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  2. Rosary - Wikipedia

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    The Rosary [1] (/ ˈ r oʊ z ər i /; Latin: rosarium, in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), [2] also known as the Dominican Rosary [3] [4] (as distinct from other forms of rosary such as the Franciscan Crown, Bridgettine Rosary, Rosary of the Holy Wounds, etc.), refers to a set of prayers used primarily in the Catholic Church, and to the physical string of knots or beads ...

  3. History of the Rosary - Wikipedia

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    e. There are differing views on the history of the rosary, a Christian prayer rope, cord or chain used to count specific prayers, commonly as a Marian devotion. The exact origin of the rosary as a prayer is less than clear and subject to debate among scholars. The use of knotted prayer ropes in Christianity goes back to the Desert Fathers in ...

  4. Wreath of Christ - Wikipedia

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    The Wreath of Christ (Swedish: Frälsarkransen; Danish and Norwegian: Kristuskransen), also known as the Lutheran rosary, are a set of prayer beads developed in 1995 by Swedish Evangelical Lutheran bishop emeritus Martin Lönnebo. [1] The Wreath of Christ contains 18 beads, which are known as "pearls", with many including a crucifix.

  5. Anglican prayer beads - Wikipedia

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    The Anglican Rosary hangs next to a home altar. Anglican prayer beads are most often used as a tactile aid to prayer and as a counting device. The standard Anglican set consists of the following pattern, starting with the cross, followed by the Invitatory Bead, and subsequently, the first Cruciform bead, moving to the right, through the first set of seven beads to the next Cruciform bead ...

  6. Our Lady of the Rosary - Wikipedia

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    Our Lady of the Rosary (Latin: Beatae Mariae Virginis a Rosario), also known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, is a Marian title. The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, formerly known as Feast of Our Lady of Victory and Feast of the Holy Rosary is celebrated on 7 October in the General Roman Calendar. 7 October is the anniversary of the decisive ...

  7. Methods of praying the rosary - Wikipedia

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    The Five Methods. Louis Montfort's The Secret of the Rosary has the first and second methods. The first method is described above. [3] In the second method a word or two is added to each Hail Mary of the decade. [4] The third method combined elements of the first and second, and was made for the use of the Daughters of Wisdom. [5]

  8. Fifteen Rosary promises - Wikipedia

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    Fifteen Rosary promises. The Fifteen Promises is a tradition held by the Order of Preachers (also known as Dominicans) that the Blessed Virgin Mary made fifteen specific promises through Dominic de Guzmán and Alan de Rupe, to those who faithfully pray the Rosary. [1] The fifteen stated promises range from protection from misfortune to meriting ...

  9. Rosary-based prayers - Wikipedia

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    e. Rosary-based prayers are Christian prayers recited on a set of rosary beads, among other cords. These prayers recite specific word sequences on the beads that make up the different sections. They may be directed to Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary or God the Father.