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It is often used in Christian religous processions and may include repetitions as well as some sort of list.  \r\n\r\nThe Litany of Loreto derives its name from having been adopted at the shrine of the Virgin in the Italian town of Loreto to which the Holy House of the Virgin had been miraculously transported in 1294. \r\n\r\nThe Litany of Loreto is thought to have been composed at the end of the fifteenth or beginning of the sixteenth century . The earliest printed copy was discovered in Germany and dates from 1558 although it is thought to be based on an earlier Italian prototype, which is now lost.\r\n\r\nThe roundels down either side of this print refer to some of the titles given to the Virgin Mary in the Litany of Loreto which include Mirror of Justice, Ark of the covenant, and Tower of David.","physicalDescription":"Engraving depicting the Virgin Mary Immaculate standing on a crescent moon surrounded by a bank of protective clouds and cherubs who are holding shields that are deflecting the arrows being fired at the Virgin by animal-headed demons in the bottom right and left corners of the image.  The central image of the Virgin is suspended above a dragon. Above the Virgin's head is the Holy Trinity. 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The earliest printed copy of the Litany of Loreto was discovered at Dillingen in Germany and dates from 1557 or 1558 although it is thought to be based on a lost Italian prototype. 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