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May Crowning

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Item Description

Title: May Crowning

Photographer

  • McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963

Source Document

Extent: 1 image

Description

1945 portrait photo of a priest, several women and children standing outside along with a religious banner as they take part in May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God.

Genre(s): photographs, black-and-white photographs

Subject/topic

Note [Digital Version]

2009-04-22, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: still image

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Permanent Link:

http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/mcalB10F31i05

Preferred citation

May Crowning, Louis L. McAllister Photographs, Box B10, Folder 31, Item 05, http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/mcalB10F31i05 (accessed May 24, 2013)

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Fr. George St. Onge with the Sodality society in front of the St. Francis Xavier rectory, Weaver St. Winooski, VT.

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