Virginis

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Virginis may refer to :

Astronomy[edit]

  • Stars in the constellation Virgo.
    • Alpha Virginis is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo.
    • 61 Virginis is a star located about 27.8 light-years away in the constellation of Virgo.
    • Etc.
  • 101 Virginis or CY Boötis is a variable star in the Bootes constellation.

Religion[edit]

  • Deiparae Virginis Mariae is an encyclical of Pope Pius XII to all Catholic bishops on the possibility of defining the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary as a dogma of faith.
  • Rosarium Virginis Mariae is the title of an Apostolic Letter by Pope John Paul II, issued on October 16, 2002.
  • Transitus Beatae Mariae Virginis is a late 5th century work ascribed to St. Melito of Sardis that presents a theologically redacted summary of the traditions in the Liber Requiei Mariae.