Question: What is the history of the Agnus Dei?
Answer: The Agnus Dei was introduced in the Mass by Pope Sergius (687-701), which may have been a defiant act against the Byzantine empire (Constantinople), who ruled that Christ shall not be depicted as an animal. The Agnus Dei, like the Credo, was one of the last things to be added to the Mass Ordinary.)
Mass Index
- Kyrie: history, translation
- Gloria: history, translation
- Credo: history, translation
- Sanctus: history, translation
- Benedictus: history, translation
- Agnus Dei: history, translation
