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The Marian Library is globally recognized as the premier destination for scholarship and research on Mary, the mother of Jesus and is central to the Catholic and Marianist identity of the University of Dayton.

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Current Exhibits and Displays

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The City of the Mount segment of the Mirror of Hope. Central is a replica of UD's Chapel of the Immaculate Conception

Campus and Community

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Mirror of Hope: 25 Years of Visual Storytelling

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Detail of a contemporary artwork depicting the Angel Gabriel, the Holy Spirit and Mary

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Annunciation Exhibits

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Campus and Community

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American Patroness

News and Stories

One ornately framed painting of Mary holding toddler Jesus surrounded by floral garland; and one round canvas painting of Mary accompanied by yellow butterflies and purple coneflowers..

Faith/Mission

05.04.2026

Mary: Tending ‘the Soil of Our Souls’

Recent art acquisitions point to a tradition of Marian floral art.

Illustration of Mary on left with face next to young Jesus on right. Both with halos.

Faith/Mission

04.20.2026

Good Counsel

Augustinians and Marianists both take Mary’s solid advice.

Father Lawrence Monheim, S.M. on left presenting a medal to Archbishop Fulton Sheen on right. Sheen's book and a white statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is centered between the two men.

Libraries

04.13.2026

The Beatification of Fulton Sheen

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen — Catholic evangelist, media personality and Marian Library Medal recipient — will be beatified by the Catholic Church in September.

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Tidings: An Annual Communiqué from the Marian Library