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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1780 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

701–800

The Eighth Century

1 work

c. 730–750

Greek

The Canons

Cosmas of Maiuma · c. 675–c. 751

Festal hymns in the canon form for Christmas, Epiphany, and Holy Week, written at Mar Saba alongside his foster-brother John of Damascus.

Byzantine · HymnsRead elsewhere