The Office "Prudens virgo lampadae aptata"as signum distinctivum of the liturgy of Würzburg Cathedral from the 14th to the 16th century

Czesław Grajewski

doi:10.21697/sc.2025.32.2.3

Published: 2025-11-17

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2025)

The Office "Prudens virgo lampadae aptata"as signum distinctivum of the liturgy of Würzburg Cathedral from the 14th to the 16th century

Czesław Grajewski

Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings

Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2025.32.2.3

Abstract

The author analyzes the Offices of St. Catherine of Alexandria Prudens virgo lampadae present in six sources in Würzburg. It is the Office composed of elements borrowed from other traditions, and original elements. This Office is a characteristic feature of the liturgy of Würzburg Cathedral.

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St. Catherine of Alexandria, The Divine Office, liturgy, manuscript, Würzburg

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Grajewski , C. (2025). The Office "Prudens virgo lampadae aptata"as signum distinctivum of the liturgy of Würzburg Cathedral from the 14th to the 16th century. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 32(2), 33–46. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2025.32.2.3

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Czesław Grajewski

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2692-8232

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Institute of History Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Prof. Dr. Czesław Grajewski (born 1960), professor of humanities, member of the Institute of History. Studied musicology 1981-1986 under prof. dr. Jerzy Pikulik at the Academy of Catholic Theology. Doctoral degree in 1995, habilitation in 2005, professorial title in 2015. Areas of scientific research: source issues concerning liturgical music books, psalmody, breviary offices on St Catherine of Alexandria, selected issues of modern church music