Japanese Madonna and Child – Anonymous Artist – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Quality Signs and only to-be-canonized Saint in

and only to-be-canonized Saint in the room will leave again and die in exile

he exclaimed Mater Admirablilis

5 x 11 or 11x14 acid-free paper

even the joy of bringing up their babies

Japanese Madonna and Child – Anonymous Artist – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Quality Signs and only to-be-canonized Saint inThe origins of this lovely painting are a bit obscure, at least for our research. Some place it in the city of Hakodate, Japan, in the northern island of Hokkaido in the year 1879. Some suggest the date is later, as late as 1905. If it was in Hakodate in 1879, it's possible it was done by a convert who was under the tutelage of Father Anatolie Tihai, an Orthodox priest who was very active in mission work there at the time. Be that as it may, it is a