Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete
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The Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete is a lengthy and penitential hymn of the Eastern Orthodox Church, renowned for its extensive biblical allusions and use during Great Lent.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine hymnography work
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liturgical hymn ⓘ penitential canon ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Saint Mary of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReading | Life of Saint Mary of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedService |
Great Compline of the first four days of Great Lent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matins of Thursday of the fifth week of Great Lent ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Saint Andrew of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Saint Andrew of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalScope |
New Testament figures
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Old Testament figures ⓘ |
| commemoration | Saint Andrew of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 7th–8th century ⓘ |
| devotionalUse | personal prayer during Lent ⓘ |
| distinction | one of the longest hymns in Byzantine liturgy ⓘ |
| feature |
dialogue of the soul with God
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extensive biblical allusions ⓘ first-person confessional style ⓘ penitential tone ⓘ |
| genre | canon (hymnographic form) ⓘ |
| influence | later Byzantine hymnography ⓘ |
| invocation | Ode refrains addressed to the soul ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| length | very long canon ⓘ |
| liturgicalDay |
First week of Great Lent
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Thursday of the fifth week of Great Lent ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | major Lenten hymn ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Great Compline
NERFINISHED
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Lenten services ⓘ Matins ⓘ |
| musicalTradition | Byzantine chant ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
chanted in four parts during the first week of Lent
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chanted in full on Thursday of the fifth week of Lent ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualPurpose |
encourage amendment of life
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inspire contrition ⓘ lead to confession of sins ⓘ |
| structure | nine odes ⓘ |
| theme |
God’s mercy
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conversion ⓘ repentance ⓘ self-accusation of sins ⓘ |
| translationStatus | translated into many languages ⓘ |
| venerationContext | Lenten piety in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ |
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