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Saint '''Romanos the Melodist''', a Greek hymn-writer called "the Pindar of rhythmic poetry," was born at Emesa (Hems) in Syria. His [[feast day]] is [[October 1]].
==Life==
*the treachery of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]
the [[martyr]]dom of [[Apostle Stephen the Protomartyr|St Stephen]]
==Hymns==
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 8)
:You were adorned from childhood with the godly virtues of the Spirit;
:you were a precious adornment of the Church of Christ, all-wise Romanus,
:for you made it lovely with beautiful hymnody.
:Therefore, we entreat you, grant your divine gift to those who desire it,
:that we may cry out to you: "Rejoice, all-blessed Father, beauty of the Church."
[[Troparion]] (Tone 4)
:You gladdened Christ's Church by your melodies
:like an inspired heavenly trumpet.
:You were enlightened by the Mother of God
:and shone on the world as God's poet.
:We lovingly honor you, righteous Romanus.
==Editions==
*JB Pitra, Analecta Sacra, i. (1876), containing 29 poems, and Sanctus Romanus Veterum Melodorum Princeps (1888), with three additional hymns from the [[monastery]] of St [[Apostle John|John]] in Patmos. See also Pitra's Hymnographie de l'église grecque (1867)
*This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
*Retrieved from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos Romanos at Wikipedia]
==External links==*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=102826 Venerable Romanus the Melodist, "Sweet-Singer"] - from [[OCA]] web site.*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=225 Romanos the Melodist] - from [[GOARCH]] web site.
[[Category:Hymnographers]]
[[Category:Saints]]
