The Number of the Modes in the Church Chantaccording to St. Maximus the Confessor

Authors

  • Lyubomir Ignatov Faculty of Theology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

Keywords:

Byzantine Music, Church Chant, Holy Fathers, Liturgics, Orthodox Christian Liturgy

Abstract

The Number of the Modes according to St. Maximus the Confessor.
The author provides a symbolic and numerological interpretation of the
number of musical modes in the 5th and 6th centuries, with a particular
focus on the works of St. Maximus the Confessor.

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Published

2025-05-22

Issue

No. 2 (2016): Forum Theologicum Sardicense

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2016 Annual of St. Clеment of Ohrid University of Sofia – Faculty of Theology

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How to Cite

The Number of the Modes in the Church Chantaccording to St. Maximus the Confessor. (2025). Forum Theologicum Sardicense, 2, 15-41. https://periodicals.uni-sofia.bg/index.php/forum-theologicum-sardicense/article/view/459