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Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 5-7 of the original text.
See also Geert Cuypers's very informative Ave Maria Songs website.
Note: used as the basis for an acrostic in Marchetto da Padova's Ave Regina Celorum / Mater innocentie
Composition:
Set to music by George Templeton Strong (1856 - 1948), "Sancta Maria", 1930, lines 5-7 [ three-part women's chorus a cappella ], Genève, Édition Henn
Text Authorship:
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- AFR Afrikaans (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Wees gegroet Maria"
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Wees gegroet, Maria"
- ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Ave Maria"
- FRE French (Français) (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Dios te salve Maria"
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust
[Administrator] , Sharon Krebs
[Senior Associate Editor]This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 39
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Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu,
Priez pour nous pécheurs,
Maintenant et à l'heure de notre mort.
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