Agnus Dei (music) Agnus Dei (music) Agnus Dei, referring to the Christian theological concept of the Lamb of God and the associated liturgical text from the Roman Catholic Latin Mass, has been set to music by many composers, as it is normally one of the movements or sections in a sung Mass setting. However, sometimes it stands alone, e.g. it provides the lyrics for Samuel Barber's "Agnus Dei", the choral arrangement of his "Adagio for Strings". The Agnus Dei is a setting of the "Lamb of God" litany, based on John the Baptist's reference in to Jesus ("Behold the Lamb of God that
Santa Maria a Vico, province of Teramo built. The interior houses 14th-century frescoes, in poor state of conservation, depicting an "Enthroned Madonna and Child", an "Annunciation", another "Madonna with Child", a half-length "Blessing Christ inside a clypeus (shield)", and a "Saint John the Evangelist". The portal is carved with the Agnus Dei surrounded by the symbols of the Evangelists: as well as floral and geometric motives. Santa Maria a Vico, province of Teramo Santa Maria a Vico is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located near the town of Sant’Omero, province of Teramo, region of Abruzzo, Italy. Tradition holds the church was built before the year 1000, atop