Latin Ave Maria

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Latin Ave Maria is the traditional Latin-language version of the Catholic prayer "Hail Mary," widely used in liturgy and sacred music.

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Label Occurrences
Latin Ave Maria canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic prayer
Marian prayer
liturgical text
addressedTo Virgin Mary
alsoKnownAs Ave Maria
commonlySetToMusicBy Anton Bruckner
Charles Gounod
Franz Schubert
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giulio Caccini (attributed)
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Tomás Luis de Victoria
completedAsPrayerByCentury 15th century
componentOf Rosary decades
linked to: Rosary
containsPhrase Sancta Maria, Mater Dei
benedicta tu in mulieribus
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae
ora pro nobis peccatoribus
containsSection biblical greeting
intercessory petition
developedInCentury 11th century
function meditative devotion
private prayer
public worship
language Latin
liturgicalLanguageStatus traditional Latin text
liturgicalUse Angelus
Liturgy of the Hours
Marian devotions
Rosary
openingWords Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum
partiallyBasedOn Luke 1:28
Luke 1:42
religiousTradition Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
textSource Gospel of Luke
theologicalTheme Incarnation of Christ
intercession of saints
veneration of Mary
usedBy Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

some Anglican communities
some Lutheran communities
usedIn Catholic liturgy
Gregorian chant
organ repertoire
polyphonic choral music
sacred music
solo vocal repertoire

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hail Mary liturgicalLanguageVersion Latin Ave Maria
Italian Ave Maria basedOn Latin Ave Maria