Ave Maria Lane is a street in the City of London, to the west of St. Paul's Cathedral. It is the southern extension of , between Amen Corner and Ludgate Hill. On the feastday of Corpus Christi, monks would say prayers in a procession to St. Paul's Cathedral. They set off from Paternoster Row chanting the Lord's Prayer (Pater noster being the opening words of the prayer in Latin). They would reach the final "Amen" as they turned the corner into Ave Maria Lane, after which they would chant Hail Mary (Ave Maria in Latin). The marathon route of the 2012 Summer Olympics passed along Ave Maria Lane.