Great Canon

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The Great Canon is a lengthy penitential hymn of the Eastern Orthodox Church, composed by Andrew of Crete and traditionally chanted during Great Lent.

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Great Canon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine liturgical work
liturgical hymn
penitential canon
associatedService Great Compline
Matins of Thursday of the fifth week of Great Lent
associatedWith Life of St. Mary of Egypt
associatedWithPractice fasting
prostrations
attributedTo Andrew of Crete
author Andrew of Crete
chantTradition Byzantine chant
commemoratedSaint Andrew of Crete
dayOfCommemoration First week of Great Lent
Thursday of the fifth week of Great Lent
genre penitential hymn
historicalPeriod 7th–8th century
includes examples of biblical figures as moral lessons
language Greek
lengthCharacteristic very long canon
liturgicalFamily Byzantine Rite
liturgicalFunction preparation for Pascha
liturgicalRank Lenten devotion
liturgicalSeason Great Lent
linked to: Lent
liturgicalUse Compline
Matins
numberOfOdes 9
originPlace Byzantine Empire
performedBy chanter
choir
congregation
purpose repentance
spiritual reflection
refrainAddressedTo God
religiousTradition Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
Eastern Orthodox Church
spiritualDiscipline asceticism
structureFeature refrain "Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me"
series of troparia
theologicalTheme divine mercy
repentance
self-examination
sin
usesBiblicalAllusions New Testament
Old Testament
veneratedIn Greek Orthodox Church
Romanian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church

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Andrew of Crete knownFor Great Canon
Andrew of Crete wrote Great Canon