Salve Regina

Salve Regina

Salve Regina (Lat., ‘Hail, [Holy] Queen’). One of the oldest Marian antiphons, sometimes recited in the W. Church at the end of the canonical hours, and a widely used prayer to the BVM. Its authorship is unknown. The earliest MS evidence is usually dated at the end of the 11th cent.

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Salve Regina

Salve Regina [Lat.,=hail, queen], prayer or hymn to the Virgin Mary, traditionally said, usually in the vernacular, after Low Mass and also, during part of the year, at vespers (in Latin) as an antiphon. It begins, "Hail, holy queen, mother of mercy."

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Salve Regina

Salve Regina (Hail, Queen). One of 4 Antiphons to Virgin Mary, probably written in 11th cent. Polyphonic settings became numerous in 15th and 16th cents.

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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Salve Regina." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Salve Regina." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-SalveRegina.html

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