Queen of Heaven

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English

Coronation of the Virgin, a 17th-century painting by Diego Velázquez depicting the crowning of the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven

Etymology

Calque of Latin Regina Caeli and its descendants in other languages. Cf. Our Lady.

Proper noun

(the) Queen of Heaven

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as queen of Heaven.

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