Marian antiphon "Salve Regina"

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The Marian antiphon "Salve Regina" is a traditional Catholic hymn to the Virgin Mary, widely used in liturgy and devotional prayer, especially at the close of the day.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic hymn
Marian antiphon
addressedTo Mother of God
linked to: Theotokos

Virgin Mary
attributedTo Hermann of Reichenau
category Catholic prayer
Marian hymn
centuryOfComposition 11th century
devotionalUse end of Compline
end of the Rosary
geographicScope universal Catholic Church
hasEnglishTitle Hail, Holy Queen
linked to: Hail Holy Queen
hasForm antiphon
hymn
prayer
hasMultipleMelodies true
hasTitle Salve Regina
includedIn Roman Breviary
Roman Missal (devotional use)
linked to: Missale Romanum
influenced later Marian hymns
invocation Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genetrix
invokesMaryAs Mother of mercy
linked to: Mother of Mercy

Queen
our hope
our life
our sweetness
language Latin
liturgicalFunction Marian antiphon at the close of the day
liturgicalSeason Trinity Sunday to the Saturday before Advent
musicalStyle Gregorian chant
periodOfOrigin Middle Ages
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
requests Mary’s intercession
vision of Jesus
textOpening Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae
theme consolation in exile
hope of salvation
intercession of Mary
mercy
usedBy clergy
lay faithful
religious orders
usedIn Compline
Liturgy of the Hours
Marian devotions
Marian feasts
Night Prayer
Rosary
processions

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Salve Regina University namedAfter Marian antiphon "Salve Regina"
University of Notre Dame coat of arms associatedWith Marian antiphon Salve Regina
linked to: Marian antiphon "Salve Regina"