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verse beg. Sanctae virtutes Brigidae / Commendemus cotidie

  • Latin
  • verse

Latin hymn (5 qq) in honour of Brigit (Lat. Brigida) of Kildare, preserved in a manuscript from Ivrea.

First words (verse)
  • Sanctae virtutes Brigidae / Commendemus cotidie
Author
Anonymous. According to Dreves, most of the hymns added to the manuscript were written by a single author who was associated with Ivrea, as suggested by the hymn on St Tegulus, or a Schottenkloster in northern Italy, as suggested by the hymns on Irish saints.
Manuscripts
Ivrea, Biblioteca capitolare, MS 85 = Psalterium Warmundi [c.1000]
beg. ‘Sancte uirtutes Brigide’
Language
  • Latin
Date
10th/11th century?
Provenance
Origin: Italy, northItaly, north
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Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 5

Classification

Subjects

Brigit of Kildare
Brigit of Kildare
(c. 439/452–c. 524/526)
patron saint of Kildare, whose cult spread both within and outside of Ireland.
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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.] Dreves, Guido Maria, Hymnographi latini: lateinische Hymnendichter des Mittelalters, 2 vols, Analecta Hymnica Medii Aevi, 48, 50, Leipzig: O.R. Reisland, 1905–1907.
Internet Archive – vols 1 and 2: <link>
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[ed.] Dümmler, Ernst, Anselm der Peripatetiker: nebst andern Beiträgen zur Literaturgeschichte Italiens im eilften Jahrhundert, Halle, 1872.
Internet Archive: <link>
106 Reprint.
[ed.] Dümmler, Ernst, Anselm der Peripatetiker: nebst andern Beiträgen zur Literaturgeschichte Italiens im eilften Jahrhundert, Halle, 1872.
Internet Archive: <link>
106
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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December 2020, last updated: September 2023
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