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Who established the rosary as a Catholic devotion?
According to Catholic tradition, the rosary was instituted by the Blessed Virgin Mary herself. In the 13th century, she is said to have appeared to St. Dominic (founder of the Dominicans), given him a rosary, and asked that Christians pray the Hail Mary, Our Father and Glory Be prayers instead of the Psalms.
What has the Rosary been called by popes *?
Rosarium Virginis Mariae (Rosary of the Virgin Mary) is an Apostolic Letter by Pope John Paul II, issued on October 16, 2002, which declared October 2002 to October 2003 the “Year of the Rosary”. It was published by Pope John Paul II in 2002 at the beginning of the twenty-fifth year of his pontificate.
Which pope said that the family which prays rosary is the blessed family?
“Clement XI, has “decreed that the Blessed Mother of God should every year be especially honored in her Rosary by the whole Church.”