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Queen of Heaven (
The Catholic teaching on this subject is expressed in the papal encyclical
Theological basis
Queen of Heaven (
Pius XII explained the theological reasons for her title of Queen in a radio message to Fatima of May 13, 1946, Bendito seja:
He, the Son of God, reflects on His heavenly Mother the glory, the majesty and the dominion of His kingship, for, having been associated to the King of Martyrs in the ... work of human Redemption as Mother and cooperator, she remains forever associated to Him, with a practically unlimited power, in the distribution of the graces which flow from the Redemption. Jesus is King throughout all eternity by nature and by right of conquest: through Him, with Him, and subordinate to Him, Mary is Queen by grace, by divine relationship, by right of conquest, and by singular choice [of the Father].[9]
In his 1954 encyclical
Biblical basis
In the Hebrew Bible some Davidic kings had in their court a gebirah ("Great Lady") who was often their mother, and held great power as his advisor and an advocate to him. In 1 Kings 2:20, Solomon said to his mother Bathsheba, seated on a throne at his right, "Make your request, Mother, for I will not refuse you." William G. Most sees here a sort of type of Mary.[12]
In the New Testament, the title has several biblical sources. At the Annunciation, the archangel Gabriel announces that [Jesus] "... will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David. He will rule over the house of Jacob forever and his reign will be without end."(Luke 1:32) The biblical precedent in ancient Israel is that the mother of the king becomes the queen mother.[13] Mary's queenship is a share in Jesus’ kingship.[10]
Historical practice
The Catholic Church from the earliest times venerated the Queen of Heaven, according to Pius XII:
From the earliest ages of the Catholic Church a Christian people, whether in time of triumph or more especially in time of crisis, has addressed prayers of petition and hymns of praise and veneration to the Queen of Heaven and never has that hope wavered which they placed in the Mother of the Divine King, Jesus Christ; nor has that faith ever failed by which we are taught that Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, reigns with a mother's solicitude over the entire world, just as she is crowned in heavenly blessedness with the glory of a Queen.[14]
In the first three centuries of Christianity, Mary's queenship was popularized by the Transitus literature, that, according to Stephen Shoemaker, has its origins before the Council of Nicaea.[15] Origen of Alexandria called Mary "my Lady", in his Hom VII in Lucam (PG 13:1902D), which is a royal title.
In the fourth century,
The word "Queen" is common during and after the sixth century.
During the English Reformation, the title "Queen of Heaven", while eliminated from state-approved liturgy, became a symbol of resistance.[18]
Litany of Loreto
She is invoked in the
- Queen of the Angels
- Queen of Patriarchs
- Queen of Prophets
- Queen of Apostles
- Queen of Martyrs
- Queen of Confessors
- Queen of Virgins
- Queen of all Saints
- Queen of Families[17]
- Queen conceived without original sin
- Queen assumed into Heaven
- Queen of the Most Holy Rosary
- Queen of Peace[19]
Other titles
The Second Vatican Council in 1964 referred to Mary as Queen of the Universe.[20]
Liturgy of the Hours
Three of the four ancient Marian
Salve Regina
Mary as Queen of Heaven is praised in the
Ave Regina caelorum
The
Regina Caeli
The Regina Caeli ("Queen of Heaven") is an anthem of the
Different musical settings of the words were composed throughout the centuries by known and unknown composers. Not all attributions are correct, as an often quoted Regina Caeli by Joseph Haydn was not by him.[23]
Veneration
The small and simple young girl of Nazareth became Queen of the world! This is one of the marvels that reveal God’s Heart. Of course, Mary’s queenship is totally relative to Christ’s kingship. He is the Lord whom after the humiliation of death on the Cross the Father exalted above any other creature in Heaven and on earth and under the earth (cf. Phil 2: 9-11). Through a design of grace, the Immaculate Mother was fully associated with the mystery of the Son: in his Incarnation; in his earthly life, at first hidden at Nazareth and then manifested in the messianic ministry; in his Passion and death; and finally, in the glory of his Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven ... Benedict XVI.[26]
The Queenship of Mary is commemorated in the last of the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary—the Coronation of the Virgin as Queen of Heaven and Earth.[27]
Parishes and private groups often process and crown an image of Mary with flowers. This often is referred to as a "May Crowning". This rite may be done on solemnities and feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or other festive days, and offers the Church a chance to reflect on Mary’s role in the history of salvation.[28]
The Virgin has been called "Queen of France" since 1638 when, partly in thanksgiving for a victory over the Huguenots and also in hope of the birth of an heir after years of childless marriage, Louis XIII officially gave her that title. Siena, Tuscany, hails the Virgin as Queen of Siena, and annually observes the race and pageant called the "palio" in her honor.[29]
Mary was declared "Queen of Poland" by king
Feast of Queenship of Mary
Queenship of Mary is a Marian feast day in the
In 1969, Pope Paul VI moved the feast day to August 22, the former Octave day of the Assumption[10] in order to emphasize the close bond between Mary's queenship and her glorification in body and soul next to her Son. The Second Vatican Council's Constitution on the Church states that "Mary was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen of the universe, that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son" (Lumen gentium, 59).[17]
The movement to officially recognise the Queenship of Mary was initially promoted by several Catholic Mariological congresses in
Marian processions
In
Art
Early Christian art shows Mary in an elevated position. She carries her divine son in her hands, or holds him. The earliest known Roman depiction of Santa Maria Regina depicting Mary as a queen dates to the 6th century and is found in the modest church of
In the early 16th century, Protestant reformers began to discourage
