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Breviary
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<p>A breviary (<a href="/facts/Ecclesiastical_Latin/KnhRpyeB">Latin</a>: <i>breviarium</i>) is a <a href="/facts/Liturgical_book/8LU0nxHp">liturgical book</a> used in <a href="/facts/Christianity/nKyJHlqq">Christianity</a> for <a href="/facts/Christian_prayer/9fM6duVo">praying</a> the <a href="/facts/Canonical_hours/xXQXfe8e">canonical hours</a>, usually recited at <a href="/facts/Fixed_prayer_times/wLoHh8c7">seven fixed prayer times</a>. </p><p>Historically, different breviaries were used in the various parts of <a href="/facts/Christendom/vWEEqosk">Christendom</a>, such as <a href="/facts/Aberdeen_Breviary/B3otPaVX">Aberdeen Breviary</a>, <a href="/facts/Belleville_Breviary/jquHQkoD">Belleville Breviary</a>, <a href="/facts/Stowe_Breviary/NSCPhyUF">Stowe Breviary</a> and <a href="/facts/Isabella_Breviary/87jm6H13">Isabella Breviary</a>, although eventually the <a href="/facts/Roman_Breviary/JxhJWbM8">Roman Breviary</a> became the standard within the <a href="/facts/Roman_Catholic_Church/rJ4F4gqH">Roman Catholic Church</a> (though it was later supplanted with the <a href="/facts/Liturgy_of_the_Hours/CpQrBktp">Liturgy of the Hours</a>); in other <a href="/facts/Christian_denominations/rRQgoQd8">Christian denominations</a> such as the <a href="/facts/Lutheran_Church/L4pMlRcS">Lutheran Churches</a>, different breviaries continue to be used, such as <a href="/facts/The_Brotherhood_Prayer_Book/hpQcg2XJ">The Brotherhood Prayer Book</a>. </p>