This Madonna with Child bears the title “Mother of Mercy”. Mary holds the Child Jesus in her arm, and he turns towards her and stretches out his hand to her; her robe falls in broad folds. The wooden statue comes in six sizes, from the shelf to the church.
The Latin title is “Mater misericordiae” and is known above all from the Salve Regina, the prayer in which Mary is addressed in this way. Mercy here means her open heart for the people who entrust themselves to her. No separate legend about this figure has been handed down.
- Heights: 20 cm, 30 cm, 36 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm, 85 cm
- Finishes: Natural; multicolour stained (wax, three stain tones, depending on the motif with accents in gold or silver); hand-painted
- Wood: wood from the Gardena Valley – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine
If you like to pray the Salve Regina, this figure gives you a visible presence to turn to. As a gift for a christening, the birth of a child or Mother's Day, it expresses gratitude. In a sacristy or at a side altar, the larger heights carry well.
In Val Gardena, South Tyrol, the Madonna of Mercy is made cut by cut by hand, and it is the small differences that make each piece one of a kind. The delivery time for the Madonna of Mercy is approx. 3–4 weeks. For the Madonna of Mercy, insured shipping from South Tyrol applies, to Germany and Austria only, at a price of €6.90. If anything has happened to the Madonna of Mercy on its way to you, please report it within 48 hours.