A Rediscovered Tribute To The Beauty Of Our Lady
By JAMES MONTI Book Review: Crown of the Virgin: An Ancient Meditation on Mary’s Beauty, Virtue, and Sanctity, attributed to St. Ildephonsus of Toledo. Trans. Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB. TAN Books, Gastonia, NC 2020. 120 pp. $24.95. For well over a decade, the subject of beauty as an essential attribute of great art, as a pervasive presence in nature, and as a prerequisite for the fitting celebration of the sacred liturgy has been a much-discussed topic, due in large part to the reflections of Pope Benedict XVI. As an attribute of the human person, we all tend to associate the word “beauty” particularly with womanhood.While there are reasons on a natural level that could be offered for this, there is…Continue Reading