Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. X, 1953 Liturgy Hymns and sequences

Sanctorum Meritis Inclita Gaudia

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"Sanctorum Meritis Inclita Gaudia." — Hymn of Vespers in the Common of several martyrs, written by Rabanus Maurus (cf. C. M. Dreves, Analecta hymn., 50 [1907], p. 204 ff.).

The beginning is an urgent invitation to celebrate the glory of the martyrs, victorious in the struggles of the world; then in three further stanzas their heroic deeds are extolled as soldiers of Christ who fought for him and gave their lives.

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BIBL.: G. G. Belli, Gli inni del Breviario tradotti, Rome 1836, p. 364; U. Chevalier, Poésie liturgique. Rhythme et histoire, Paris 1893, p. 117; C. Albin, Poésie du Breviaire, Lyon n.d., p. 404.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), col. 1752.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Sanctorum Meritis Inclita Gaudia.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, col. 1752. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/sanctorum-meritis-inclita-gaudia.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Sanctorum Meritis Inclita Gaudia.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 1752. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/sanctorum-meritis-inclita-gaudia.

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  title     = {Sanctorum Meritis Inclita Gaudia},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {X},
  pages     = {1752},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/sanctorum-meritis-inclita-gaudia}
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