Musical Instruments in the Liturgy

• ABOUT:

• Pope St. Vitalian and Instrumental Music in the Church: It is widely alleged that St. Vitalian introduced the use of the organ into the Western liturgy (in the year 666, opponents of instruments sometimes add!). While chronologically plausible, this claim appears to rest on a very late (possibly XVI Century) tradition; if anyone knows of an earlier source, we would be interested in hearing about it.