*2.2. 10th–12th Century Hymns*

In that interval of three hundred years, we have documented these two hymns referring to our theme.

The *Hymnus 101. In Annunciatione Beatae Virginis Mariae*, after emphasizing that the mother of God is the only completely chaste virgin, extols the saving power of the celestial Sovereign through these revealing stanzas:

2a. Lady of the world, Who is the only one chaste Queen of virgins, 2b. The cause of salvation The gate of life and Heaven, full of grace.5

The *Hymnus 104. In Purificatione Beatae Mariae Virginis* highlights the sublime faculty of the salvation of God the Son's mother through these eloquent verses:

7a. Being earthly you unite yourself To the celestial beings and being human to the divine. 7b. For you the door Of the Paradise opens to us;6

In another stanza, this *Hymnus 104* goes on to stress Mary's efficacious power of universal salvation, when expressing:

You are the nutritious salvation of the world, You have been made the gate of Heaven, Life is given For you to everyone.7

## *2.3. 11th-Century Hymns*

From this century, we have found, in reference to our theme, only the *Hymnus 68, In Assumptione Beatae Mariae Virginis*, which exalts Mary's saving power in favor of the faithful in the following terms:

Empress of all, You are the firm hope of believers, The award, The price, the joy, Additionally, the salvation of the faithful, The gate of Heaven.8
