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Ave Maria

 
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A·ve Ma·ry .

[From the first words of the Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary; L. ave hail, Maria Mary.]

1. A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church.

To number Ave Maries on his beads.
Shak.

2. A particular time (as in Italy, at the ringing of the bells about half an hour after sunset, and also at early dawn), when the people repeat the Ave Maria.

Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour !
Byron.
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(Lat.: ‘Hail Mary’)

A prayer, to words from St Luke's Gospel, adopted for use in the Roman rite in the 16th century. Numerous polyphonic settings survive by Renaissance composers, including Josquin and Victoria.


 
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Ave Maria (ä'vā märē'ä) [Lat.,=hail, Mary], prayer to the Virgin Mary universal among Roman Catholics, also called the Ave, the Hail Mary, and the Angelic Salutation. The words in English are: “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.” The first part is from Luke 1.28,42. The prayer is much used in private as well as in public devotions, e.g., in the rosary. It has many musical settings, the compositions by Franz Schubert and Charles Gounod being especially popular.

 
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Ave Maria (Latin for Hail, Mary) may refer to:

  • Ave Maria (prayer), the "Hail, Mary", a traditional Catholic and Eastern Orthodox prayer calling for the intercession of Mary, the mother of Jesus

In music:

  • "Ave Maria" (Bach/Gounod), a popular and much recorded aria by Charles Gounod, based on a piece by Bach. Gounod also wrote a wholly original, unrelated, work.
  • "Ave Maria" (Caccini), an aria by Vladimir Vavilov, ascribed to Giulio Caccini
  • "Ellens dritter Gesang", a composition by Franz Schubert also known as "Ave Maria"
  • "Ave Maria", a choral setting by Anton Bruckner
  • "Ave Maria", a choral setting by Johannes Brahms
  • "Ave Maria", a choral setting by Franz Biebl, made famous by the vocal ensemble, Chanticleer
  • "Ave Maria", an aria by Giuseppe Verdi, from Otello
  • "Ave Maria", composed, written, and sung by iconic French singer Charles Aznavour and covered by many other artists
  • "Ave Maria", a song by Beyoncé from her album I Am...Sasha Fierce
  • "Ave Maria (Survivors Of A Different Kind)", a song by Jennifer Rush
  • "Ave Mary A", a song by Pink from her album Funhouse

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In film:

  • Avé Maria (film), 2006 Portuguese TV movie starring Beatriz Batarda.

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