Mater Dolorosa
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Invitations sent out months ago were for a Saturday night wedding at the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, followed by a reception at the art-deco-style restaurant at the city’s Lakefront Airport.
From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2019
"I was the Mater Dolorosa free-throw champion in South San Francisco," said Joe McNab, the defensive coordinator for Notre Dame's football team.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2014
As monks meditated on Christ's sufferings, Mary became a super co-sufferer, later dubbed Mater Dolorosa.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Mater Dolorosa was a hollow-cheeked Marlene Dietrich, with heart-shaped buckles on her suspenders, a phonograph record on her head, looking into a magnifying mirror.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In one dim chapel, with a single candle lighting up the divine sorrow of the Mater Dolorosa, knelt a woman in deep black, weeping and praying all alone.
From Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag by Alcott, Louisa May