Painted ceramic artwork by Binny Dobelli on the exterior of the church of Santa Maria Immaccolata with some litanies of Loreto, Alassio, Savona

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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 (Litaniae lauretanae in Latin), after its first-known place of origin, the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto (Italy), where its usage was recorded as early as 1558. 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. A litany is prayed like this: first an invocation is said by the prayer leader followed by the response "Pray for us".

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Size: 4205px × 2848px
Location: Alassio, Savona, Liguria, Italy
Photo credit: © Simona Abbondio / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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