International congress of byzantine studies belgrade, 22 27 august 2016

Srboljub Ubiparipović
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Belgrade, Serbia; 
[e-mail]
The 
Rite of Artoklasia
in the Worship of the Orthodox Church 
from the 12
th
to the 15
th
Century
Akolouthia of Artoklasia is an integral part of the All-Night Vigil in the Orthodox Church. 
Beside five offered prosphora loafs of bread, this rite implies offering and blessing of wheat, wine 
and oil as the exclusive and precious offerings in the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church. In 
this research we are examining historical and teleturgical development of Akolouthia of Artoklasia, 
and also its theological meaning during the period, from the 12
th
to the 15
th
century. Finally, at the 
end of this work there are going to be highlighted the relevant perspectives. 
Nenad Milošević
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Belgrade, Serbia; 
[e-mail]
Relation between Serbian and Greek Orthodox Order of Worship 
during the Period from the 13
th
to the 15
th
Century
Simultaneously with the organizing of the independent Church in the Serbian lands, St. Sava 
had chosen Monastic Typicon from the Mount Athos for the Order of worship in those lands. The 
circumstances of the urban life in the medieval Serbian state from the one hand, and undisputed 
and significant role of many monasteries from the other hand, had determined the inseparability 
of Typicon in the parishes and monasteries. Above all, gradually cessation of Asmatic typicon 
in the Byzantine Churches and domination of Monastic Typicon, was another fact which had 
enstrengthened St. Sava’s decision. This state of affairs had maden possible continuity of translation 
and usage of the Greek’s liturgical prototypes, almost without any kind of change. Such an orientation 
will be confirmed by the excepting of redaction of Patriarch Philoteus in the 14
th
century, and that 
redaction is going to remain permanent corner-stone of the Order of worship in the latter times.

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