Sancta Maria, succurre miseris

Author: Fulbert of Chartres.

Sancta Maria, succurre miseris was written by Bishop Fulbert of Chartres (c.952-1028). It is often associated with the 5 August feast commemorating the Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major.

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Notes on selected settings

• Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger S + continuo
• Claudio Monteverdi SS + continuo
• Samuel Webbe SSTB & organ, with SS soli

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Benedictus Appenzeller — Sancta Maria succurre miseris  Latin SATB
• Giulio Belli — Sancta Maria, succurre miseris  Latin SATB.ATTB
• Henri de la Court — Sancta Maria  Latin SSATBB
• Thomas Crecquillon — Sancta Maria  Latin SATB, ATBB
• Costanzo Festa — Sancta Maria succurre miseris  Latin SAT
• Andrea Gabrieli — Sancta Maria succurre miseris a 6  Latin AATBBB
• Giovanni Gabrieli — Sancta Maria, succurre miseris à 7 voci  Latin SAATTBB
• Gregorian chant — Commemorationes communes - Suffragia  Latin Unison
• Francisco Guerrero — Sancta Maria  Latin SATB
• Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger — Sancta Maria, succurre miseris  Latin S
• Firmin Lebel — Sancta Maria, succurre miseris  Latin SSATB,SSTTB
• Luca Marenzio — Sancta Maria, succurre miseris  Latin SATB
• Claudio Monteverdi — Sancta Maria, succurre miseris  Latin SS
• Cristóbal de Morales — Sancta Maria  Latin SATB
• Philippe Rogier — Sancta Maria succurre miseris  Latin SATTTB
• Franciscus Strus — Sancta Maria succurre miseris  Latin ATTB
• Francisco Valls — Sancta Maria succurre  Latin SATB.SATB
• Ivo de Vento — Sancta Maria succurre miseris  Latin STTB
• Philippe Verdelot — Sancta Maria, succurre miseris  Latin SATB
• Tomás Luis de Victoria — Sancta Maria, succurre miseris  Latin SATB
• Samuel Webbe — Sancta Maria succurre miseris  Latin SSTB

Text and translations

Latin text Sancta Maria, succurre miseris, juva pusillanimes, refove debiles [or, flebiles] ora pro populo, interveni pro clero, intercede pro devoto femineo sexu; sentiant omnes tuum juvamen quicumque celebrant tuam commemorationem.

English translation Holy Mother, aid the unfortunate, help the poor in spirit, comforth those who mourn, pray for your people, intercede for your priesthood, intervene on behalf of your faithful feminine sex; let all realize your help, whosoever keep remembrance of you.

English translation Holy Mary, be thou a help to the helpless, strength to the fearful, comfort to the sorrowful, pray for the people, plead for the clergy, intercede for all holy women consecrated to God; may all who keep thy sacred commemoration feel the might of thine assistance.