HISTORICAL AND LITURGICAL NOTES ABOUT SOME ORTHODOX LITURGICAL TRADITIONS

Veretennikov Pyotr Ivanovich

Archimandrite Macarius

Moscow Theological Academy, Sergiev Posad, Russia

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Issue: № 1 (21), 2023

Pages: 41

Annotation

This article views historical and liturgical notes about three main themes. The first one, the Bethlehem relic, discusses one of the many Orthodox relics of the Eastern Churches and is distinguished by its very interesting and non-trivial name: “the milk of the Most Holy Theotokos”. Based on the analysis of the testimonies of contemporaries, it was possible to establish the semi-legendary nature of the origin of this phenomenon, as well as to testify to its active veneration not only in Russia, but throughout the East. Another part of the article is dedicated to the topic of the basic concepts of the Sacrament of the Russian Orthodox Church — the Consecration of the Sick. Being an affiliation of all Orthodox Churches both in the East and in the West, this Sacrament has a long history and its own peculiarities of use. Starting from the historical roots of the Sacrament, originating from the ancient practice of using oil and adapting it in the Christian community, the primordially Russian tradition of performing the Unction can be traced. The end of the article is devoted to the development of the tradition of giving the socalled "Easter" eggs, painted in red. It is seen as the earliest prehistory based on the Tradition of the Church, as well as having purely Russian roots of the tradition. Along with historical evidence, literary works are involved, which in their totality allow a thorough analysis of this unique cultural phenomenon.

Keywords

16th–17th centuries, church tradition, Sacrament Tradition, Russian Orthodox Church, metropolitan Macarius, Patriarch Filaret, John IV the Terrible, reliquaries of Russia, Easter celebrations, the Milk of the Most Holy Theotokos, Eastern Churches, red egg, testimonies of foreign ambassadors

For citation

Macarius (Veretennikov), archimandrite. Historical and liturgical notes about some Orthodox liturgical traditions // Ipatievsky vestnik. 2023. № . 1. Р. 41–57 (In Russian). https:// doi.org/10.24412/2309–5164–2023–1–41–57