„Zbaw, Boże, Twój lud i pobłogosław Twoje dziedzictwo”. Wybrane aspekty patriotyzmu bizantyńskiego w śpiewach Cerkwi Prawosławnej

„Zbaw, Boże, Twój lud i pobłogosław Twoje dziedzictwo” [„God, save your people and bless your heritage”]. Selected aspects of Byzantine patriotism in Eastern Orthodox Church chants. The way Constantinople citizens were praying to God for their country affects contemporary Eastern Christians’ prayers. The article presents how the Orthodox Church chant has succeeded Byzantine Empire’s patriotic tradition. In order to explain that issue, author depicts three aspects of Constantinople inhabitants’ love of their homeland: the emperor, the Holy Cross and the Empire’s capital. The analysis shows that patriotic ethos of Byzantine society has influenced present orthodox hymnography.