This painting illustrates a poignant moment in Scottish history. Mary, Queen of Scots, wearing dark red and black, holding a crucifix and rosary in her lap, and contemplating a miniature of her husband and a completed letter to Henri III of France, brother of her first husband waits for her...
From earliest times Mary's intercession was believed to be especially efficacious on behalf of humankind and the church; since the Middle Ages, recitation of therosaryhas been among the most popular expressions of Marian devotion. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Mary is the mediatrix of all...
but few would have guessed what was the treasure so valued by the knightly duke of the martial name, and doubtless there were many looks of wonder among the Norman barons, when the chest was opened, and disclosed, instead of gold and jewels, the gown and hood, the sandals and rosary, ...