The devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Mary appears to date back to the mid-thirteenth century and has taken many forms over the course of history. In its present form, the devotion addresses seven moments in the life of Mary, from the prophecy of Simeon to Mary's agony as she watched the burial of Jesus. These events that shaped Mary's life are part of Catholic tradition captured in scriptural text, the Stations of the Cross, and many works of art...