Sancta et immaculata virginitas

General information

Assigned as the 6th Responsory at Matins of Christmas in the Liber Usualis, but frequently used for Marian feasts as well.

Notes on selected settings

• Nicolas Gombert SATTB 2nda pars Quae est ista
• S. Panini SS, 2vln & BC7
• Giacomo Antonio Perti: No. 7 of Inno e responsi pel santo Natale a 4 voci con violini [in unisono, con bc.] SATB

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Raffaella Aleotti — Sancta et immaculata virginitas  Latin SATTB
• Giovanni Bassano — Sancta et immaculata virginitas a 5  Latin ATBBB
• Giovanni Bassano — Sancta et immaculata virginitas a 8  Latin SATB.SATB
• Vincenzo Bertolusi — Sancta et immaculata  Latin SSATTB, AATTTB
• Giovanni Croce — Sancta et immaculata  Latin SATTB,AATTB
• Andrea Gabrieli — Sancta et immaculata a 4  Latin SATT,SATB
• Andrea Gabrieli — Sancta et immaculata a 5  Latin SSATB
• Giovanni Gabrieli — Sancta et immaculata virginitas  Latin SSAATTBB
• Nicolas Gombert — Sancta et immaculata virginitas  Latin SATTB
• Francisco Guerrero — Sancta et immaculata  Latin SSSA
• Jacob Handl — Sancta et immaculata  Latin SSATTB
• Hans Leo Hassler — Sancta et immaculata  Latin SSTTB.ATTBB,SATTB.ATTBB
• Cristóbal de Morales — Sancta et immaculata  Latin SATB
• Simon Moreau — Sancta et immaculata virginitas  Latin SATTB
• Pomponio Nenna — Sancta, et immaculata  Latin SATB
• S. Panini — Sancta et immaculata virginitas  Latin SS
• Giacomo Antonio Perti — Inno e responsi pel santo Natale a 4 voci con violini  Latin SATB
• Jacob Regnart — Sancta et immaculata virginitas  Latin SAATTB
• Giovanni Maria Trabaci — Sancta et immaculata virginitas  Latin SATTB
• Ascanio Trombetti — Sancta et immaculata  Latin SATTB

Text and translations

Latin text Sancta et immaculata virginitas, quibus te laudibus efferam nescio: Responsum quia quem caeli capere non poterant, tuo gremio contulisti. Versus Benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui. in aeternum permanes Virgo.

English translation O holy and immaculate virginity, I know not by what praises I may extol thee: Responsum for thou hast born in thy womb, whom the heavens could not contain. Versus Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. Thou abidest a virgin for ever.

Dutch translation Heilige en smetteloze maagdelijkheid, ik weet niet door welke lofzangen ik u zal prijzen Responsum want gij hebt in uw schoot gedragen hem, die de hemelen niet konden omvatten Versus Gezegend zijt gij onder de vrouwen en gezegend is de vrucht van uw schoot.