Statue of the Virgin Mary in Hněvčevs

The Marian cult has always been among the most important articles in the system of Christian teachings and did not originate in the Middle Ages, as it might seem, but much earlier. Already from the second half of the 2st century, images of the Blessed Virgin Mary were made, and between the years 1-250, especially with gold on glass. They became a symbol of comfort in pain and in various sorrows. Many can be found, for example, on sarcophagi and burial chambers and their…