- A
Theotokion (Gr****: Θεοτοκίον; pl. Gr****: Θεοτοκία, romanized:
Theotokia) is a hymn to Mary the
Theotokos (Gr****: Θεοτόκος, lit. 'God-bearer'), which...
- liturgically.
These include special Theotokia (hymns to the
Mother of God)
called Stavrotheotokia ('Cross-
Theotokia'). The
dismissal at the end of services...
- its
forms were manifold, they
could be
simple stanzas like apolytikia,
theotokia, but also more
elaborated homiletic poems like
stichera composed in psalmodic...
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prominent place after Christ, in that the
Theotokia immediately follow the
hymns that
praise Christ. In the
Theotokia people repeat the name Mary many times...
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These include Theotokia (hymns to the
Mother of God)
which are
chanted on
Wednesdays and
Fridays called Stavrotheotokia ("Cross-
Theotokia"). The dismissal...
- that she was and
remained a
virgin before and
after Christ's birth. The
Theotokia (hymns to the Theotokos) are an
essential part of the
Divine Services...
-
describing the
outline of the
praise that
consists of 4
Canticles and 7
Theotokia (glorifications of
Saint Mary). It was at the
beginning of the
month of...
- with the
verses of
Psalm 119, and nine
short doxastiká ("Gloriae") and
Theotókia (invocations to the
Virgin Mary). The
three stáseis are each set to its...
- Tuesday: The
Conclusion of the Adam
Theotokia On Wednesday, Friday, Sa****ay, Sunday: The
Conclusion of the
Batos Theotokia Ⲥⲱⲑⲓⲥ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ (Saved Amen.) The Lord's...
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heirmologion kalophonikon is missing,
except some
kalophonic settings of
Theotokia which had been
arranged in
octoechos order. The
heirmoi kalophonikoi are...
