Ave Maria
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Ave Maria (Latin for Hail, Mary) may refer to:
- Hail Mary, a traditional Catholic and Eastern Orthodox prayer calling for the intercession of Mary, the mother of Jesus
- Ave Maria Press, a Catholic book publisher
- Ave Maria, Florida, a new university town near Naples, Florida, in Collier County
- Ave Maria, a 1984 French film by Jacques Richard[1]
In music:
- "Ave Maria" or Ellens dritter Gesang, a composition by Franz Schubert
- Ave Maria (Giulio Caccini), an aria by Vladimir Vavilov and ascribed to Giulio Caccini
- "Ave Maria" (Gounod), a popular and much recorded aria by Charles Gounod, based on a piece by Bach
- Pieces that have no entry of their own, by the following notable composers:
- Anton Bruckner, a piece of choral music.
- Gustav Holst, a piece of choral music.
- Franz Liszt, a number of choral and organ works.
- Felix Mendelssohn, Opus 23, No. 2.
- Camille Saint-Saëns, opus 145, sacred choral music.
- Giuseppe Verdi, an aria from Otello.
- Tomás Luis de Victoria, a popular piece of choral music.
In schools:
- Ave Maria University, Roman Catholic university in southwest Florida
- Ave Maria College, branch campus of Ave Maria University in Florida
- Ave Maria College of the Americas, in Nicaragua
- Ave Maria College, Melbourne, a Catholic secondary college for girls in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Ave Maria School of Law, a Roman Catholic law school in Ann Arbor, Michigan