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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/136930| Title: | Corsairs and their Madonnas - a study in eighteenth-century maritime ex-votos from the collection at the shrine of the Madonna tal-Ħerba in Birkirkara |
| Authors: | Farrugia, Gabriel |
| Keywords: | Catholic Church -- Malta Votive offerings -- Malta -- Birkirkara Birkirkara (Malta) -- Religious life and customs Sanctuary of Our Lady of tal-Ħerba (Birkirkara, Malta) Pirates -- Malta -- History -- 18th century |
| Issue Date: | 2020 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. International Institute for Baroque Studies |
| Citation: | Farrugia, G. (2020). Corsairs and their Madonnas - a study in eighteenth-century maritime ex-votos from the collection at the shrine of the Madonna tal-Ħerba in Birkirkara. Journal of Baroque Studies, 2(4), 195-206. |
| Abstract: | The figure of the Mother of God represented an almost universal symbol of faith, especially following the Council of Trent.1 The Marian devotion was strengthened by literature, shrines, sermons and new prayers. It acquired the status of the Shield of the Catholic World, especially in the face of the expansion of lslam and following the victory of the Catholic League against the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/136930 |
| ISSN: | 25207016 |
| Appears in Collections: | JBS, Volume 2, No. 4 (2020) |
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| Corsairs and their Madonnas.pdf | 4.16 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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