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.

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic prayer → Marian litany → litany →
approvedBy	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 → Cause of our joy → Comforter of the afflicted → Gate of heaven → Health of the sick → Help of Christians → House of gold → Mirror of justice → Morning star → Mother inviolate → Mother most admirable → Mother most amiable → Mother most chaste → Mother most pure → Mother undefiled → Mystical rose → Queen assumed into heaven → Queen conceived without original sin → Queen of all saints → Queen of angels → Queen of apostles → Queen of confessors → Queen of martyrs → Queen of patriarchs → Queen of peace → Queen of prophets → Queen of the most holy Rosary → Queen of virgins → Refuge of sinners → Seat of wisdom → Singular vessel of devotion → Spiritual vessel → Tower of David → Tower of ivory → Vessel of honor → Virgin most faithful → Virgin most merciful → Virgin most powerful → Virgin most prudent → 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	Blessed Virgin Mary → 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 (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Queen of Heaven →	expressedInPrayer
Litany →	hasForm