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Our Lady of Navigators also known as Our Lady of Seafarers (''Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes'' in Portuguese) is a devotional title given to the Virgin Mary by Roman Catholics. It is a widespread devotion in South America, specially Brazil, where the Our Lady of Navigators is celebrated on February 2 as an official holiday. Religious procession where the image of the Virgin Mary is carried take place in most coastal cities that have harbors, specially the large ones. Several churches in Brazil are dedicated to Our Lady of Navigators.〔Candice Lee Goucher, 2007 ''World history: journeys from past to present'' ISBN 0-415-77137-4 page 102〕〔Vicente del Rio, 2009 ''Contemporary urbanism in Brazil'' ISBN 0-8130-3281-4 page 189〕 The devotion started in the fifteenth century by Europeans, especially the Portuguese navigators, praying for a safe return to their homes. They saw the Virgin Mary as their protector during storms and other hazards. The first statue in South America was brought from Portugal to Brazil. The theme of the "Virgin Mary as the protector" was similarly used in The Virgin of the Navigators, 1531–36, the earliest known painting whose subject is the discovery of the Americas.〔John Noble, Susan Forsyth, Vesna Maric, Paula Hardy. ''Andalucía''. Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 100〕〔Silvio Bedini, 1991 ''The Christopher Columbus encyclopedia'' ISBN 0-13-142670-2 page 318〕 ==See also== * Virgin of Mercy * Our Lady, Star of the Sea * Ave Maris Stella * Roman Catholic Marian art * The Virgin of the Navigators * Our Lady of Navigators church 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Our Lady of Navigators」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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