Queen of the Rosary

The Virgin Mary stands alone or with the Christ Child and holds a rosary in her hand.

The Virgin usually holds a rosary and wears blue and white.

The legend that it was St. Dominic who first taught the Rosary devotion was invented by the Dominican Alan de Rupe in the 15th century.

The practice of using beads in Christian prayer in the West goes back at least to the 10th century and was associated with the Our Father rather than the Hail Mary until the 12th century.

Day of commemoration: First Sunday of October