Akathist
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The Akathist is a renowned Byzantine hymn of praise, traditionally chanted while standing, that honors the Virgin Mary (or, in some versions, Christ or a saint) through a series of poetic odes and litanies.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine hymn
ⓘ
Christian hymn ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ liturgical hymn ⓘ |
| alsoDedicatedTo |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
saints ⓘ |
| associatedFeast |
Annunciation
ⓘ
Saturdays of Great Lent ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Byzantine hymnography ⓘ |
| devotionalFunction |
expression of veneration
ⓘ
supplication for protection ⓘ |
| etymology | Greek word meaning “not sitting” or “not seated” ⓘ |
| genre | kontakion-type hymn ⓘ |
| hasForm | refrain-based hymn ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | “Rejoice” invocations in many Marian versions ⓘ |
| honorificTitleUsed |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Theotokos
|
| influence | inspired later Akathist hymns to various saints ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosture | chanted while standing ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | major hymn in Byzantine tradition ⓘ |
| liturgicalSetting |
church services
ⓘ
private devotion ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
devotional prayer
ⓘ
hymn of praise ⓘ processional hymn ⓘ |
| musicalTradition | Byzantine chant ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Byzantine era ⓘ |
| performancePractice | chanted or sung ⓘ |
| poeticStructure |
acrostic
ⓘ
alphabetic acrostic in Greek ⓘ |
| primaryDedication | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| recitationMode | alternation of priest or chanter with choir or people ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Byzantine Rite
ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| textualForm |
litanies
ⓘ
series of odes ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
incarnation of Christ
ⓘ
intercession of the Virgin Mary ⓘ praise of the Theotokos ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.