fore, including Ephraim the Syrian, John Damascene and Bernard of Clairvaux.

John Paul II's strong Marian devotion was highly influenced by the Mariology of Saint Louis de Montfort.

The Marian reforms of Rome in the military sphere are referenced by some writers as similar.

Canadian Facts had a similar work environment to the fictional Seymour Surveys where Marian worked.

The Church of Rome takes a pragmatic stance towards folk Catholicism and may often declare Marian apparitions and similar miracles " worthy of belief " ( e. g. Our Lady of Fatima ), or will confirm the cult of local saints without actually endorsing or recommending belief.

Five minutes later, Minnesota Wild's Marian Gaborik scored a goal that was similar to Heatley's second by banging in Los Angeles Kings ' Mathieu Schneider's rebound shot past Tampa Bay Lightning's Nikolai Khabibulin to restore the Western lead at 3 – 2, which remained at the end of the first period.

At first, Leo is happy to help Marian because she is kind to him and he has a crush on her.

Marian continues to tell Aurora her story: she was taken in by a kind lady as a maid, but was summarily fired when her pregnancy became apparent.

Our Lady of the Rosary is the title received by the Marian apparition to Saint Dominic in 1208 in the church of Prouille in which the Virgin Mary gave the Rosary to him.

They have quarreled with their respective fathers, they are proud to be Saxons, they display a highly-evolved sense of justice, they support the rightful king even though he is of Norman-French ancestry, they are adept with weapons, and they each fall in love with a " fair maid " ( Rowena and Marian, respectively ).

It is commonly stated as fact that Maid Marian and a jolly friar ( at least partly identifiable with Friar Tuck ) entered the legend through the May Games.

It is from the association with the May Games that Robin's romantic attachment to Maid Marian ( or Marion ) apparently stems.

The naming of Marian may have come from the French pastoral play of c. 1280, the Jeu de Robin et Marion, although this play is distinct from the English legends.

Marian did not immediately gain the unquestioned role ; in Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor, and Marriage, his sweetheart is ' Clorinda the Queen of the Shepherdesses '.

* January 7 – Marian Anderson is the first African American singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

Nancy is now married to Michael Townsend ( H. B. Warner ), an upstanding member of society, and has a daughter, Jenny ( Marian Marsh ), about to marry the son of a socially prominent family, Philip Weeks ( Anthony Bushell ).

At first, Marian is disdainful of Robin and his " band of cut-throats ", but becomes convinced of his good intentions.

Gisbourne is finally slain, and Robin rescues Marian from her cell.

Richard is restored to the throne ; he exiles his brother, pardons the outlaws, returns Robin's earldom and ' orders ' him to marry Maid Marian.

Notre Dame de Paris (; French for " Our Lady of Paris "), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France.

Haven High Technology College is on Marian Road to the north of the town.

The icon is now displayed in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most visited Marian shrines.

For the Greek Orthodox the major Marian Shrine is the Church of Our Lady of Tinos, at Tinos island in Greece which constitutes the most important Christian pilgrimage in the Aegean.

Our Lady of Covadonga is a significant Marian shrine.