Anthologion , or Anthologue , is a breviary that has been in use among the Greeks .[ 1]
The Anthologion contains the daily divine offices addressed to Jesus Christ , the Virgin Mary , and the principal saints . Other common offices include those of prophets , apostles , martyrs , pontiffs , and confessors , according to the Greek rite .
It is called άνθολόγιον , lit. ' a collection of flowers ' .
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^ Rees, Abraham (1819). Abraham Rees (ed.). The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature . Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, Paternoster-Row.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chambers, Ephraim , ed. (1728). "Anthologion". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.