Ave Maria

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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

Blue Zones certification for the community is “kind of like getting the Good Housekeeping seal of approval,” said Victor Acquista, a retired primary care doctor and Ave Maria resident.

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

"She's singing Ave Maria so I just had to stop to think about my dad. It was the tenth anniversary of his death a few weeks ago," she told me.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2021

To these are added an Italian paraphrase of the seven penitential psalms in terza rima, and a similar paraphrase of the Credo, the seven sacraments, the ten commandments, the Lord’s Prayer and the Ave Maria.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various