Mary at Nazareth
Preserved but no longer current.
It was said to have been translated to Fiumein Dalmatia in 1291, thence to Recanati in 1294, and finally to a plot of land belonging to a certain Lady Lauretta, situated in Italy, 3 m. from the Adriatic, and about 14 SSE. from Ancona, round which the town of Loretto sprang up. The chapel contains bas-reliefs showing incidents in the life of the Virgin, and a rough image which is traditionally held to have been carved by St. Luke.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Mary at Nazareth” mean?
It was said to have been translated to Fiumein Dalmatia in 1291, thence to Recanati in 1294, and finally to a plot of land belonging to a certain Lady Lauretta, situated in Italy, 3 m. from the Adriatic, and about 14 SSE. from Ancona, round which the town of Loretto sprang up. The chapel contains bas-reliefs showing incidents in the life of the Virgin, and a rough image which is traditionally held to have been carved by St. Luke.
Is “Mary at Nazareth” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.