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Venerable

Clement the Hymnographer

Hymnographer

A venerable father known for the hymns he composed for the services of the Church.

Feast
April 30old style May 13
Era
9th century
Place
Byzantium
Order
Venerables

Life

Holy Venerable Clement the Hymnographer was abbot of the Studion monastery, after Saint Nicholas († 868; commemorated on 4 February). He is known as a zealous defender of Christianity, a confessor of the veneration of holy icons and the composer of canons to the Mother of God and to certain saints.

Among his works are mentioned the troparia to the Theotokos and canons to the seven youths of Ephesus (commemorated on 4 August), to the prophet Moses, the God-⁠seer (4 September), to the Archangels (8 November) and for the Sunday before the Nativity of the Lord (18 December).

Saint Clement is commemorated on 13 May, in the new style. His name is not in the present calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Commemorated the same day April 30