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The  Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Leonardo Torriani (1588)
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Visit to Jerusalem (7). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the church of the Holy Sepulchre

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
June 21, 2025

Visit to Jerusalem (7). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Eia, fratres, charissimi (hymn) Apprehendit Jesum Pilatis (antiphon) Qui lucem dedit patribus (hymn) Ego te eduxi de captivitate Aegypti (antiphon) Canamus modo canticum (hymn) Orabat Judas dicens (antiphon) Nunc Helenae suffragia (hymn) Helena Constantini mater (antiphon) Christi iam improperia (hymn) Ego dedi tibi sceptrum regale (antiphon) Ad montem nunc Calvariae (antífona) Ecce locus ubi salvator mundi pependit (antiphon) O amor desiderii (hymn) Ego quasi agnus innocens ductus sum ad immolandum (antiphon) Ad Jesum modo ungere (hymn) Unguentum effusum nomen tuum (antiphon) Ad locum iam sanctissimum (hymn) Gloria tibi domine (hymn) Quem totus mundus capere nequiverat (antiphon) De Magdalena servida (hymn) Surgens Jesus mane prima sabbathi (antiphon) Regina mundi coelique (hymn) Cum ergo vidisset Jesus matrem et discipulum stantem (antiphon) Jesus autem ocurrit illisi dicens, avete (antiphon) Adesto nobis Christe Salvator (oratio) Domine Jesucriste angelorum decor (oratio) Benigne Jesucriste, qui por nostra redemptio (oratio) Deus, qui hic, in praeclara salutiferae crucis inventione (oratio) Deus qui inter caetera potentiae tuae miracula (oratio) Domine Jesuchriste, qui humano generi condolens (oratio) Deus Pater aeternae pietatis et infinitae charitatis (oratio) Domine Jesuchriste fili Dei vivi (oratio) Dulcissime Jesuchriste, qui in tuo sanctissimo corpore (oratio) Domine Jesuchriste, qui in hora diei vespertina (oratio) Benignissime Domine Jesuchriste, alpha et omega (oratio) Deus qui per resurrectionem unigeniti filii tui (oratio) Beatae Mariae semper Viriginis quaesumus domine nos tibi comendet (oratio) Concede quaesumus domine Jesucriste, ea nos tuae resurrectionis (oratio) journey AAT Itinerary of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem mapping Francisco Guerrero Miquel Matas (priest) franciscans friars AAT Jean Zuallart (mayor, pilgrim) Order of Discalced Franciscans AAT church of the Holy Sepulchre TGN
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Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Valencia (1598-1745)

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
June 9, 2025

The documents from the Cathedral of Valencia that provide the most information about Tomás Luis de Victoria are the entries that appear in six book inventories, both from the composer's …

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