Trisagion Hymn
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The Trisagion Hymn is an ancient and central Christian liturgical chant that repeatedly acclaims God as “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,” used especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical hymn
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Christian prayer → liturgical chant → |
| addressedTo |
God
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| approximateCenturyOfOrigin |
5th century
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| associatedWithDoctrine |
Christology
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Trinity → |
| category |
Eastern Christian hymn
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Greek liturgical hymn → |
| commemoratedIn |
Eastern Christian liturgical commentaries
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| controversy |
Christological disputes in the 5th century
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| hasVariant |
Trisagion with the addition "who wast crucified for us"
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| includedIn |
Eastern Christian devotional practice
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Orthodox prayer rule → |
| influenced |
later Eastern Christian hymnography
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| languageOfEarliestForm |
Greek
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| liturgicalFunction |
acclamation of God
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penitential supplication → processional chant → |
| liturgicalRank |
fixed ordinary element of the Divine Liturgy
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| musicalForm |
chant
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| openingWords |
Agios o Theos, Agios Ischyros, Agios Athanatos, eleison imas
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| originPeriod |
late antiquity
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| performancePractice |
antiphonal singing
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responsorial singing → |
| petition |
have mercy on us
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| recitedBefore |
Scripture readings in the Divine Liturgy
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| refrainStructure |
threefold acclamation of God
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| repetitionCount |
threefold
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| textType |
short acclamatory hymn
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| theologyFocus |
divine holiness
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divine immortality → divine power → |
| traditionallyLinkedTo |
Byzantine liturgical development
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| translationOfOpeningWords |
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us
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| usedBy |
choir
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clergy → congregation → |
| usedDuring |
Divine Liturgy
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Great Compline → Orthros → funeral services → various sacramental services → |
| usedIn |
Byzantine Rite
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Eastern Catholic Churches → Eastern Orthodox Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Syriac liturgical tradition → |
| veneratedAs |
ancient and central element of Eastern Christian worship
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
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Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
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hasComponent |
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Liturgy of the Catechumens
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includes |
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Little Entrance
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precedes |