Hail Mary
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The Angelic Salutation, Hail Mary, or Ave Maria (Latin) is a traditional biblical catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Hail Mary is used within Roman Catholicism, and it forms the basis of the Rosary. The prayer is also used by Anglicans as well as by many other groups within the Western Catholic tradition of Christianity. A somewhat different form of the prayer that omits the explicit request for intercession is used in the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches and other groups of Eastern Christianity. Some Protestant denominations, such as Lutherans, also make use of some form of the prayer. Most of the text of the Hail Mary can be found within the Gospel of Luke.
See also
- Theotokos
- Marian devotions
- Mary, the mother of Jesus
- Catholic beliefs on the power of prayer
- Mariology, the theological study of Mary
- The Glories of Mary
- Prayer beads and prayer rope
- Marian apparitions
- Marian shrine
- Rosary
- Hail Mary pass
- Hymns to Mary
