Skip to content

Research atlas for early Christianity. Claims are tagged attested, traditional, or disputed. Copyrighted full texts, including CCEL editions, are not included.

DeChurched Atlas

person

Romanos the Melodist

Also known as Romanus

high

  • born. 490high · Wikidata P569
  • died. 556high · Wikidata P570

Syrian-born Greek hymnographer (6th c.) whose kontakia, influenced by Syriac poetry, are high points of Byzantine liturgical verse.

Wikipedia extract

Romanos the Melodist was a Byzantine hymnographer and composer, who is a central early figure in the history of Byzantine music. Called "the Pindar of rhythmic poetry", he flourished during the sixth century, though the earliest manuscripts of his works are dated centuries after this. He was the foremost Kontakion composer of his time.

CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Source page

Sources

Authority files

hymnography · 6th-century

Romanos the Melodist · DeChurched Atlas