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Eucharistic The Eucharist (; from Greek , , ), also known as Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the rite was instituted ...

hymn recorded in the Antiphonary of Bangor.

History

"" was composed at Bangor Abbey in the 7th century AD, making it the oldest known Eucharistic hymn. It was carried to Bobbio Abbey and was first published by

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in his (1697–98), when he discovered it in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana. According to a legend recorded in , the hymn was first sung by angels at

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, Dunshaughlin, after Secundinus had reconciled with his uncle

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