Vale of tears
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This article is about the religious phrase. For the battle in the Yom Kippur War, see Valley of Tears.
The phrase "Vale of tears" (Latin valle lacrimarum) is a Christian phrase referring to life and its earthly sorrows, that are only left behind when one leaves the world and enters heaven. In English, "valley of tears" is also used. The origin of the phrase is uncertain, but the most accepted view is that it comes from the Catholic hymn "Salve Regina" which mentions "gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle" or "mourning and weeping in the valley of tears",[1] at the end of the first stanza.
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- ^ "Salve Regina". Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13409a.htm. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
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