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The Angelus (/ ˈ æ n dʒ əl ə s /; Latin for "angel") is a Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation of Christ. As with many Catholic prayers, the name Angelus is derived from its incipit —the first few words of the text: Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ ("The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary ").
The House of Angelos (/ ˈ æ n ɡ əl oʊ s /; pl. Angeloi; Greek: Ἄγγελος, pl. Ἄγγελοι, female version Angelina, Ἀγγελίνα), Latinised as Angelus, was a Byzantine Greek noble family that produced several Emperors and other prominent nobles during the middle and late Byzantine Empire.
In the Latin Vulgate, this meaning becomes bifurcated: when malʼākh or ángelos is supposed to denote a human messenger, words like nuntius or legatus are applied. If the word refers to some supernatural being, the word angelus appears.
Panis angelicus (Latin for "Bread of Angels" or "Angelic Bread") is the penultimate stanza of the hymn "Sacris solemniis" written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of the feast, including prayers for the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours.
Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger".In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. [1]From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Ancient Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger").
Chant notation of the "Regina caeli" antiphon in simple tone "Regina caeli" (Ecclesiastical Latin: [reˈdʒina ˈtʃeli]; Queen of Heaven) is a musical antiphon addressed to the Blessed Virgin Mary that is used in the liturgy of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church during the Easter season, from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.
"Angelus ad virginem" (Latin for "The angel came to the virgin", also known by its English title, "Gabriel, from Heven King Was to the Maide Sende" or "Gabriel fram evene king") is a medieval carol whose text is a poetic version of the Hail Mary and the Annunciation by the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
Angelus, Latin for angel; Angelus ad virginem, Latin carol on the Annunciation; Angelus (dynasty), a member of the Byzantine noble and imperial house of the Angeloi; Château Angélus, a Bordeaux wine producer of Saint-Émilion