Litany of Loreto

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Catholic prayer Marian litany litany

The Litany of Loreto is a traditional Catholic Marian litany, dating back to at least the 16th century, that invokes the Virgin Mary under numerous titles in a series of supplicatory prayers.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Litany of Loreto canonical 21
Marian litanies 4
Litanies of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic prayer ⓘ
Marian litany ⓘ
litany ⓘ
approvedBy Sixtus V ⓘ
surface form: Pope Sixtus V
approvedFor public recitation ⓘ
associatedWithSanctuary Holy House of Loreto ⓘ
contains petitions for intercession ⓘ
titles of Mary ⓘ
dateOfOrigin 16th century ⓘ
devotionalFocus honor of Mary ⓘ
earliestAttestation 1558 ⓘ
hasVariant vernacular translations in many languages ⓘ
includesTitle Ark of the Covenant ⓘ
surface form: Ark of the covenant

Cause of our joy ⓘ
Comforter of the afflicted ⓘ
Gate of Heavenly Peace ⓘ
surface form: Gate of heaven

Health of the sick ⓘ
Help of Christians ⓘ
House of gold ⓘ
Mirror of justice ⓘ
Morning Star ⓘ
surface form: Morning star

Mother inviolate ⓘ
Mother most admirable ⓘ
Mother most amiable ⓘ
Queen of Heaven ⓘ
surface form: Mother most chaste

Mother most pure ⓘ
Mother undefiled ⓘ
Mystical rose ⓘ
Queen assumed into heaven ⓘ
Queen conceived without original sin ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form: Queen of all saints

Queen of Heaven ⓘ
surface form: Queen of angels

Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form: Queen of apostles

Queen of Heaven ⓘ
surface form: Queen of confessors

Queen of martyrs ⓘ
Queen of Heaven ⓘ
surface form: Queen of patriarchs

Queen of Heaven ⓘ
surface form: Queen of peace

Queen of prophets ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form: Queen of the most holy Rosary

Queen of virgins ⓘ
Refuge of sinners ⓘ
Holy Wisdom ⓘ
surface form: Seat of wisdom

Singular vessel of devotion ⓘ
Spiritual vessel ⓘ
Tower of David ⓘ
Tower of ivory ⓘ
Vessel of honor ⓘ
Virgin most faithful ⓘ
Hail Mary ⓘ
surface form: Virgin most merciful

Virgin most powerful ⓘ
Virgin most prudent ⓘ
Saint Mary ⓘ
surface form: Virgin most renowned

Virgin most venerable ⓘ
influenced later Marian litanies ⓘ
invocationType supplicatory prayer ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Latin ⓘ
liturgicalUse Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
Marian devotions ⓘ
private prayer ⓘ
processions ⓘ
papalApprovalDate 1587 ⓘ
placeOfEarlyUse Loreto, Italy ⓘ
primaryFigureInvoked Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form: Mother of God

Virgin Mary ⓘ
recitedDuring Marian feasts ⓘ
month of May ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
responseFormula Pray for us ⓘ
structure series of invocations and responses ⓘ
theologicalTheme Marian intercession ⓘ
Marian titles and privileges ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

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

Litany → hasForm → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Queen of Heaven → expressedInPrayer → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Marian devotions → hasForm → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marian litany
Marian devotions → hasForm → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Coronation of Mary → relatedDevotion → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Titles of Mary → documentedIn → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Holy House of Loreto → associatedWith → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loreto Litany
Holy House of Loreto → associatedWith → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Mother most pure → partOf → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Mother most pure → category → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
this entity surface form: Titles of Mary in the Litany of Loreto
Mother most amiable → partOf → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Virgin most prudent → partOf → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Virgin most faithful → associatedWith → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Mirror of justice → hasPartOfLitany → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Cause of our joy → hasDevotionalContext → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Cause of our joy → usedIn → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marian litanies
Mystical rose → usedInPrayer → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Mystical rose → invocationIn → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Tower of ivory → hasSource → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Tower of ivory → usedIn → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marian litanies
Tower of ivory → usedIn → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
this entity surface form: Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
House of gold → isFrom → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
House of gold → hasSourceText → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Health of the sick → listedIn → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Health of the sick → hasDevotionalPractice → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marian litanies
Refuge of sinners → invokedIn → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marian litanies
Refuge of sinners → appearsIn → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Comforter of the afflicted → mentionedIn → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
this entity surface form: Litanies of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Help of Christians → partOf → Litany of Loreto ⓘ
Litany of the Blessed Sacrament → relatedTo → Litany of Loreto ⓘ