Queen of Heaven

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

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

Etymology

[edit]

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

Proper noun

[edit]

(the) Queen of Heaven

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

Translations

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]