Kassiani
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Kassiani was a 9th-century Byzantine abbess, poet, and hymnographer renowned for her liturgical hymns, especially the Hymn of Kassiani still sung in Orthodox Christian Holy Week services.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine abbess
ⓘ
Byzantine writer ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kassia
NERFINISHED
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Kassia the Hymnographer NERFINISHED ⓘ Kassiani the Melodist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine monasticism
ⓘ
Constantinopolitan aristocracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| culture | Byzantine ⓘ |
| era | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| feastDay | September 7 ⓘ |
| field |
hymnography
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music composition ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
liturgical hymn
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCanon |
Menaion
NERFINISHED
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Orthodox Holy Week services ⓘ Orthodox Octoechos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Iconoclast controversy aftermath ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine liturgical music
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox hymnography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hymn of Kassiani sung on Holy Wednesday in Holy Week
ⓘ
composition of Orthodox liturgical hymns ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
canon
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sticheron ⓘ troparion ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hymn of Kassiani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Troparia and stichera for the Orthodox liturgy ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbess
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composer of liturgical music ⓘ hymnographer ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| survivingWorksCountApproximate |
a number of epigrams and verses
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about 50 hymns ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine chant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
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