The Coronation of the Virgin or Coronation of Mary is a subject in Christian art especially popular in Italy in the 13th to 15th centuries but continuing in popularity until the 18th century and beyond. Christ sometimes accompanied by God the Father and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove places a crown on the head of Mary as Queen of Heaven.
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Queen of Heaven, Queen of Martyrs, Queen assumed into Heaven, Queen of Apostles, Queen of Confessors, Queen of Peace, Queen of Prophets, Queen of Virgins, Queen of all Saints, Queen of the Angels, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Queen of the Patriarchs, Litany of Loreto by Pope Sixtus V (1587):, Pope Pius XII (1954):, Second Vatican Council (1964): Queen of the Universe (Lumen Gentium Section #59)
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