Old Spanish Rite

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The Old Spanish Rite, also known as the Mozarabic Rite, is an ancient liturgical tradition of the Catholic Church that developed on the Iberian Peninsula before the widespread adoption of the Roman Rite.

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Label Occurrences
Old Spanish Rite canonical 1
Old Spanish rite 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic liturgical rite
Western liturgical tradition
liturgical rite
alsoKnownAs Mozarabic Rite
surface form: Hispanic Rite

Mozarabic Rite
Mozarabic Rite
surface form: Visigothic Rite
approvedBy Pope Gregory VII
Pope John Paul II
Pope Pius V
celebratedAt Capilla Mozárabe in Toledo Cathedral
surface form: Mozarabic Chapel in Toledo Cathedral

some churches in Madrid
countryOfOrigin Portugal
Spain
currentUse limited use in the Archdiocese of Toledo
occasional celebrations in other Spanish dioceses
developedIn Iberian Peninsula
distinctFrom Ambrosian Rite
Bragan Rite
Roman Rite
hasCharacteristic chants proper to the rite
distinct Liturgy of the Hours
distinct lectionary system
distinct structure of the Mass
frequent use of variable prayers
proper eucharistic prayers
proper liturgical calendar distinct from the Roman Rite
strong biblical and patristic elements
use of lengthy litanies
hasLiturgicalBook Mozarabic Divine Office
surface form: Mozarabic Breviary

Mozarabic Missal
ancient Hispanic sacramentaries
historicalPeriod Visigothic period
early Middle Ages
influencedBy Eastern Christian liturgical elements
North African Latin liturgy
Visigothic liturgical tradition
early Roman liturgy
language Latin
partOf Latin liturgical tradition
recognizedBy Holy See
reformedIn 16th century
late 20th century
religiousTradition Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
status approved but not widely used rite
suppressedBy progressive imposition of the Roman Rite in Spain
survivedAmong Mozarabs
surface form: Mozarabic Christians
survivedIn Mozarabic chapels in Spain
Toledo
timePeriodOfSuppression 11th century
useBefore widespread adoption of the Roman Rite in Iberia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mozarabic Rite alsoKnownAs Old Spanish Rite
Mozarabic chant usedInRite Old Spanish Rite
this entity surface form: Old Spanish rite