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The first librarian at the Marian Library exemplified the library profession and Marianist vocation.

An 18th-century prayer card embellished with colorful cloth and shining foil gives a hint at its Germanic origins but invites questions about its connections to Italy.

Ezio Anichini, whose artwork is the focus of the Marian Library's current exhibit, visually narrated one of the greatest works of the Catholic faith — Dante's Divine Comedy.

Pressed, dried blossoms from sacred sites and places of pilgrimage provide inspiration and evoke reverence for nature.

Illustrations by Belgian children's book and fairy tale artist Jacques Gouppy prompt prayerful celebration of Mary's month.

Student's expertise and curiosities in maps, genealogy, Catholic culture and the Italian language bring new insights to several Marian Library exhibits and collections.

Illustrations of the Blessed Mother in Italian periodicals in the early 1900s prompt researchers to ponder possible connections.

A Marian Library collection prompts library intern Yamilet Perez Aragon ’23 to ponder the Blessed Mother's presence in artwork, plants, an urban farm and her faraway family.

Original paintings in the Marian Library by Ukrainian artist Roman Turovsky portray the Passion of Christ through the lens of hardship, flight, atrocity and upheaval.

Preparing for Holy Week and Easter may include decorating eggs — including the Ukrainian pysanky tradition.