Our Lady in Many Names: A Guide to Marian Devotions

Mary is one person, but the faithful have loved her under a hundred names. Each title is a different window onto the same Mother — a way of meeting her in a particular need, a particular place, a particular sorrow or joy. Here is a guide to some of the great Marian devotions, and the art that honors them.

Why so many titles?

Across centuries and continents, people have encountered Our Lady in their own circumstances — and named her for what they found. A grieving mother knows Our Lady of Sorrows; a sailor, the Star of the Sea; a whole continent, Our Lady of Guadalupe. The titles multiply because her love reaches everywhere.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Patroness of the Americas, she came to Saint Juan Diego clothed in the sun and asked, “Am I not here, I who am your Mother?” A devotion of hope, protection, and the dignity of the forgotten. See our Our Lady of Guadalupe art.

Our Lady, Star of the Sea

Stella Maris — the steady light who guides travelers and all who feel far from shore safely home.

The Immaculate Heart & Our Lady of Sorrows

Two devotions to Mary's heart: one to its purity and love, one to the seven sorrows she bore alongside her Son. Both draw us into compassion.

Mary, Undoer of Knots

A beloved devotion for tangled situations — the Mother who patiently loosens the knots in our lives and our families.

Bringing Marian devotion home

Whatever title your heart reaches for, an image of Our Lady keeps her near. Our Marian art collection gathers her many devotions in one place, and our Blessed Virgin Mary art spans canvas, posters, and keepsakes for your home or prayer corner. To Jesus, always, through Mary.

Browse all Marian art and find the devotion that speaks to you.