Sancti venite

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

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]

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References

  1. 1."Sancti, venite".
  2. 2.Healy, Rev John (8 June 2016). "Insula Sanctorum Et Doctorum Or Ireland's Ancient Schools And Scholars". Read Books Ltd – via Google Books.
  3. 3."Bangor, Light of the World, 11: Patrick of Lecale - Dr. Ian Adamson OBE".
  4. 4."Celtic and Old English Saints - 10 May".