Romanos the Hymnographer

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Romanos the Hymnographer was a 6th-century Byzantine deacon and one of the most important early Christian liturgical poets, renowned for composing elaborate kontakia still used in Eastern Orthodox worship.

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Romanos the Hymnographer canonical 3
Saint Romanos the Melodist 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine deacon
Byzantine saint
Christian hymnographer
liturgical poet
saint
activePeriod 6th century
associatedWithFeast Protection of the Theotokos
birthCentury 6th century
churchTradition Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Church
commemoration liturgical hymns in his honor
feastDay 1 October
genre religious poetry
honorificTitle Romanos the Melodist
Saint Romanos the Melodist
influence development of Byzantine hymnography
later Orthodox liturgical poetry
knownFor composition of kontakia
early Byzantine liturgical poetry
long, elaborate hymn-sermons
language Greek
literaryForm acrostic hymns
liturgicalGenre kontakion
majorWork Kontakion on the Akathist to the Theotokos
Kontakion on the Last Judgment
Kontakion on the Nativity of Christ
Kontakion on the Passion of Christ
meter syllabic verse
occupation deacon
hymnographer
poet
region Byzantine Empire
religion Christianity
roleInLiturgy composer of festal kontakia
composer of hymns for Matins
status one of the most important early Christian liturgical poets
style dramatic dialogue
sermonic hymn
subjectMatter biblical narratives
lives of Christ and the Theotokos
major Christian feasts
theologicalFocus Christological themes
Marian devotion
salvation history
tradition Byzantine hymnography
veneratedIn Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Church
worksUsage some kontakia still used in Eastern Orthodox worship

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Romanos the Melodist alsoKnownAs Romanos the Hymnographer
Romanos the Melodist alsoKnownAs Romanos the Hymnographer
subject linked to: the Melodist
Romanos Melodos alsoKnownAs Romanos the Hymnographer
Protection of the Theotokos (Pokrov) iconographyDepicts Saint Romanos the Melodist
linked to: Romanos the Hymnographer