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Written By Ana Brigida Gomez

This is a partial list of the sources I used while researching Mariology from 2013—when I first asked myself the question—up to 2026. I may add a second part later because, after thirteen years, I honestly don't remember them all. Lol.

Not every source was used in full, some served more as conceptual or visual references, but each one contributed to my story in some way. Inclusion here isn't agreement. I don't entirely share the views of every source on this list, but understanding the wider conversation around Mary and Jesus, not just the parts I agree with, was necessary to tell this story well.


Websites


Books
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Other Influences

  • Arthurian legends and the Grail tradition, more broadly

  • "The Symbolic World" — a class on myth and symbolism taken with Martin Shaw

Paintings


Sculptures


Films


Music
These songs shaped the emotional register of the book more than any single scene or doctrine.

  • "Let It Be" — The Beatles

  • "Vivo Por Ella" — Andrea Bocelli & Marta Sánchez

  • "You Raise Me Up" — Josh Groban

  • "Winter Born (This Sacrifice)" (Radio Edit) — The Crüxshadows — YouTube

  • "Señora del Cielo" — Fausto Rey — YouTube


Scents
My stories are sensory experiences for me, and scent shaped this one as much as any book or painting.

  • Rose, especially damask rose — a nod to Mary's traditional title, the Mystical Rose

  • Jasmine

  • Lavender — folk tradition holds that lavender took its scent from drying the Christ Child's swaddling clothes on its branches

  • Newborn baby smell

  • Vanilla

  • Freshly baked bread

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