B.V.M.
abbreviation
Blessed Virgin Mary.
B.V.M.
Americanabbreviation
BVM
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of B.V.M.
From Latin Beāta Virgō Marīa
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Matins and lauds, recited; half-hour mental prayer; prime sung; prime B.V.M. recited.
From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Alfred Wesley Wishart
Public spiritual reading; compline sung; matins and lauds B.V.M., recited; half-hour mental prayer.
From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Alfred Wesley Wishart
At the Minster there were several organs, for instance "the great organs," "the organs in the Choir," "the organs at the Altar B.V.M."
From Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century by Edwin Benson
You're neither of you safe to have loose on the Nativity of the B.V.M., if that's what it is.”
From Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings by Dame Rose Macaulay
The fair time was the feast of the Nativity of the B.V.M.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
Calls to BVM Foundation and its listed officers were not returned.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2016
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