Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IX, 1952 Liturgy Hymns and sequences

Praeclara Custos Virginum

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PRAECLARA CUSTOS VIRGINUM. - Hymn of Matins for the feast of the Immaculate Conception, composed in the 17th century and introduced into the Breviary in 1845. The author is unknown.

In this inspired composition the poet addresses the Immaculate Virgin with the most beautiful titles so that she may guide men among the rocks of this stormy sea.

Bibliography4 works

BIBL.: J. K. Hefele, Beiträge zur Liturgik, Tübingen 1864, p. 313; C. Albin, La poésie du Bréviaire, Lyon n.d., pp. 519-21; V. Terreno, Gli inni dell'Ufficio divino, Mondovì 1932, p. 168; A. Mirra, Gli inni del Breviario romano, Naples 1947, pp. 162-64.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX (1952), coll. 1879–1880.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Praeclara Custos Virginum.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, coll. 1879–1880. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/praeclara-custos-virginum.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Praeclara Custos Virginum.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, coll. 1879–1880. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/praeclara-custos-virginum.

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  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Praeclara Custos Virginum},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IX},
  pages     = {1879--1880},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/praeclara-custos-virginum}
}

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