Hello Alain, The Latin word 'canon' means 'rule' or 'guide'. 'canonicus' means ' laid down by rules' (in particular 'laid down by rules of the church') I think this is the origin of 'canonical hours'
Regards, Willy Leenders Alain MORY wrote: > hello, > > About canonical hours, I read that they were called so, while the monks > had to sing their prayers in "canon". Did anybody read this ? More > informations are better than only one. > > Hope this helps > > Alain MORY > 48°N 7°20 >
