Kyrie

Kyrie XI ("orbis factor")—a fairly ornamented setting of the Kyrie in Gregorian chant—from the Liber Usualis

Kyrie, a transliteration of Greek Κύριε, vocative case of Κύριος (Kyrios), is a common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy, also called the Kyrie eleison (/ˈkɪri. ɛˈl.isɒn/ KEER-ee-ay el-AY-eess-on; Ancient Greek: Κύριε, ἐλέησον, romanizedKýrie, eléēson, lit.'Lord, have mercy').[1]

  1. ^ "Definitions for Medieval Christian Liturgy: Kyrie eleison". Yale. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.

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