Another word for vespers

vespers Synonyms

vespers

orison, evening prayer, evensong, compline; see prayer 2.

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Vespers may be said or sung at any time after midday,.
From the date of the Sicilian Vespers (1283) Aragon is found mixed in the politics of Italy.
This again is followed by vespers, with a special anthem; after which the altar is stripped in silence.
The invasion, however, failed, and Michael so far had his revenge in the "Sicilian Vespers," which he helped to bring about.
In the middle ages the nocturnal vigilia were, except in the monasteries, gradually discontinued, matins and vespers on the preceding day, with fasting, taking their place.

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