Rex Salomon fecit templum sequence. An Expression of Victorines Mystagogy

Krzysztof Fejkiel

Published : 2025-03-26

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2025)

Rex Salomon fecit templum sequence. An Expression of Victorines Mystagogy

Krzysztof Fejkiel

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8873-7091

Abstract

The article explores Victorines mystagogy, understood as a gradual introduction into the mystery of salvation, with liturgy serving as a privileged space for accessing this mystery. The author demonstrates that the School of Saint Victor upheld an integral theological and formative vision. Based on the sequence Rex Salomon fecit templum, the study reveals how biblical and sacramental symbols interweave spiritual and communal life. The structure of the article includes: (1) the concept of mystagogy from a Victorine perspective, (2) the genesis and function of the sequence, and (3) a textual analysis of Rex Salomon fecit templum along with theological-liturgical conclusions. The significance of an integral liturgy, which unites knowledge, experience, and spiritual transformation, is emphasized.

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mystagogy, Victorines, liturgy, sequence

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