Marian antiphons

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Marian antiphons canonical 2
Four Marian antiphons 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic liturgical music
Marian devotion
antiphon
liturgical chant
addressedTo Mary as Mother of God
linked to: Virgin Mary

Mary as Queen of Heaven
linked to: Our Lady
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
linked to: 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
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Roman Rite

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Queen of Heaven associatedWith Marian antiphons
Alma Redemptoris Mater partOf Marian antiphons
Salve Regina partOf Four Marian antiphons
linked to: Marian antiphons