Great Canon
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The Great Canon is a lengthy penitential hymn of the Eastern Orthodox Church, composed by Andrew of Crete and traditionally chanted during Great Lent.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine liturgical work
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liturgical hymn ⓘ penitential canon ⓘ |
| associatedService |
Great Compline
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Matins of Thursday of the fifth week of Great Lent ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Life of St. Mary of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
fasting
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prostrations ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Andrew of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Andrew of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chantTradition | Byzantine chant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedSaint | Andrew of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dayOfCommemoration |
First week of Great Lent
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Thursday of the fifth week of Great Lent ⓘ |
| genre | penitential hymn ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 7th–8th century ⓘ |
| includes | examples of biblical figures as moral lessons ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| lengthCharacteristic | very long canon ⓘ |
| liturgicalFamily | Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | preparation for Pascha ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | Lenten devotion ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Compline
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Matins ⓘ |
| numberOfOdes | 9 ⓘ |
| originPlace | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
chanter
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choir ⓘ congregation ⓘ |
| purpose |
repentance
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spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| refrainAddressedTo | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualDiscipline | asceticism ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
refrain "Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me"
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series of troparia ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine mercy
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repentance ⓘ self-examination ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| usesBiblicalAllusions |
New Testament
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Greek Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
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Romanian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.