As they sang the "Regina Coeli"
was the year 590 in Rome. I was devastated by a flood of the Tiber, which had flooded the city, a terrible plague exploded. To reduce hunger placate divine wrath and anger of God, Pope S. Gregorio Magno the Great recite a litany sent seven times. of seven courtship confluíram to the Vatican Basilica. is, a general procession of clergy and the Roman population, comprising seven processions converged on the Vatican Basilica.
While the vast crowd walked through the city, the plague has reached such a furor that in the short space of eighty hours fell to the ground dead
But S. Gregorio did not stop a moment to urge people to continue praying, and before the procession was taken the image of the Virgin Mary crying, Ara Coeli painted by Luke the Evangelist . wonderful fact: as the image of the Virgin advanced, the area toward more healthy and clean its passage, and the miasma of the plague dissolved.
Near the bridge that connects the city with the castle, she suddenly heard a chorus singing about the sacred image, "Regina Coeli Laetare, Hallelujah!" To which S. Gregório answer "Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia!". Thus was born the Regina Coeli. Completed singing, the angels were placed in a circle around the table. St. Gregory the Great, looking up, the castle at the top saw an avenging angel, after cleaning your sword dripping with blood, put it on the case as a sign of prosecution and punishment.
As a reminder, the castle was known by the name of Angelo. At its tallest tower stood the famous statue of St. Michael, the angel of death. (Source: "Lepanto"
Regina Coeli is (Reza in place of the Angelus during the Easter season)
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