Euchologion

work by Saint Sarapion

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The Euchologion is a principal service book used in the Eastern Orthodox Church, containing liturgies, prayers, and rites. Saint Sarapion, an Egyptian monk, theologian, and bishop of Thmuis in the 4th century, authored a significant work also titled Euchologion. This text is considered important evidence of early Christian public prayer, featuring liturgical texts for various rites and blessings, including some of the earliest known formulas for the Eucharist. Sarapion also composed unique eucharistic verses to consecrate bread and wine.12

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Saint Sarapion
…Christian public prayer is Sarapion’s Euchologion (“Collected Prayers,” or “Sacramentary”), which contains liturgical texts for various rites and blessings, including some of the earliest formulas in the Eucharist. Sarapion also created certain unique eucharistic verses invoking the divine Logos (“Word”) to consecrate the sacramental elements of bread and wine.
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…Christian public prayer is Sarapion’s Euchologion (“Collected Prayers,” or “Sacramentary”), which contains liturgical texts for various rites and blessings, including some of the earliest formulas in the Eucharist. Sarapion also created certain unique eucharistic verses invoking the divine Logos (“Word”) to consecrate the sacramental elements of bread and wine.
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