Hail Mary hour of our death") added. The Hail Mary, or Ave Maria in Latin, has been set to music numerous times. Arguably the two most famous settings are: Anton Bruckner wrote three different settings, the best known being a motet for seven voices. Antonín Dvořák's version was composed in 1877. Another setting of Ave Maria was written by Giuseppe Verdi for his 1887 opera "Otello". Russian composer César Cui, who was raised Roman Catholic, set the text at least three times: as the "Ave Maria", op. 34, for one or two women's voices with piano or harmonium (1886), and as part
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sosnowiec Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sosnowiec The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( ) also called Sosnowiec Cathedral is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Sosnowiec in the European country of Poland. It is eclectic church built in 1899, on the plan of a Latin cross basilica type. As of 25 March 1992 is the cathedral of the Diocese of Sosnowiec. The most important Catholic shrine of Sosnowiec was built between 1893 and 1899. In 1896 there