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Mary , also called St. Mary or the Virgin Mary , flourished beginning of the Christian era , the mother of Jesus , venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favourite subject in Western art , music , and literature. Mary is known from biblical references, which are, however, too sparse to construct a coherent biography. The development of the doctrine of Mary can be traced through titles that have been ascribed to her in the history of the Christian communions—guarantee of the Incarnation , virgin mother, second Eve , mother of God, ever virgin, immaculate, and assumed into heaven. The New Testament account of her humility and obedience to the message of God have made her an exemplar for all ages of Christians. The first mention of Mary is the story of the Annunciation , which reports that she was living in Nazareth and was betrothed to Joseph Luke ff.

Already approaching the celebration of the Third Millennium of the new era, the Church is intensifying her preparation for the encounter with her Lord 1 , "Behold, the Bridegroom comes, go out and receive him" 2. The Holy Father, John Paul II has wished that we as priests participate in a special way in this preparation, manifesting our communion with the one Eternal Pastor. This desire called for certain moments of encounter, of reflection on the gifts of the priesthood, and of prayer. This is the origin of the International Encounter of Priests, which the Holy Father wishes to bear a profound Marian character, clearly showing forth the Catholic priesthood as inseparable from Mary's maternal action and presence. Thus, last year, in , we came together in Fatima a place representative of Europe , and this year we come together here in the Ivory Coast a place representing the African continent. Next year, , we will come together in Mexico, where Guadalupe is the symbol of the Marian dimension in the life of the American peoples.

Ofili became renowned for the use of elephant dung in his works. Ofili depicts a black Virgin Mary with an exuberance characteristic of his work from this decade—in addition to paint he covered the canvas with glitter, resin, and pins, so that it reflects light and sparkles. All requests to license audio or video footage produced by MoMA should be addressed to Scala Archives at firenze scalarchives. For licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders. For access to motion picture film stills please contact the Film Study Center.

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