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Mshamshono, pronounced Shamshono, is a rank of deacons in the Syriac Orthodox Church. The word mshamshono means Deacon. [1]

Syrian Orthodox deacon with the Orarion above the alb, a censer and the Gospel Mshamshono Evangeloyo (Syrisch-Orthodoxer Diakon).jpg
Syrian Orthodox deacon with the Orarion above the alb, a censer and the Gospel

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References

  1. Jarjour, Tala (16 April 2018). Sense and Sadness: Syriac Chant in Aleppo. Oxford University Press. p. 50. ISBN   978-0-19-063527-5.