Queen of Heaven

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Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian honorific title
Marian title
affirmedBy Pope Pius XII
subsequent popes
associatedDoctrine Mariology
associatedWith Marian antiphons
Marian devotion
Marian hymns
Marian prayers
veneration of Mary
contrastedWith latria due to God alone
devotionalPractice Marian consecration
Marian feasts
distinguishedFrom Old Testament "queen of heaven" condemned in Jeremiah
doctrinalStatusInCatholicism taught in papal encyclicals
expressedInPrayer Hail Holy Queen
Litany of Loreto
Regina Caeli antiphon
feastAssociatedWith Feast of the Queenship of Mary
feastObservedIn Roman Catholic liturgical calendar
greekName Basilissa Ouranon
honorificFor Mother of God
Theotokos
Virgin Mary
iconographyShows Mary crowned in heaven
Mary enthroned beside Christ
Mary surrounded by angels
invokedAs Queen of Angels
Queen of Saints
Queen of the Universe
latinName Regina Caeli
linkedTo Christ the King
Kingdom of Heaven
liturgicalTitle Regina Caeli
refersTo Mary, mother of Jesus
relatedConcept Coronation of the Virgin
Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary
religiousTradition Christianity
theologicalBasis Mary as mother of Jesus Christ
Mary’s participation in Christ’s kingship
titleEmphasizes Mary’s exalted status in heaven
Mary’s intercessory role
Mary’s spiritual motherhood of the faithful
usedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran traditions
Roman Catholic Church
venerationType hyperdulia

Referenced by (28)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Litany of Loreto ("Mother most chaste")
Litany of Loreto ("Queen of angels")
Litany of Loreto ("Queen of patriarchs")
Litany of Loreto ("Queen of confessors")
Litany of Loreto ("Queen of peace")
includesTitle
Basilissa Ouranon
Saint Mary
St Mary
Virgin Mary
title
Queen of Heaven ("Queen of Angels")
Queen of Heaven ("Queen of Saints")
Queen of Heaven ("Queen of the Universe")
invokedAs
Feast of the Queenship of Mary
Feast of the Queenship of Mary ("Queen of the Church")
commemoratesTitle
Mary
Our Lady Queen of the Angels
honorificTitle
Rosary ("Hail Holy Queen")
closingElement
Rosary ("Hail Holy Queen")
composedOf
Book of Revelation ("the Woman clothed with the sun")
containsVisionOf
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp ("Our Lady of the Heights")
dedicatedTo
Regina Caeli
hasEnglishTitle
Our Lady Queen of the Angels ("Queen of the Angels")
hasTitleForm
Regina Caeli
invokesTitleOfMary
Basilissa Ouranon
meaningOfName
Mission Santa Barbara ("Queen of the Missions")
nickname
Pantheon ("St. Mary and the Martyrs")
rededicatedTo
Our Lady Queen of the Angels ("Heavenly queen")
roleEmphasized
Our Lady Queen of the Angels ("Queen of Angels")
titleCategory

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