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
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
The medieval idea of the Mater Dolorosa solaced her when she lost her own son.
From Time Magazine Archive
They have exquisite finish, but a want of power, degenerating at times into coldness and feebleness; his Madonnas are distinguished by regular feminine beauty, melancholy, devotion, or resigned sweetness: he excelled in Mater Dolorosa.
From The Diary of an Ennuyée by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
