Dyachok
Sign in to saveDyachok is a colloquial name for a category of church worker in Ukrainian and Russian history. The official name was , literally "psalm person". They were laymen, not included in the official hierarchy of church offices. Their duties included giving readings and leading the congregation in song during mass. Their other duties include that of clerk in the church.
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Dyachok is a colloquial name for a category of church worker in Ukrainian and Russian history. The official name was , literally "psalm person". They were laymen, not included in the official hierarchy of church offices. Their duties included giving readings and leading the congregation in song during mass. Their other duties include that of clerk in the church.
==See also== Cantor Reader (liturgy) Diak (clerk) Pevchy dyak