Sancta Maria

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Sancta Maria refers to Saint Mary, mother of Jesus Christ.

Sancta Maria may also refer to:

Places[edit]

People[edit]

  • Alphonsus a Sancta Maria, or Alphonso de Cartagena (1396–1456), Spanish historian
  • Honoratus a Sancta Maria (1651–1729), French Discalced Carmelite, known as a prolific controversialist. (secular name Blaise Vauxelles, also known by the French version of the name, Honoré de Sainte-Marie)
  • Tomás de Sancta María (ca. 1510 – 1570), Spanish music theorist, organist and composer of the Renaissance

Music[edit]

  • "Sancta Maria" (song), a classical aria based on the Intermezzo from the opera Cavalleria rusticana, composed by Pietro Mascagni
  • "Sonata sopra Santa Maria" ("Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis"), a section of Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610)

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