Arhieraticon [Ἀρχιερατικόν; Liber pontificalis Ecclesiæ Dacoromenorum, græci ritus; Чино́вник] Etape de evoluție, structură, reflecții teologice și comparație de texte liturgice (I)
The Archieraticon or Liber Pontificalis. Evolution, structure, theological reflections and liturgical texts comparison
The Archieraticon, Liber Pontificalis, Liber officium episcopi, is an integral part of the liturgical book Euchologion [Rituale græcorum], within the rite of the Orthodox Church. The first Archieraticon is printed in Venice in 1714. The second edition appeared in Constantinople in 1820; a third and improved one, added, revised and extended, was printed in Athens in 1971. The first Romanian Arhieraticon was printed by Bishop Gregory Maior of Fagaras and Alba Iulia (1773-1782, † 1785) in Blaj, 1777 and was used by all the Romanian-language bishops, in Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia, by both Orthodox and Greek-Catholic priests.
Keywords: history of the Church, history of liturgical books, Archieraticon, liturgical texts comparison
