Sub tuum praesidium prayer
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The "Sub tuum praesidium" prayer is one of the oldest known Christian prayers to the Virgin Mary, invoking her protection and intercession and widely used in both Eastern and Western liturgical traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sub tuum praesidium prayer canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian prayer
ⓘ
Marian prayer ⓘ liturgical text ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn | 3rd-century Greek papyrus ⓘ |
| category | Marian antiphons ⓘ |
| containsPhrase |
Sancta Dei Genitrix
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Sub tuum praesidium confugimus ⓘ Virgo gloriosa et benedicta ⓘ nostras deprecationes ne despicias ⓘ sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | 3rd century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Mary’s maternal care for Christians
ⓘ
deliverance from dangers ⓘ |
| genre | short supplicatory prayer ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Under your protection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Sub tuum praesidium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Marian prayers ⓘ |
| invokes |
intercession of the Virgin Mary
ⓘ
protection of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| invokesTitleOfMary |
Holy Mother of God
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Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest known Marian prayers ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Marian devotions
ⓘ
compline ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| structure | invocation and petition ⓘ |
| theme |
intercession before Christ
ⓘ
refuge in times of danger ⓘ trust in Mary’s protection ⓘ |
| tradition |
Catholic devotional tradition
ⓘ
Orthodox devotional tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christian communities in communal worship
ⓘ
individual Christians in private prayer ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine Rite
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Coptic Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Coptic Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
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Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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