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...12th century, the prayer now known as the Hail Mary* came into general use, and the beads began to be associated with the Virgin and take on something like their present form. The rose is Mary's flower, and the beads took their present name from the Latin rosarius: a garland of roses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Mary's Beads | 10/13/1961 | See Source »

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