Women in the Catholic Church inspired vast quantities of Catholic art - notably images of the Madonna and Child—and various Catholic prayers, Marian hymns and devotions (notably Hail Mary): "Ave Maris Stella" (Latin, "Hail Star of the Sea") is a plainsong Vespers hymn to Mary and inspiration for the English hymn "Hail Holy Queen". The "Salve Regina", also known as the Hail Holy Queen, is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons. Its poetic verses portray Mary as a figure of hope in a time of trial: The prominence of Mary in the life of the Church grew gradually.
Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana The Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana () is a Latin archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Kazakhstan. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Cathedral of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, in the Kazakh national capital Astana. The founding and only Apostolic administrator Tomasz Peta was appointed the first Archbishop of Mary Most Holy in Astana by John Paul II on May 17, 1999. Pope John Paul II erected it as the Apostolic Administration of Astana on July 7, 1999, on territory split off from the then