Mother Most Pure – by Joseph Stella – Catholic Art Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):5x7 unframed In this painting

In this painting

A young man had even proposed to her

Her feast day is November 17

whose persuasive words and clarity of thought moved thousands to join the cause of Christ

Mother Most Pure – by Joseph Stella – Catholic Art Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):5x7 unframed In this paintingMother Most Pure (Purissima) by Joseph Stella Mother Most Pure, or in Latin, Purissima, is an ancient title of Mary. In this portrayl, Joseph Stella has made Mary the "enclosed garden" of the Song of Songs, as he has in other devotional paintings of her. She is fruitful, providing all eligible graces to the faithful. We have looked at this painting many times but are still discovering more within its beauty. Joseph Stella was an American painter, born