Marian Devotions in the Island of St Paul
(1600-1800)

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Contents

Preface & List of Abbreviations (i-vii)

Marian Devotions in Maltese Diocesan Churches Vincent Borg (1-4)

Section I Particular Marian Devotions

  The Assumption of the Virgin Mary (5-32)
  The Nativity of Our Lady (33-50)
  The Annunciation of Our Lady (51-66)
  The Visitation of Our Lady to St Elizabeth (67-76)
  The Purification of the Blessed Virgin (77-81)
  The Presentation of Our Lady in the Temple (82-85)
  The 'Succursus' and the Immaculate Conception (86-103)
  The 'Pietá'' and Our Lady of Sorrows (104-117)
  Our Lady of Graces (118-127)
  Our Lady of Charity (128-132)
  Our Lady of the Chain (133-135)
  Our Lady of the Rosary (136-145)
  Our Lady of Mount Carmel (146-155)
  Our Lady of Consolation or the Girdle (156-163)
  Our Lady of Good Counsel (164-169)
  Our Lady of Light (170-177)
  The Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin (178-181)

Section II Various Marian Devotions Vincent Borg (183-214)

The Veneration of Our Lady in Gozo, 1600-1800 Joseph Bezzina (215-216)
I Analysis of the prevailing situation (216-222)
II Synthesis of the diverse devotions (223-245)
III Christening in honour of Our Lady & Conclusion (245-248)

The Order of St John and the Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Anthony Zammit Gabarretta (249-266

Mary Immaculate in the Churches of the Franciscans Minor Conventual in the XVII and XVIII Centuries Alexander Bonnici (267-282)

Marian Devotion in the Maltese Carmelite Province during the 17th and 18th Century Valentine Borg Gusman (283-300)

The Dominican Order and the Blessed Virgin in Malta till the end of the 18th Century Philip Mallia (301-311)

The Augustinian Friars and Devotions to Our Lady in the Maltese Islands Henry Schembri (312-331)

The Maltese Franciscans Minor and Marian Devotion in the 17th and 18th Centuries George Aquilina (332-348)

The Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Franciscan Capuchin Churches during the XVII and the XVIII Centuries Francis Azzopardi (349-356)

Ignation Devotion to Our Lady and the Jesuits in Malta Daniel M. Glavina (357-368)

The Discalced Carmelites - A new Marian Order in 17th Century Malta Angelicus Busuttil (369-378)