Mater Dolorosa – Mother of Sorrows – bsed on a Vintage Catholic Holy Card – Beautiful Catholic Artwork – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):5x7 unframed She was a sort of

She was a sort of Renaissance woman

which we believe dates it to perhaps as late as the 1920s

Jesus is hoisted up on the wooden ledge like it is a throne

The Emperor Francis II became a patron and advocate

Mater Dolorosa – Mother of Sorrows – bsed on a Vintage Catholic Holy Card – Beautiful Catholic Artwork – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):5x7 unframed She was a sort ofThis beautiful Mater Dolorosa, Mother of Sorrows, was a late 19th Century French holy card. Our hunch is it was about 1885, but we're not certain. There is something timeless about it, the seven swords, the sorrowing Mother of God, the mix of text and picture. It is unique and rare. We're not sure of the artist or the publisher, but the name Augustine Fischer seems to show up on the edge, here trimmed off. "A sword will pierce your own heart, too, so