Compline

In Christian liturgy, the canonical hour is the last of the seven times set by the Church for the liturgy.
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Compline

Summary

Compline is a Christian liturgical element[1]. Compline draws 527 Wikipedia views per month (christian_liturgical_element category, ranking #3 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • Compline's instance of is recorded as Christian liturgical element[3].
  • Compline's instance of is recorded as Prayer in the Catholic Church[4].
  • Compline followed Vespers[5].
  • Compline is a type of canonical hours[6].
  • Compline is part of Liturgy of the Hours[7].
  • Compline's Commons category is recorded as Compline[8].
  • Compline's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[9].
  • Compline's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[10].
  • Compline's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900[11].
  • Compline's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Compline's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Compline's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'completorium'}[14].

Body

Geography

Compline is part of Liturgy of the Hours[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Christian liturgical element[3] and Prayer in the Catholic Church[4].

Why It Matters

Compline draws 527 Wikipedia views per month (christian_liturgical_element category, ranking #3 of 18).[2] Compline has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Compline is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 c/completas-oficio
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  2. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name Q397
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    Part of Liturgy of the Hours
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539542405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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