Agnus Dei
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Agnus Dei is a traditional Christian liturgical chant and devotional motif that invokes Jesus Christ as the sacrificial Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
Aliases (3)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical chant
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Christian prayer → Latin hymn → Mass ordinary movement → |
| addressedTo |
Jesus Christ
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| associatedConcept |
Christ as sacrificial lamb
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divine mercy → peace → |
| belongsToPart |
Ordinary of the Mass
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| devotionalUse |
Eucharistic adoration
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private prayer → |
| finalInvocationText |
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem
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| genre |
chant
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| invokes |
Jesus Christ
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| language |
Latin
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| liturgicalContext |
Ordinary of the Mass
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Roman Rite Mass → |
| liturgicalFunction |
prayer for peace
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supplication for mercy → |
| liturgicalSeasonUsage |
used throughout the liturgical year
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| musicalSettingBy |
Gabriel Fauré
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina → Giuseppe Verdi → Igor Stravinsky → Johann Sebastian Bach → Ludwig van Beethoven → Samuel Barber → Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart → |
| musicalStyle |
Gregorian chant
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| positionInMass |
near the end of the Communion rite
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| refersTo |
sins of the world
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| refrain |
dona nobis pacem
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miserere nobis → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| repetitionPattern |
traditionally sung three times
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| scripturalAllusion |
John the Baptist’s proclamation of Jesus as Lamb of God
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| scripturalSource |
Gospel of John 1:29
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| textOpening |
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis
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| theme |
atonement for sins
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sacrifice of Christ → |
| theologicalTitleUsed |
Lamb of God
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| usedBy |
Anglican Communion
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Lutheran churches → Roman Catholic Church → some Methodist churches → some Reformed churches → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mass in B minor
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Requiem (Harbison) → |
hasPart |
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Infant John the Baptist
("Ecce Agnus Dei")
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associatedConcept |
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Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
("Tantum Ergo")
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associatedPrayer |
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Puerto Rican coat of arms
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centralCharge |
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Mass of St. Pius V
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containsElement |
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Mass in B minor
("Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona nobis pacem")
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hasSection |
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Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
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movement |
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Samuel Barber
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notableWork |
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Lamb of God
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originalForm |