Agnus Dei (liturgy) The Agnus Dei is part of nearly all settings by composers of sung masses. The priest again uses the phrase "Lamb of God", in a more complete quotation from , when displaying the consecrated Host (or the Host and Chalice) to the people before giving them Holy Communion. He says: "Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi. Beati qui ad cenam Agni vocati sunt" (Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb). Agnus Dei (liturgy) In the Mass of the Roman Rite
Crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha cross. At the base of the cross, below the crucified figure, is a figure of Adam, and below that the inscription: FREDINANDUSREX<br>SANCIAREGINA indicating the commissioners of the work, King Ferdinand and Queen Sancha. The reverse of the cross bears plant figures, in the centre the Agnus Dei, and at the four extremities of the arms the symbols of the Four Evangelists. Crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha The crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha () is an ivory carving from "circa" 1063, today in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain. It was part of an offering by King Ferdinand I of León