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{{summary | text__NOTOC__==Synopsis==Prayers or devotions to Mary are important to many [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], [[Anglo-Catholicism|High Anglicans]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Oriental Orthodoxy|Oriental Orthodox]] Christians. Most Protestants reject Marian prayers as improper, arguing that Marian devotion is akin to worship. Catholics and Orthodox retort that this is not worship but merely veneration. The earliest known Marian prayer is [[Deipara, Dei Genetrix]], from the fifth century AD, with words "We you for protection, holy Mother of God." Probably the most well known Marian prayer is the [[Hail Mary]] which is part of the [[Rosary]].}}
{{overview}}Prayers or devotions to Mary are important to many [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], [[Anglo-Catholicism|High Anglicans]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Oriental Orthodoxy|Oriental Orthodox]] Christians. Most Protestants reject Marian prayers as improper.
{{links}}==Main article== Prayers or devotions to Mary are important to many [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], [[Anglo-Catholicism|High Anglicans]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Oriental Orthodoxy|Oriental Orthodox]] Christians. Most Protestants reject Marian prayers as improper, arguing that Marian devotion is akin to worship. Catholics and Orthodox retort that this is not worship but merely veneration. The earliest known Marian prayer is [[Deipara, Dei Genetrix]], from the fifth century AD, with words "We you for protection, holy Mother of God." Probably the most well known Marian prayer is the [[Hail Mary]] which is part of the [[Rosary]]. ==Links==
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* [[Rosary]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_to_Mary Wikipedia - Prayer to Mary]
{{returnto}} [[Roman Catholicism: Mary]]
