Question: There is a Catholic Church near where I lived called "**Mary Queen of the Universe**" [(Link)](http://maryqueenoftheuniverse.org/). 

It seems from their website it's a shrine for Mary. The name of this does not make much sense to me if it is a Christian church.

How is she the Queen of the Universe? I have never seen this in the Bible (any translation). All I can think of is the marriage supper of the Lamb for all the believers in the end, not just Mary. 

Where did they come up with this title? Is the title "Queen of the Universe" something found in established Catholic teaching? Also, if it is an established title, what does it mean?

Answer: 
Mary is the Queen of Universe because Christ is the King of Universe.

To understand her Queenship, one must understand how who the Queen of the Davidic Kingdom in the Old Testament Jewish monarchy was. It was the Queen Mother. The Kings had many wives, none of whom could be called Queen. That honor was reserved for the mother of the King. We see this in the role Bathsheba played with respect to King Solomon and the occasions when the Queen Mother acted as regent on behalf of juvenile successors to the throne. 

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Hence by Jewish tradition, the Jews expected the Mother of their King to be the titular Queen. The same holds true for the New Kingdom of God. If Jesus is King of this new Kingdom, then Mary should by tradition be his queen.

In Revelation 12, the Women *who brought forth a child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne* was seen **crowned** with of twelve stars. This women is traditionally identified as Mary. And this image of Crown is held to be one of the evidence for her queenship.
The Wikipedia page about [the church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Mary,_Queen_of_the_Universe#History) explains:

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> The use of the title "Mary, Queen of the Universe" is drawn from section 59 of [*Lumen Gentium*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumen_Gentium), the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church issued in 1964 by the [Second Vatican Council](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Vatican_Council), which stated: "Finally, the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all guilt of original sin, on the completion of her earthly sojourn, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as **Queen of the universe**, that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords and the conqueror of sin and death."[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Mary,_Queen_of_the_Universe#cite_note-lumengentium59-1) This usage could reflect Orlando's connection to nearby [Cape Canaveral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral), the liftoff point for America's manned space program, as spaceflight was likely the inspiration for the term. Cape Canaveral is part of the Diocese of Orlando.
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