Project Gutenberg 2017-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 938 Messenger, Ruth Ellis 1884 1964 53000859 The Medieval Latin Hymn Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Medieval Latin Hymn" by Ruth Ellis Messenger is a scholarly examination of the history and development of Latin hymns from the early medieval period, likely written in the mid-20th century. The book explores the evolution of these hymns over the course of a millennium, focusing on their theological, cultural, and musical significance within the Christian church and their role in worship. Messenger aims to make this extensive and often overlooked subject accessible to a general audience rather than to specialists. At the start of this work, the author establishes the purpose of tracing the history of medieval Latin hymns as they relate to ecclesiastical studies, emphasizing their significance in worship practices. The opening portion discusses early hymn writers such as St. Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, and Prudentius, detailing their contributions and the theological context that influenced their writings. It sets the stage for an exploration of how these hymns maintained continuity in Christian worship and gradually evolved into the rich liturgical heritage recognized in the medieval Church. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Hymns, Latin -- History and criticism Sequences (Liturgy) BV Text Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: Music Category: Religion/Spirituality 445812 2025-09-21T13:03:22.996943 text/html 404383 2024-10-23T01:44:40 text/html 214023 2025-09-21T13:03:32.855761 application/epub+zip 223534 2025-09-21T13:03:25.736827 application/epub+zip 208787 2025-09-21T13:03:24.480800 application/epub+zip 383621 2025-09-21T13:03:37.535816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341345 2025-09-21T13:03:31.752795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326381 2022-09-24T16:40:37.454910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314774 2025-09-21T13:03:21.459829 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 294932 2024-10-23T01:44:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16592 2025-09-21T13:03:37.684740 application/rdf+xml 15048 2025-09-21T13:03:24.627815 image/jpeg 2677 2025-09-21T13:03:24.553796 image/jpeg 199917 2025-09-21T13:03:23.026820 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia