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Chapter VI: Dedication of Churches.

Chapter 6 of the book "The Liturgical Context of Early European Drama" is presented. It explores the solemn liturgical formulae for church dedications, which Christians were reportedly informed of only after 313 A.D. It highlights the interesting references made of the Temple dedication which reveal...

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Published in:Liturgical Context of Early European Drama pp. 83 - 102
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1989
Subjects:
Church dedication
Travel & religion
Dedication services
Rites & ceremonies
European drama
Christianity
Medieval & Renaissance (Literary period)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Chapter 6 of the book "The Liturgical Context of Early European Drama" is presented. It explores the solemn liturgical formulae for church dedications, which Christians were reportedly informed of only after 313 A.D. It highlights the interesting references made of the Temple dedication which reveals a dramatic impulse, including Old Testament sources, early Patristic sources like Eusebius and Egeria's Travels, and medieval sources like Pope Vigilius' letter and the Sacramentary of Angouleme.