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General Menaion or the Book of Services Common to the Festivals of our Lord Jesus of the Holy Virgin and of Different Orders of

Entity ID:

general-menaion-or-the-book-of-services-common-to-the-festivals-of-our-lord-jesus-of-the-holy-virgin-and-of-different-orders-of-saints

Long Name:

General Menaion or the Book of Services Common to the Festivals of our Lord Jesus of the Holy Virgin and of Different Orders of Saints

Short Name:

General Menaion or the Book of Services Common to the Festivals of our Lord Jesus of the Holy Virgin and of Different Orders of

Disambiguation String:

prayer book

Entity Type:

work

Entity Subtype:

book

Summary:

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the “General Menaion” refers to the annual fixed cycle of liturgical services, including festival days and days commemorating the Orthodox saints. This edition of the Russian Orthodox Menaion is a translation from the sixteenth edition of the 1862 Slavonian General Menaion. This prayer book can serve as an introduction to the services of the Eastern Orthodox Church as well as a catalogue of venerated persons within the Church.

Kathleen O’Bannon
CCEL Staff

DB Pedia ID:

Menaion

Is An Individual:

No

Is Published:

Yes

Original Language:

rus

LCCN:

BX375.M37A38

CCEL URL:

//ccel.org/ccel/anonymous/menaion.html

LC Subjects:

All; Symbols

Creators:

Creator: Anonymous, Relator: aut, Creator ID: 1937