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Ave Maria

[ah-vey muh-ree-uh] / ˈɑ veɪ məˈri ə /


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At the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Rome's southern EUR district, bells played "Ave Maria" for Riccardo as hundreds of people spilled out into the street, far too many to fit inside.

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

Softly at first then louder, as if to encourage those who joined in timidly, the nuns broke into Ave Maria.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2025

He teamed up with the Barron Collier Companies, a developer that had long owned the land on which Ave Maria sits.

From New York Times Jan. 21, 2024

Forty students from Ave Maria University in Florida who traveled to Washington said they intended to participate in protests back home.

From Washington Times Jan. 20, 2023

He played me over a whole book of songs, and an Ave Maria, and begged to have the benefit of my opinion.

From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix




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