Canticle of Zachary

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• Canticle — • Used in the English Catholic translation of the Bible as the equivalent of the Vulgate canticum in most, but not all, of the uses of that word; for where canticum is used for a sacred song Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canticle… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Canticle — A canticle (from the Latin canticulum , a diminutive of canticum , song) is a hymn (strictly excluding the Psalms) taken from the Bible. The term is often expanded to include ancient non biblical hymns such as the Te Deum and certain psalms used… …   Wikipedia

• Zachary, Canticle of — • One of the three great canticles in the opening chapters of this Gospel, the other two being the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Benedictus —     The Benedictus (Canticle of Zachary)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictus (Canticle of Zachary)     The Benedictus, given in Luke 1:68 79, is one of the three great canticles in the opening chapters of this Gospel, the other two being …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Magnificat — • The title commonly given to the Latin text and vernacular translation of the Canticle (or Song) of Mary Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Magnificat     Magnificat      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Nunc Dimittis — • The Canticle of Simeon found in Luke 2:29 32 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nunc Dimittis     Nunc Dimittis     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Benedictus (Song of Zechariah) — The Benedictus (also Song of Zechariah or Canticle of Zachary), given in Gospel of ; bibleref|Mark|1:2|NIV; bibleref|Luke|3:4|NIV). The Benedictus is part of Lauds, probably because of the song of thanksgiving for the coming of the Redeemer in… …   Wikipedia

• Candlemas — • Also called: Purification of the Blessed Virgin, Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Candlemas     Candlemas      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Joannes Florentius a Kempis — or Ioannes (born in 1635 died after 1711) was a Baroque composer from the Southern Netherlands. Joannes Florentius was the fifth son of the probably more famous Nicolaes a Kempis. Like his father, Joannes Florentius was also a composer and an… …   Wikipedia