Ave Regina Caelorum

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Ave Regina Caelorum is a traditional Catholic Marian antiphon sung in honor of the Virgin Mary, particularly associated with the liturgical period following the Feast of the Presentation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ave Regina Caelorum canonical 2
Salve Regina chant 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic hymn
Marian antiphon
addressedTo Virgin Mary
addressee Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary
associatedRite Roman Rite
associatedWithFeast Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
surface form: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Purification of the Virgin Mary
surface form: Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
category Latin Christian hymn
Marian hymn
devotionalContext Catholic liturgical prayer
Marian devotion
genre Gregorian chant
hasApproximateOriginPeriod Middle Ages
hasTextOpening "Ave, Regina caelorum"
invokesTitleOfMary Gate of Heaven
Lady of the Angels
Queen of Heaven
Star of the Sea
isOneOf Alma Redemptoris Mater
Ave Regina Caelorum self-link
Regina Caeli
Salve Regina
language Latin
liturgicalFunction Marian antiphon after Compline
liturgicalLanguageStatus official Latin text
liturgicalPlacement conclusion of the day’s Office in its season
liturgicalRank Marian antiphon of the season
liturgicalSeasonAssociation Lent
Ordinary Time (after Presentation until Holy Week)
Post-Presentation period
liturgicalUse Compline
Liturgy of the Hours
musicalForm chant
partOf Traditional four seasonal Marian antiphons
performancePractice may be sung in polyphonic settings
sung in Gregorian chant
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
subject Marian devotion
textStructure short hymn-like prayer
textType antiphon
theme praise of Mary as Queen of Heaven
supplication for Mary’s intercession
usedBy clergy
lay faithful
religious communities
usedFrom Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
surface form: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
usedUntil Wednesday of Holy Week
venerationContext honor of the Virgin Mary

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

Marian antiphons hasPart Ave Regina Caelorum
Marian devotions hasForm Ave Regina Caelorum
this entity surface form: Salve Regina chant
Ave Regina Caelorum isOneOf Ave Regina Caelorum self-link