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Picture of Mother Mary

Specification: devotees have long believed that it was brought to India by St. Thomas.

Archeological Details: It is painted on a light wooden plank about a foot and half a square. The picture is known is some quarters as the Scapular of St. Thomas.

SPECIALITY AND HISTORIC VALUE OF THE IMAGE

The colors used are the traditional hues of Mother Mary - pink, red, blue and gold. A very view of the picture reveals minute cracks all over and also some smudges on the face. It has been framed with glass and exposed on the Altar, just below the reredod containing the bleeding Cross. The value of this picture is that it is one of the oldest and therefore one of the most venerable Christian painting to be had in India.

 

Point Of Topic !

Location: Inside the St. Thomas Mount Church Importance : This is traditionally acknowledged to be one of the seven portraits painted by St.Luke the Evangelist. The value of this picture is that it is one of the oldest and therefore one of the most venerable Christian painting to be had in India.