THE HISTORY OF THE ROSARY
St. Dominic received the Rosary from mother Mary in the
Church of Prouille, France in the year 1208
There are differing views on the history of the rosary. According to
tradition, the rosary was given to Saint Dominic in an apparition by the
Blessed Virgin Mary in the year 1208 in the church
of Prouille , France . This
Marian apparition received the title of Our Lady of the Rosary. In the 15th
century it was promoted by Blessed Alanus de Rupe (aka Alain de la Roche or
Saint Alan of the Rock), a learned Dominican priest and theologian, who
established the "15 rosary promises" and started many rosary
confraternities. However, most scholarly research suggests a more gradual and
organic development of the rosary.
The practice of meditation during the praying of the Hail Marys is
attributed to Dominic of Prussia (1382–1460), a Carthusian monk, who called it
"Life of Jesus Rosary". The German monk from Trier added a sentence to each of the 50 Hail
Marys, using quotes from scriptures. In 1569, the papal bull Consueverunt Romani
Pontifices by the Dominican Pope Pius V officially established the devotion to
the rosary in the Catholic Church.
From the 16th to the early 20th century, the structure of the rosary
remained essentially unchanged. There were 15 mysteries, one for each of the 15
decades. In the 20th century the addition of the Fatima Prayer to the end of
each decade became more common. There were no other changes until 2002 when
John Paul II instituted five optional new Luminous Mysteries.
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