Ave Maria Lane is a street in the City of London, to the west of St Paul's Cathedral. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. It is the southern extension of Warwick Lane, between Amen Corner and Ludgate Hill. Amen Corner lies at the junction of Paternoster Row and Ave Maria Lane, just to the west of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. Ludgate Hill is a hill in the City of London, near the old Ludgate, a gate to the City that was taken down with its attached jail in 1780
History
On the feastday of Corpus Christi, monks would say prayers in a procession to St Paul's Cathedral. Corpus Christi ( Latin for Body of Christ) is a Christian feast. They set off from Paternoster Row with the Lord's Prayer, which in Latin starts with Pater noster. Paternoster Square is an urban development owned by the Mitsubishi Estate Co The Lord's Prayer, also known as the Our Father or Pater noster, is probably the best-known Prayer in Christianity. . . . They would reach the final 'Amen' as they turned the corner into Ave Maria Lane, after which they would chant Hail Mary! (Ave Maria in Latin). The Hail Mary or Ave Maria ( Latin) is a traditional Christian Prayer asking for the Intercession of the Virgin Mary, the [1]
Today
Ave Maria Lane is home to Stationers’ Hall, the livery hall of The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers (better known as the Stationers' Company) is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London
References
- ^ E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
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