- menaion
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Menaion — • The name of the twelve books, one for every month, that contain the offices for immovable feasts in the Byzantine rite Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Menaion Menaion … Catholic encyclopedia
Menaion — Me*na ion, n.; pl. {Menaia} ( y[*a]). [NL., from Gr. ? monthly.] (Eccl.) A work of twelve volumes, each containing the offices in the Greek Church for a month; also, each volume of the same. Shipley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Menaion — (Meniaion, gr., lat. Menaeum), liturgisches Buch der griechischen Kirche, enthaltend die Officien der Heiligen mit den Legenden u. Hymnen nach den Monatstagen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Menaion — Russian icon with menaion (ru: минея) The Menaion (Greek: Μηναῖον; Slavonic: Минеѧ, Minéya, of the month ) refers to the annual fixed cycle of services in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches. Commemorations in the Menaion are tied to … Wikipedia
menaion — noun The annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for… … Wiktionary
Menaion — The liturgical book which contains the particular monthly services of the Eastern Church … Who’s Who in Christianity
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Menaia — Menaion Me*na ion, n.; pl. {Menaia} ( y[*a]). [NL., from Gr. ? monthly.] (Eccl.) A work of twelve volumes, each containing the offices in the Greek Church for a month; also, each volume of the same. Shipley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canonical hours — Benedictine monks singing Vespers on Holy Saturday. Canonical hours are divisions of time which serve as increments between the prescribed prayers of the daily round. A Book of Hours contains such a set of prayers. In western Catholicism,… … Wikipedia
Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow — Saint Macarius Modern icon of St. Macarius of Moscow Metropolitan of Moscow Born 1482 Died January … Wikipedia
