Mary Dressed in Blue

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Can anyone tell me why Mary is almost always depicted in art wearing blue? I know I heard it once before but I cannot remember. I think it has to do with her virginity but not sure.

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I’ve read it is symbolic of the sky being her mantle, everyone under it being under her maternal protection.
 
When my mother was pregnant with me, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, I am the youngest of 11. She refused any treatment that would harm me, and so they waited until I was ready to be born before they did a mastectomy. I have an aunt who was a Benedictan nun, her order proceeded to pray the rosary for us. As a matter of fact there was a lot of people praying the rosary for us!! I was born on St. Josephs day in 1962. The Holy family interceded for us. The nuns chose my name Mary Jospeh. My mother has worn blue everyday since then, in honor of our Blessed Virgin.
 
I believe she was dressed in white in the Fatima apparitions but that in another such occasion she was dressed in a blue mantle, so that is undoubtedly part of the tradition as well, but I actually prefer the heavenly mantle explanation. St.Joseph is indeed a powerful intercessor for women with pregancy and childbirth problems. He saved MIL and both DH and his brother, who both have Joseph as part of their names. It is my personal opinion simply based on prayer experience of myself and others, that they still work closely together in heaven, and that he, like most good husbands, is smart enough to ask her help and direction when he is embarking on a good work.
 
Also, while yes blue is the Marian liturgical color, she has appeared wearing three different colors in the most recognized appararitions - green at Guadalupe, blue at Lourdes, and white at Fatima.
 
Statues of Mary, with white veil and blue dress with hands together in prayer, are based on the accounts of St. Bernadette’s apparitions in Lourdes.

Mary dressed in white with a blue belt or sash, with her hands held out with palms up, are from the accounts of the visionaries of Fatima.

Never knew this until I visited Lourdes and the good priest told us.

Jim
 
According to an art book from Seton home school, Mary is usually dressed in blue as it represents humanity while Christ is usually clothed in red as it represent divinity

The book also explains thing why icons looked so distorted. There is a reason why certain features are of a different size.
 
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