All Catholics know the Salve Regina, the “Hail, Holy Queen,” the Marian antiphon sung in praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Queen of Heaven, who is without doubt and without question the most sung of all the heroes of Christendom. It is, therefore, in the light of her heroism that we should view other holy queens who are heroines of Christendom. We think of those holy queens who have been…
