A Nun in Her Cell in the Morning – Henrik Olrik – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality baptism gift Mater Amabilis is one of

Mater Amabilis is one of the titles of Mary in the Litany of Loreto

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This picture is one of the most famous paintings in Hungary

depicting the Seven Sorrows of Mother Mary

An engraver would have run these off in a hand printing press

A Nun in Her Cell in the Morning – Henrik Olrik – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality baptism gift Mater Amabilis is one ofThe stillness of this scene bespeaks the beauty and spiritual depth of the contemplative life. It's morning, and the sister is arranging the flowers in her sparsly furnished room. There is a rose below the crucifix and another on the wall, and you can be sure by her careful attention to the red roses that it is a form of prayer. It is a quiet life, but a rich life. The painter puts a vine reaching in the window to show how verdant is the soul in such