Herbert Thurston

1856–1939 Catholic

…all the clues converged upon one point, the preaching of the Dominican Alan de Rupe about the years 1470-75. He it undoubtedly was who first suggested the idea that the devotion of "Our Lady's Psalter" (a hundred and fifty Hail Marys) was instituted or revived by St. Dominic.

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1913 · The Catholic Encyclopedia, "The Rosary"

Checked word-for-word against The Catholic Encyclopedia · 2026-07-18

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