Canon
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Canon is a structured set of hymns or chants used in Eastern Christian liturgical services, particularly within the Orthodox tradition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canon (Eastern Christian hymnography) | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orthodox Christian liturgical chant
ⓘ
liturgical hymnographic form ⓘ |
| associatedWithService |
Akathist service (as part of office)
ⓘ
Compline NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Lent services ⓘ Orthros (Matins) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraklesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | odes ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier kontakion form ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDevelopment | 7th century ⓘ |
| language |
Church Slavonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek (originally) ⓘ various modern vernaculars ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook |
Menaion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Octoechos NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentecostarion NERFINISHED ⓘ Triodion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
commemoration of feasts and saints
ⓘ
doctrinal teaching ⓘ penitential prayer ⓘ praise of God ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeasonAssociation | Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorComposer |
Saint Andrew of Crete
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Cosmas of Maiuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint John of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Theodore the Studite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayOmit | second ode ⓘ |
| metricalModel | biblical canticles ⓘ |
| modeSystem | Byzantine Octoechos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExample | Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | chant ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
New Testament canticles
ⓘ
Old Testament canticles ⓘ |
| structureElement |
irmos
ⓘ
katavasia NERFINISHED ⓘ troparia ⓘ |
| sungBy |
chanter
ⓘ
choir ⓘ congregation (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| theologicalContent |
Christology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mariology NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinitarian theology ⓘ hagiography ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfOdes | 9 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Christian liturgical services ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.