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PATRISTICS/ Andrew of Crete Our father among the saints Andrew of Crete, was Archbishop of Crete at the end of the 7th century and the beginning of the 8th. St. Andrew wrote many liturgical hymns. He was the originator of a new liturgical form - the canon. Of the canons composed by him the best known is the Great Penitential Canon, including within its 9 odes the 250 troparia recited during the Great Lent. In the First Week of Lent at the service of Compline it is read in portions (thus called "methymony") and again on Thursday of the Fifth Week at the All-Night Vigil during Matins. St. Andrew of Crete gained renown with his many praises of the All-Pure Virgin Mary. To him are likewise ascribed: the Canon for the feast of the Nativity of Christ, three odes for the Compline of Palm Sunday and also in the first four days of Holy Passion Week, as well as verses for the feast of the Meeting of the Lord, and many another church-song. His hymnographic tradition was continued by the churchly great melodists of following ages: Saints John of Damascus, Cosmas of Maium, Joseph the Melodist, Theophanes the Branded. There have also been preserved edifying sermons of St. Andrew for certain of the Church feasts. Church historians are not of the same opinion as to the date of death of the saint. One suggests the year 712, while others the year 726. He died on the island of Mytilene, while returning to Crete from Constantinople, where he had been on churchly business. His relics were transferred to Constantinople. In the year 1350 the pious Russian pilgrim Stefan Novgorodets saw the relics at the Constantinople monastery named for St. Andrew of Crete. His feast day is celebrated on July 4.
	The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete: The Work of Saint Andrew of Crete, by Andrew of Crete; Sophronius of Jerusalem; Translated by Sister Katherine and Sister Thekla The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. 98pp Paper Price: $6.00
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	The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete: The Work of Saint Andrew of Crete, by Andrew of Crete; Sophronius of Jerusalem; Translated by Sister Katherine and Sister Thekla The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. 98pp Paper Price: $6.00
	Wider Than Heaven: Eighth Century Homilies on the Mother of God, Translation with Introduction and Commentary by Mary B. Cunningham After the Church's recognition of Mary's place in christological doctrine, popular veneration of the Virgin increased. The twelve sermons translated in this volume are the work of five preachers - John of Damascus, Germanos of Constantinople, Andrew of Crete, John of Euboea, and Kosmas Vestitor. 274pp Paper Price: $20.00