Ex-voto
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| - | :The Roman [[voluptuaries]] were accustomed to ornament their chambers with licentious paintings, the subjects of which were chiefly taken from the works of [[Philaenis]], [[Elephantis]] and other erotic writers. Thus [[Lalage]] lays a series of tablets, representing different postures in copulation, as [[ex-voto]]s on the altar of [[Priapus]]. [[Cyrene]] is said to have employed her pencil as well as pen on this subject; according to [[Suidas]], 'Cyrene was a celebrated whore, known under the name of Dodecamechanos, as she knew how to do the amorous work in twelve positions.' [[Aristophanes]], in the Frogs, also speaks of the dozen postures of Cyrene. [[Propertius]] censures the custom of hanging these obscene pictures on the walls of rooms. [[Suetonius]] says of [[Tiberius]], 'He had several chambers set round with pictures and statues in the most lascivious attitudes, and furnished with the books of Elephantis, that none might lack a pattern for the execution of any lewd project that was prescribed him.' [[Ovid]] writes, 'They join in [[venery]] in a thousand forms; no tablet could suggest more modes.' And Apuleius, 'And, having imitated in their every mode the joyous tablets, let her change posture, and herself hang o'er me on the couch. '[[The Thesaurus Eroticus]] numbers seven different postures of coition.--[[Priapeia]], sive diversorum poetarum in Priapum lusus or SPORTIVE EPIGRAMS ON PRIAPUS | + | An '''ex-voto''' is a [[votive offering]] to a [[saint]] or [[divinity]]. It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the [[Latin]] term, short for ''ex voto suscepto'', "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in a [[Church (building)|church]] or [[chapel]] where the worshipper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks. |
| - | by divers poets in English verse and prose translation by [[Leonard C. Smithers]] and [[Sir Richard Burton]]. | + | The destinations of [[pilgrimage]]s often include [[shrine]]s decorated with ex-votos. |
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| + | Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms. | ||
| + | They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help. | ||
| + | As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a [[crutch]] given by a person formerly lame. | ||
| + | In the church of [[Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde]] in [[Marseille]], [[France]], the site of a major local pilgrimage, the ex-votos include paintings, plaques, model boats, war medals and even football shirts given by players and supporters of [[Olympique de Marseille]], the local team. The magnificent [[Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center| Lod mosaic]] is thought to be an ex-voto expressing gratitude for rescue from a shipwreck. In a corner of the basilica of [[Saint Joseph's Oratory]] in [[Montreal]] there is a tall wall with thousands of crutches and other supports from those [[Brother André]] supposedly healed. [[Pope John Paul II]] recognized the authenticity of the [[miracle]]s and beatified Brother André in 1982. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Votive deposit]] | ||
| + | *[[Retablo (Latin America)]] | ||
| + | *[[Milagro (votive)]] | ||
| + | *[[Votive candle]] | ||
| + | *[[Tama (votive)]] | ||
| + | *[[Pinax]] | ||
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An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or divinity. It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshipper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks. The destinations of pilgrimages often include shrines decorated with ex-votos.
Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms. They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help. As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a crutch given by a person formerly lame. In the church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde in Marseille, France, the site of a major local pilgrimage, the ex-votos include paintings, plaques, model boats, war medals and even football shirts given by players and supporters of Olympique de Marseille, the local team. The magnificent Lod mosaic is thought to be an ex-voto expressing gratitude for rescue from a shipwreck. In a corner of the basilica of Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal there is a tall wall with thousands of crutches and other supports from those Brother André supposedly healed. Pope John Paul II recognized the authenticity of the miracles and beatified Brother André in 1982.
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