Artworks, including paintings, mosaics and carvings of the coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven, became increasingly popular from the 13th century onward. Works follow a set pattern, showing Mary kneeling in the heavenly court, and being crowned either by Jesus alone, or else by Jesus and God the Father together, with the Holy Spirit, usually in the form of a dove, completing the Trinity. The Coronation of Mary is almost entirely a theme of Western art. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, although Mary is often shown wearing a crown, the coronation itself never became an accepted artistic subject.[8]
Gallery of art
Paintings
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Martino di Bartolomeo, 1400
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The icon Salus Populi Romani, crowned for the Marian year 1954
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Gregorio di Cecco Enthroned Madonna
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Crowned Madonna Della Strada
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Lorenzo Monaco, Coronation, 1414, Uffizi, Florence
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Pietro Perugino, 1504
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Raphael, 1502–1504
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Giacomo di Mino, 1340–1350
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Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 17th century
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Enguerrand CharontonCoronation of Mary by the Trinity, 1454
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Botticelli, with only God the Father, 15th century
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Lorenzo Costa, Crowning of the Madonna and saints, 1501
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Coronation, Agnolo Gaddi, 14th century
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Jean Fouquet, Coronation of the Virgin, 15th century
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Coronation of the Virgin by Filippo Lippi, 1441
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Paolo Veneziano, 1324
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Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, 1504
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Gentile da Fabriano, 1422-1425
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Fra Angelico, 1434–1435
Statues
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Crowned statue inPorto Alegre, Brazil
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Crowned Virgin of Carmel, Varallo Sesia, Italy
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Crowned statue of the Blessed Virgin, Spain
Frescoes
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Tetmajer Madonna in Heaven, 1895
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Scheffler, Queen of Heaven, Regensburg, Germany
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Scheffler, Crowned Virgin
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El Escorial Monastery Spain
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Fra Angelico, Florence, 1437–1446
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Church of Sant'Angelo, Milan
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Salzburg, 1697–1700
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Aldo Locatelli, 20th century, Brazil
Altars
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Coronation of the Virgin, Bartolo di Fredi, 1388
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Gentile da Fabriano Altarpiece
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18th-century German altar
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19th-century German altar
See also
References
- ^ "On The Virgin Mary". The Anglican Catholic Church. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ISBN 9781848252783. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Alchin, A.M., "Mary, Virgin and Mother: An Anglican Approach", Marian Library Studies, vol.1, article 7, 1969
- ^ "The Virgin Mary, Our Lady, Queen of Heaven…". The Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "Lyngsjö kyrka". 5 July 2023.
- ^ Karkan, Betsy. "Luther’s Love for St. Mary, Queen of Heaven", LutheranReformation.org
- ^ Pope Pius XII, Ad Caeli Reginam, 11 October 1954, Dicastero per la Comunicazione
- ^ a b Otto, John, ed. (1985). Dictionary of Mary. New York: Catholic Book Publishing Co. pp. 283–284.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 38. 266
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- ^ a b Most, William G. "Mary's Queenship", Our Lady in Doctrine and Devotion, 1994
- ISBN 978-0-578-03834-6page 41
- ^ Ad Caeli Reginam, §1.
- ^ Shoemaker, Stephen (2016). Mary in Early Christian Faith and Devotion. Yale University Press. p. 24.
- ^ a b Fastenrath & Tschochner 1991, p. 590.
- ^ a b c "On the Queenship of Mary". ZENIT - English. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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- ^ Pope Paul VI, "Christi Matris", §8, September 15, 1966
- ^ Lumen gentium, Chapter 8, Section 59.
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- ^ C Bernt Marienlexikon 321
- ^ a b Haydn, in Marienlexikon, 88
- ^ Normae universales de anno liturgico et de calendario, 22
- ^ Henry, Hugh. "Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven)." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 21 August 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Celebrating Mary’s Queenship of Heaven and Earth", The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, August 22, 2020
- ^ "Glorious Mysteries", Vatican
- ^ Lewis, Suzaanne M. "Crowning an Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary", Pastoral Liturgy
- ^ "The Queenship of Mary", Queen of Angels foundation
- ^ Brockhaus, Hannah. "Polish parliament recognizes coronation of Mary as nation's queen", Catholic News Agency, January 18, 2017
- ^ "Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate: Mary wanted to be called the Queen of Poland", Polish Bishops' Conference, March 5, 2019
- ^ "Religion: The Queenship of Mary". Time, November 8, 1954.
- ^ Fastenrath & Tschochner 1991, p. 591.
- ^ AAS 1942, 126,
- ^ AAS 1942 315,
- ^ AAS 1943, 248,
- ^ AAS 1943 38,
- ^ AAS 1946,266,
- ^ AAS 1950, 763,
- ^ Dellinger, Robert. "2011 ‘Grand Procession’ revives founding of L.A. Marian devotion", The TidingsOnline, September 6, 2011
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