Te Deum
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"Ambrosian Hymn" redirects here. For hymns written by Ambrose, see Ambrosian hymns.
The Te Deum (/teɪ ˈdeɪəm/ or /tiː ˈdiːəm/,[1][2] Latin: [te ˈde.um]; from its incipit, Te Deum laudamus (Latin for 'Thee, God, we praise')) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to AD 387 authorship, but with antecedents that place it much earlier.[3] It is central to the Ambrosian hymnal, which spread throughout the Latin Church with other parts of the Ambrosian Rite of Milan in the 6th to 8th centuries. It is sometimes known as the Ambrosian Hymn, although authorship by Saint Ambrose is unlikely. The term Te Deum can also refer to a short religious service (of blessing or thanks) based upon the hymn.[4]