Kassia the Hymnographer (Kassiani)

The earliest female composer. A woman of music, wisdom, spirituality, and a dangerously quick wit! Kassia is also called Kassiani, Cassia, Cassiani
LINKS:
The main icon of Saint Kassia in this episode is by our friend Julia: https://www.ikonographics.net/
Our intro to icons video (for more on the iconoclastic heresy):    • Introduction to Icons  
An absolutely beautiful rendition of Saint Kassia's hymn:    • Hymn of Cassia  
An article about Saint Kassiani from the British Library which houses some copies of her works: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscri...
An article on Byzantine "Bride Shows": https://www.jstor.org/stable/44172691
Also of interest is this book of the Gospels written by the hand of the Empress Theodora, in golden ink: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011...
A comic book about Kassia: https://www.deviantart.com/nikosbouko...
A video about Saint Kassiani from ‪@ClassicalNerd‬ :    • Great Composers: Saint Kassiani  
Another life story video:    • The Story of the Hymn of Saint Kassiani  

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