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Sancti venite

"Sancti venite" is a Latin Eucharistic hymn recorded in the Antiphonary of Bangor.[1]

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Model of Bangor Abbey around the time of the composition of "Sancti venite"

History

"Sancti venite" was composed at Bangor Abbey in the 7th century AD, making it the oldest known Eucharistic hymn.[2]

It was carried to Bobbio Abbey and was first published by Ludovico Antonio Muratori in his Anecdota Latina ex Ambrosianæ Bibliothecæ codicibus (1697–98), when he discovered it in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana.[3]

According to a legend recorded in An Leabhar Breac, the hymn was first sung by angels at St. Seachnall's Church, Dunshaughlin, after Secundinus had reconciled with his uncle Saint Patrick.[4]

Lyrics

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References

  1. "Sancti, venite".
  2. Healy, Rev John (8 June 2016). "Insula Sanctorum Et Doctorum Or Ireland's Ancient Schools And Scholars". Read Books Ltd via Google Books.

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