Antiphon \(in the Greek Church\)

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• Antiphon (in the Greek Church) —     Antiphon (in the Greek Church)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Antiphon (in the Greek Church)     (antiphonon)     Socrates, the church historian (Hist. Eccl., VI, viii), says that St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, the third in succession from… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Antiphon — This article is about the musical term. See Antiphon (person) the orator of ancient Greece. An antiphon (Greek ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί opposite + φωνή voice ) is a response, usually sung in Gregorian chant, to a psalm or some other part of a religious… …   Wikipedia

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• Antiphon — • One or more psalm verses or sentences from Holy Scripture which are sung or recited before and after each psalm and the Magnificat during Matins and Vespers Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Antiphon     Antiphon …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Greek literature — Introduction       body of writings in the Greek language, with a continuous history extending from the 1st millennium BC to the present day. From the beginning its writers were Greeks living not only in Greece proper but also in Asia Minor, the… …   Universalium

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• Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy) —     Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy)     The Greek Liturgy uses antiphons, not only in the Office, but also in the Mass, at Vespers, and at all the canonical Hours. Nor is this all; antiphons… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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