29/07/2019
Have you seen it in St. Peter's Square?
The image of María Mater Ecclesiae looks out over St. Peter's Square from the Apostolic Palace. She watches the square since December 7, 1981, at the will of John Paul II, whose emblem and motto, Totus tuus (All yours), are sculpted at the base of the mosaic.
The history of this image is linked to John Paul II, who immediately attributed his salvation in the attack of May 13, 1981 to the protection of Mary. That is also why he resumed the idea, which a year before a student expressed, to place in the square, visibly, an image of the Virgin, which was strangely missing.
Regarding the subject, John Paul II requested a representation of the Virgin Mater Ecclesia, because - he said - “the Mother of God is always united to the Church and has always felt particularly close in the difficult moments of her history 😲😍🙏❤