Our Lady, Star of the Sea

Stella Maris ( Latin for " Star of the Sea " ) is an invocation of Mary, Mother of Jesus. Under this invocation is the patron saint of sailors and symbolizes the saving star that points the direction the sailors, as well as the star of the show the way the individual soul on the " sea of ​​life ".

Origin and use

Variously regarded as " Star of the Sea ," the celestial body Venus, the North Star, Sirius, and the guiding star of the Pleiades.

The church father Jerome began the tradition of the invocation of the Virgin Mary with the attribute Stella Maris by. Hebrew name Miriam, " bitter sea ", to which the Latin Maria goes back, as stilla maris ( " Meerestropfen " ) indicated It is believed that this term was misunderstood or reinterpreted later than stella maris. In this form it is occupied until the 9th century. The invocation Stella Maris is found in hymns prayers, litanies of the Catholic Church, as well as in vocal works. The medieval hymn Ave maris stella, which is attributed to Venantius Fortunatus variously, begins with this invocation:

Ave maris stella, Mater Dei alma atque semper Virgo felix caeli porta.

Star of the Sea, was saluted, God's high mother, ever pure Virgin, blessed gateway to heaven!

In the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II Stella Maris - on the Apostolate of the Sea of ​​1997, that states:

"Stella Maris, Star of the Sea, is the most popular nickname with which the sailors from time immemorial that rang whose protection and assistance they trust: the Virgin Mary. Jesus Christ, her son, accompanied his disciples in their fishing boats ..., worked with them in distress and calmed the storm ... So also accompanies the Church with the seafaring loving people by adopting the special spiritual needs of those persons who are from different reasons to stop at sea and work. "

The last chapter of the Encyclical Spe Salvi by Pope Benedict XVI. entitled Mary, Star of Hope and turns to the Mother of God:

"Star of the Sea, shine upon us and guide us on our way! "

Artistic works with the title Stella Maris

  • Hymn Ave maris stella. Text from the 8th or 9th century (St. Gallen), Melody 11th century.
  • Numerous church musical settings of the hymn since the 12th century and the polyphonic church music of the 13th and 14th century.
  • Processing in a piano sonata by Gian Pietro del Buono from Palermo to in 1650.
  • A Mass op 141 by Peter Griesbach ( 1864-1933 ).
  • "Stella Maris. Musical drama in three acts, " by Henri Alfred Kaiser, Henry lapels, 1910.
  • Film from the 1918 film directed by Marshall Neilan with Mary Pickford in the title role.
  • A setting of the text ' De Beata Maria ' by Gauthier de Coincy (1178 - 1236) by Dorothée Hahne ( 2002).
  • Ave maris stella setting for vocal solo, flute and organ (2004) by Ludger Stühlmeyer. Text after the Vesper Hymn ( Marian feast ). The musical language combines the Doric and the third Ashkenazi mode.
  • A music album by Dirk Schlömer, 2005.
  • Oratory of Helge Burggrabe, created and premiered at the 1000th anniversary of the Cathedral of Chartres in the fall of 2006.
  • Identification of the third movement of the String Orchestra piece Estrella Distante (2010) by the Swiss composer Andreas Zurbriggen.
  • Works of popular music: Piece of German music group Einstürzende Neubauten from the album Ende Neu (1996 )
  • An album of the U.S. group Zwan: Mary Star of the Sea
  • A song of the German medieval metal band wrath from the album " Bad Blood ".
  • The twelfth track on the album Destroyed ( 2011) by Moby.
  • A piece of French soundscape duo Ab Ovo from the album " Imprints ".

Religious buildings and religious institutions under the patronage Mary, Stella Maris

  • Stella Maris ( Binz ) Catholic Church in Binz auf Rügen
  • Mary Star of the Sea (Borkum), Church (Borkum)
  • Catholic elementary school in Bremerhaven
  • Carmelite Monastery in Haifa.
  • Stella Maris Catholic Seamen's Mission in Germany with headquarters in Hamburg
  • Clinic Mary Star of the Sea, Sanatorium in Niendorf, Timmendorfer beach
  • Stella Maris Catholic Church on Norderney
  • Mary Star of the Sea ( Sellin), Catholic Church in Sellin
  • The name of the pilgrimage church of Maria Star of the Sea in Werder ( Havel )
  • The name of a former Cistercian monastery in Switzerland: Monastery Maris Stella
  • Catholic Church in Wilhelmshaven
  • Catholic Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea in Sopot ( Parafia pw Najświętszej Maryi Panny Wniebowziętej - Gwiazda Morza w Sopocie )

More occurrences

  • Stella Maris Competiton - An international singing competition, participate in the rising stars of eight of the most prestigious opera houses in the world
  • Mary Star of the Sea mine, mine
  • A movie role in the comedy drama from 1991 Truly Madly Deeply
  • A central figure of the Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson
  • The name of the first spacecraft of the Jesuits in the novel The Sparrow ( 1996) by Mary Doria Russell
Titles of Mary Sopdet Church Fathers Mary (mother of Jesus) Miriam (given name) Maria (given name) Litany Maritime emergency 8th century 13th century 1918 in film Porto Cervo Wettingen Abbey
548614
de