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Anthologion
liturgical book
Also known as: “Akolouthiai”
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Byzantine chants
- In Byzantine chant
In the Akolouthiai, or Anthologion, were ordinary chants for Vespers, Matins, funerals, and the three liturgies (of St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil, and the Preconsecrated Offerings), as well as optional chants, some of which were usable as bridges at any point in the liturgy, usually sung to single syllables…
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use in Eastern church
- In missal: Eastern Orthodox service books
The Anthologion, an Orthodox book similar to the Roman Catholic missal, was used by some churches beginning in the 13th century, and an edition was published in Athens as late as 1882. Small service books containing the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom are commonly available…
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