tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280628704843419636.post1064704154012628167..comments2023-05-26T03:24:12.140-07:00Comments on Ex occidente ad orientem: By the Waters of BabylonChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200319733737651773noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280628704843419636.post-7606036848048385332012-02-14T15:59:53.621-08:002012-02-14T15:59:53.621-08:00I've heard this as well, though I don't ha...I've heard this as well, though I don't have enough background in liturgical development to know when the Greeks made such changes. The changes to the Typicon of the Great Church of Christ made by Violakes in the late 1800s probably just codified what was already in existence. However, it is worth noting that under the yoke of the Turks, the amount of time Christians could spend in the churches was limited so I wouldn't be surprised if changes occurred because of the Turks' interferences with the Greek rites.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200319733737651773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280628704843419636.post-17286518491012145202012-02-13T08:07:38.972-08:002012-02-13T08:07:38.972-08:00Florovsky said something to the effect that the Sl...Florovsky said something to the effect that the Slavs received all things Orthodox from the Greeks (though from different centuries and different regions of the Greek world, thus the diversity in Slavic practice, even within the Russian sphere). It's a shame, he said, the Greeks didn't keep any of it for themselves. :)123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.com