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Theotokion — Russian Icon of Our Lady of Vladimir A Theotokion is a hymn to Mary, the Theotokos (Birthgiver of God), which is read or chanted (troparion or sticheron) during the Divine Services (Canonical hours and Divine Liturgy) of the Eastern Orthodox and… … Wikipedia
Theotokion — Theotọkion [griechisch »(Gesang) zur Gottesgebärerin«] das, (s)/...ki|en oder ...kia, in der Hymnologie der orthodoxen Kirche ein kurzer Gesang zu Ehren Marias, der Gottesmutter; eine Variante ist das Staurotheotokion [griechisch »(Gesang) zu… … Universal-Lexikon
Theotokion — A verse of a liturgical hymn addressed to the Virgin mary … Who’s Who in Christianity
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Troparion — A troparion (Greek: τροπάριον, plural: troparia, τροπάρια; Church Slavonic: тропарь, tropar ) in Byzantine music and in the religious music of Eastern Orthodoxy is a short hymn of one stanza, or one of a series of stanzas. The word probably… … Wikipedia
Acolouthia — Acolouthia, (from the Greek: akoloutheo , to follow ; Slavonic: posledovanie ) in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, signifies the arrangement of the Divine Services (Canonical Hours or Divine Office), perhaps because the parts… … Wikipedia
Sticheron — A sticheron (plural: stichera) is a particular kind of hymn used in the Divine Liturgy, acolouthia (Daily office) or other services of the Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. Stichera are usually… … Wikipedia
All-night vigil — For the musical setting by Rachmaninoff, see All Night Vigil (Rachmaninoff)The All night vigil is a service of the Eastern Orthodox Church consisting of an aggregation of the three canonical hours of Vespers, Matins, and the First Hour. The vigil … Wikipedia
Theos Kyrios — (Greek: Θέος Κύριος, God is the Lord ) is a response chanted near the beginning of the Matins service in the Rite of Constantinople, observed by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches. Theos Kyrios comes after the Great Ektenia… … Wikipedia
The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) — The Rite of Constantinople † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople (Also BYZANTINE RITE.) The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms … Catholic encyclopedia
