Mary and child - Endwell, NY
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N 42° 06.300 W 076° 01.393
18T E 415398 N 4661940
This statue is by the entrance to St. Athanasius Catholic Church. St. Athanasius Church belongs to the SSPX, The Society of Saint Pius X. They continue the Latin Mass and don't believe in ecumenic efforts.
Waymark Code: WMTN1F
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2016
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406 Shady Drive
Endwell (Binghamton), NY 13760
Mary the Queen of Heaven and Earth
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"According to ancient tradition and the sacred liturgy the main principle on which the royal dignity of Mary rests is without doubt her divine motherhood...So with complete justice St. John Damascene could write: “When she became mother of the creator, she truly became queen of every creature.” Likewise, it can be said that the heavenly voice of the Archangel Gabriel was the first to proclaim Mary’s royal office (Ad Caeli Reginam, 34)."
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"Mary has been venerated since Early Christianity, and is considered by millions to be the most meritorious saint of the religion. She is claimed to have miraculously appeared to believers many times over the centuries. The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Mother of God. There is significant diversity in the Marian beliefs and devotional practices of major Christian traditions. The Roman Catholic Church holds distinctive Marian dogmas; namely her status as the Mother of God; her Immaculate Conception; her perpetual virginity; and her Assumption into heaven. Many Protestants minimize Mary's role within Christianity, based on the argued brevity of biblical references. Mary ...also has a revered position in Islam, where one of the larger chapters of the Quran is devoted to her."