Texts
In memoriam abbatum nostrorum ‘In memory of our abbots’verse beg. Sancta sanctorum opera
- Latin
- verse
Latin hymn (50 lines) in honour of the first fifteen abbots of Bennchor (Bangor, Co. Down), which is attested as the final liturgical piece in the late 7th-century Antiphonary of Bangor. Each line of the middle four stanzas begin with a letter that follows the order of the alphabet.
First words (verse)
- Sancta sanctorum opera
Manuscripts
Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, MS C 5 inf = Antiphonary of Bangor [s. vii3/3/viiiin]
f. 36v
rubric: ‘[In} memoria abbatum nostrorum’
beg. ‘Sancta sanctorum opera’
Language
- Latin
Provenance
Form
verse (primary)
Metre
- xxx
Length
Number of lines: 50
Sources
Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.
[ed.] Warren, Frederick E. [ed.], and W. Griggs, The antiphonary of Bangor: an early Irish manuscript in the Ambrosian Library at Milan, 2 vols, Henry Bradshaw Society, 4, 10, London: Harrison, 1893–1895.
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Dennis Groenewegen
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October 2020, last updated: June 2023
