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CHRISTUS VINCIT! CHRISTUS REGNAT!

Sung in Rome on the Election and the Coronation of Pope Pius XII,
or rendered on Solemn Functions;
at the Reception of Archbishops or Bishops, or any other Festival occation.
-- Traditional Chant --
(**composed by Jan KUNC, see below)

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Christus Vincit!


Christus vincit, Christus regnat,
Christus, Christus ímperat. 		Christ is the victor, Christ is King,
Christ is the ruler of the world.
(Benedicto Sexto Decimo,)
Summo Pontífici
et universáli Papæ pax,
vita et salus perpétua. 		(To Benedict XVI,)
the Supreme Pontiff
and universal Pope, everlasting peace,
life and salvation.
Christus vincit, Christus regnat,
Christus, Christus ímperat. 		Christ is the victor, Christ is King,
Christ is the ruler of the world.
(Petro) Eminentíssimo
Cardináli Archiepíscopo
et omni clero ei commísso pax,

vita et salus perpétua. 		To His Eminence
the Cardinal Archbishop
and to all the clergy under his charge,
      everlasting peace
life and salvation.
Christus vincit, Christus regnat,
Christus, Christus ímperat. 		Christ is the victor, Christ is King,
Christ is the ruler of the world.
Témpora bona véniant,
pax Christi véniat,
regnum Christi véniat. 		May good times come,
May the peace of Christ come,
May the kingdom of Christ come.
Christus vincit, Christus regnat,
Christus, Christus ímperat. 		Christ is the victor, Christ is King,
Christ is the ruler of the world.


Christus vincit, Christus regnat,
Christus, Christus ímperat.
(Benedicto Sexto Decimo,)
Summo Pontífici
et universáli Papæ pax,
vita et salus perpétua.
Christus vincit, Christus regnat,
Christus, Christus ímperat.
(António) Reverendíssimo Epíscopo
et omni clero ei commísso pax,
vita et salus perpétua.
Christus vincit, Christus regnat,
Christus, Christus ímperat.
Témpora bona véniant,
pax Christi véniat,
regnum Christi véniat.
Christus vincit, Christus regnat,
Christus, Christus ímperat.



JAN KUNC (1883-1976)

--**New info: June 30, 2004-- Hymnals only show that this CHRISTUS VINCIT is : "Traditional Chant", "Traditional melody", or "Anonymous", and we could never know when and whom it came from.   Mr. Petr Chaloupsky, music director, composer and organist at Dominican Priory, church St.Gilles, Prague, however sent me information about Jan Kunc, the composer of Christus Vincit on this page, as follows. Thank you very much for this information.

curriculum vitae
Jan Kunc (1883-1976) is czech composer, pedagogue and writer. He was a pupil of czech composer Leos Janacek in teacher's institution (1898-1902) and organ school (1902-1903). He studied composition with Vitezslav Novak (1905-1906). During years 1919-1945, he was professor of Brno's conservatory and (1923-1945) he was director of this institution.
foto: http://www.konzervatorbrno.cz/images/foto/Kunc.jpg
He composed music for piano, chamber music, mixed choir's, solo vocal or symphonic poems. In 1935 He created official harmonisation of Czech state anthem.
The melody Christus Vincit (1933) is introductory melody (sonnet) of Radio Vaticana. This melody is also in official czech hymn-book number 631. It is damage, that modern music walked by other way, than J.Kunc composed and publicized.



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