An Acrostic Elegy by a Maronite Priest-Monk on the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at her separation from her Son

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to draw the attention of scholars to the existence of an hitherto unknown and unpublished acrostic Arabic poem which describes the affliction and sorrow of the Virgin Mary at her separation from her beloved Son. The text of this interesting piece which is presented here was composed by a Maronite priest-monk living in Rome.