Once Again about the Apocryphal Prayer “7 Angels and 7 Archangels Walked...” in the Vernacular Slavonic Written Tradition

Abstract The article examines an unpublished apocryphal prayer against “nezhit” and traces the tradition of its origin in South Slavic medieval literature. begins “7 angels 7 archangels walked, candles carried, knives sharpened …”. disease is, generally speaking, a severe headache, which, according to Christian beliefs, develops into obscure associated with possession demonic powers. In prayer, there is repeated semantic dominance number 7, aimed at sacralization additional guarantee success battle diseases, since sacred both pagan beliefs Christianity.