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MATER DOLOROSA
Sorrowing Mother. Title of the Blessed Virgin, referring especially to her mourning Christ's death as she stood beneath the Cross.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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