Salve Regina
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Medieval Catholic hymn to Mary, mother of Jesus
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Christian prayer
- Subclass of
- Marian antiphon
- Author
- Hermann of Reichenau
- Genre
- Gregorian chant
- Composer
- Hermann of Reichenau
- Image
- Salve Regina in tono solemni.jpg
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Salve Regina
- title
- Salve Regina
- language of work or name
- Latin
- has characteristic
- Marian hymn
- form of creative work
- song
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Encyclopedic overview
Madonna by Raphael, an example of Marian art Salve Regina attributed to Hermann von Reichenau (1013–1054), sung by Les Petits Chanteurs de Passy. (Gregorian notation below.) The Salve Regina in solemn tone, neume notation, used in Gregorian chant
The "Salve Regina" (/ˌsælveɪ rəˈdʒiːnə/ SAL-vay rə-JEE-nə, Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsalve reˈdʒiːna]; meaning "Hail Queen"), also known as the "Hail Holy Queen", is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church. The Salve Regina is traditionally sung at Compline in the time from the Saturday before Trinity Sunday until the Friday before the first Sunday of Advent. The Hail Holy Queen is also the final prayer of the Rosary.
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