The Immaculate Mediatrix of All Graces, as the title of the Minor Basilica in Niepokalanów Cover Image

Niepokalana Wszechpośredniczka Łask jako tytuł bazyliki mniejszej w Niepokalanowie
The Immaculate Mediatrix of All Graces, as the title of the Minor Basilica in Niepokalanów

Author(s): Daniel Śliwiński
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: liturgy; basilica; Niepokalanów; Mediatrix of All Graces; St. Maximilian; title; church

Summary/Abstract: The idea of Virgin Mary as Mediatrix of All Graces has been present in the Church for centuries. This title was understood in different ways and many efforts were made to defend this Virgin Mary’s privilege. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries the title appeared in the teaching of popes. It is not surprising that Saint Maximilian, the great worshiper of Our Lady the Immaculate also called Her Mediatrix of All Graces. Initially teaching the traditional science relating to that title and then creating a new way of proving that privilege.

  • Issue Year: 32/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 53-68
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish