On 2015-01-28 13:43, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote : > 2015-01-27 11:42 GMT+01:00 Simone Saviolo <simone.savi...@gmail.com > <mailto:simone.savi...@gmail.com>>: > > On 2015-01-27 11:25, André Pirard wrote : >> You should urgently warn the Vatican >> >> <https://www.google.be/search?&q=site:va%20%22sainte+vierge+marie%22&oq=site%3Ava+%22sainte%20vierge%20marie%22> >> ! > Speaking of Vatican, i.e. Roman Catholic Church, Mary is Blessed, > not Saint. Her title is Beata Virgo Maria (Beata Vergine Maria in > Italian, Blessed Virgin Mary in English). She is an unordinary > Blessed, as she and her feasts are more important than those of > the Saints; anyway, "Saint Mary" is nothing but a popular name :-) > > > > Are you sure about this? Because I have heard about "Santissima Madre > di Dio" (holiest mother of God) My reply was of course kidding. That, in Simone's terms, the Vatican use a popular language ;-) The fact is that in French, we use no such words as "Blessed". We use "saint(e)" as a noun or as an adjective. "La sainte Vierge Marie" (adjective) means "blessed Mary". "Sainte Marie" (noun) is normally not said (except in the "Hail Mary..." prayer ;-) , in which it's an adjective) and would mean that "Mary is a saint". "Un saint" (noun) is someone who has been canonized <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonization>. "Un saint homme" (adjective) was not (necessarily), he is virtuous.
Santissima is an adjective. "Holy Mary" was never canonized (it would be seen as a joke). But what about "Saint Joseph", sort of half one, Simone (no (more) comment from me ;-) ). Bless you, André. > There are also several other St. Marys, e.g. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Goretti > > cheers, > Martin >
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