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Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Marian litany originally approved in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V. It is also known as the Litany of Loreto (Latin: Litaniae lauretanae), after its first-known place of origin, the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto (Italy), where its usage was recorded as early as 1558.
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The litany contains many of the titles used formally and informally for the Virgin Mary, and would often be recited as a call and response chant in a group setting. The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary has also been set to music[1] by composers such as Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (9 settings) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (who composed two settings),[2] Jan Dismas Zelenka,[3] Joseph Auer,[4] and Johannes Habert.[5]
A partial indulgence is granted to those who recite this litany.[6]