Sacred mantle for Virgin Mary figurine

Cloak for Virgin Mary figurine

• Mantle for image of the Virgin Mary.
• Made of velvet.
• Embroidered in gold thread.
• Decorated with gallon.

How to make the Virgin's mantle?

The mantle is one of the most important garments for adorning images of the Virgin Mary.

The mantles and figures of Our Lady can have different sizes and characteristics. The combination of these attributes of the Marian image and the garment determines the sale price of a mantle.

The process to make a mantle for a figure of the Virgin Mary is carried out following these steps.

1. Get in contact with Artículos Religiosos Brabander.
2. Define the characteristics of the mantle for the Virgin:
   • Fabric color.
   • Type of outer fabric and inner lining.
   • Mantle that covers the head of the image of the Virgin or only reaches the shoulders of the figure.
   • Mantle with or without tail.
   • Garment decoration: trimmings, embroidery, applications, etc.
3. Tell us the height and perimeter of the image of the Virgin.
4. If you want to decorate the image with a tail, you must tell us the centimeters you want the tail to hang.
5. Other details to consider.

Once we have all this information, we will give you the sale price without any commitment. If you are looking for a mantle for your image of the Virgin, do not hesitate and write to us.

What color is the Virgin's mantle?

The Virgin Mary is a fundamental figure within the Catholic Church. Our Holy Mother has interceded for human beings on countless occasions.

In many cases, she has appeared directly to send messages, give comfort, give advice, etc. to people she has considered worthy.

The Marian apparitions and other significant events have led to the Marian advocations, also known as advocations of the Virgin Mary. Different ways in which Catholics venerate the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.

Each Marian advocation has its own iconography, prayers, festivals, and specific traditions.

In general, an advocation of the Virgin has common characteristics, but there may be variations and adaptations based on the local traditions of specific localities.

The iconography of each of the Marian advocations determines the attributes and characteristics of the Marian representations. Thus, the mantles of the Virgin Mary are one color or another depending on the Marian advocation that is presented.

• Mantles of the Virgin of the Pillar

The Virgin of the Pillar is a Marian advocation of the Catholic Church, dating back to the year 40 when she appeared to Saint James the Apostle in Zaragoza. The image is venerated in the Cathedral Basilica of the Pillar in Zaragoza.

The story tells that Mary left a jasper column known as "the Pillar" during her visit to Zaragoza before her Assumption. A primitive chapel was built in the 13th century when the Pillar was placed.

There is a great tradition of gifting mantles to the Virgin of the Pillar. This custom is a symbol of the great devotion that people have to the image of the Virgin Mary. The mantles, trapezoidal with wide flight, are adapted to support dressing the Virgin and the Column.

There is a great variety of mantles made in all kinds of colors, embroideries, and decorative motifs.

• Mantles of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Mexico)

The Virgin of Guadalupe is a Marian apparition of the Mexican Catholic Church.

The Virgin Mary appeared to the Indian Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac in Mexico City. According to tradition, the Virgin asked Juan Diego to build a temple in her honor, and after a series of apparitions, she left her image imprinted on Juan Diego's tilma.

These apparitions occurred in 1531 and were documented in the Nican Mopohua. The cult of the Virgin of Guadalupe is an important part of Mexican identity.

The mantle of the Virgin of Guadalupe (the Guadalupana) is one of the characteristic elements of the image that has come down to us from this Marian advocation.

The mantle is sky blue, a symbol of Heaven. It is decorated with 46 golden stars that represent the Mexican sky, the day when Our Lady appeared to Juan Diego.

• Mantles of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Extremadura)

The Virgin of Guadalupe is the patron saint of Extremadura and of Hispanicity. Her sanctuary is in Guadalupe, Cáceres, Spain. She was crowned "Queen of Hispanicity" in 1928.

According to tradition, the sculpture of the Virgin of Guadalupe was created in Palestine in the 1st century by Saint Luke the Evangelist. Later, Pope Gregory the Great gifted it to Saint Leander, Archbishop of Seville, who placed it in a hermitage. During the Muslim invasion of 711, it was hidden near the Guadalupe River in the Villuercas mountain range.

In the 13th century, the Virgin appeared to a cowherd named Gil Cordero in Cáceres, revealing the location of the sculpture. After a miraculous event, the cowherd decided to build a hermitage to house the figure he had found. Legend has it that Alfonso XI discovered the hermitage in 1330 and entrusted himself to the Virgin in the battle of Salado in 1340. After emerging victorious from the battle, he decided to refurbish the church.

The figure of the Virgin of Guadalupe found in Extremadura (Spain) has different mantles. Each of these mantles are known by different names and have their own characteristics. Thus, for example, the figure is adorned with extraordinarily beautiful mantles such as the rich mantle of the community, the rich mantle, the brown border mantle, etc.