Marian antiphons

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Catholic liturgical music Marian devotion antiphon liturgical chant

Marian antiphons are a set of traditional liturgical chants in the Roman Catholic Church that honor the Virgin Mary, sung especially at the close of the Liturgy of the Hours in different seasons of the year.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic liturgical music → Marian devotion → antiphon → liturgical chant →
addressedTo	Mary as Mother of God → Mary as Queen of Heaven →
associatedWithSeason	Advent → Christmas season → Easter season → Lent → Ordinary Time →
devotionalFunction	Marian prayer →
follows	liturgical seasons →
genre	sacred music →
hasNumberOfPrincipalItems	4 →
hasPart	Alma Redemptoris Mater → Ave Regina Caelorum → Regina Caeli → Salve Regina →
honors	Blessed Virgin Mary → Virgin Mary →
includedIn	Liturgy of the Hours books → Roman Breviary →
language	Latin →
liturgicalFunction	conclusion of office →
melodicForm	Gregorian chant →
musicalNotation	neumatic notation →
musicalTexture	monophonic →
performedAt	end of Compline → end of Liturgy of the Hours →
performedDuring	liturgical year →
performedIn	Latin Church →
relatedTo	Marian hymns → Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary →
status	traditional →
theologicalTheme	Christological focus through Mary → intercession of Mary → praise of Mary →
timePeriodOfOrigin	Middle Ages →
tradition	Western Christianity →
usedBy	clergy → lay faithful → religious communities →
usedIn	Divine Office → Liturgy of the Hours → Roman Catholic Church → Roman Rite →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Queen of Heaven →	associatedWith