The Coronation of the Virgin
Following the death of the blank" >target="_blank" >glossary/blessed-virgin-mary/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="80d629a88343d090c86bd231cb4a26a6" target="_blank" >Blessed Virgin Mary, she ascends into heaven and is seated on a throne. Often she is depicted with a crown on her head, representing her as queen-of-heaven/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="52bd80258fa6ffc44cf2e76a11305ddf" target="_blank" >Queen of Heaven. (Kremer, 2025) The Office of Compline, for 9 p.m., is the eighth of the eight “Hours of the Virgin” (or Offices). Compline is for The Coronation of the Virgin as Queen of Heaven. (Thorpe, 1976)
