Byzantine liturgical calendar
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The Byzantine liturgical calendar is the traditional Eastern Christian system of feasts, fasts, and saint commemorations that structures the worship life and yearly cycle of the Byzantine Rite churches.
All labels observed (11)
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Byzantine liturgical calendar Context triple: [Apostle Bartholomew, commemoratedIn, Byzantine liturgical calendar]
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A.
Syriac liturgical year
The Syriac liturgical year is the annual cycle of feasts, fasts, and seasons that structures worship and devotional life in churches following the Syriac tradition.
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Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite is the liturgical tradition of Eastern Christianity characterized by elaborate ceremonial worship, rich chant, and a distinctive theological and spiritual heritage.
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Liturgy of Saint Cyril (Liturgy of Saint Mark)
The Liturgy of Saint Cyril (also known as the Liturgy of Saint Mark) is an ancient Alexandrian Eucharistic liturgy traditionally attributed to Saint Mark the Evangelist and used in the early Christian Church of Egypt.
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Alexandrian Rite
The Alexandrian Rite is an ancient Christian liturgical tradition originating in Alexandria and used primarily by the Coptic and Ethiopian churches.
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E.
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
The Gregorian calendar (Western churches) is the internationally used solar dating system introduced in 1582 that most Western Christian churches follow for determining liturgical dates and feasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Byzantine liturgical calendar Target entity description: The Byzantine liturgical calendar is the traditional Eastern Christian system of feasts, fasts, and saint commemorations that structures the worship life and yearly cycle of the Byzantine Rite churches.
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A.
Syriac liturgical year
The Syriac liturgical year is the annual cycle of feasts, fasts, and seasons that structures worship and devotional life in churches following the Syriac tradition.
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B.
Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite is the liturgical tradition of Eastern Christianity characterized by elaborate ceremonial worship, rich chant, and a distinctive theological and spiritual heritage.
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C.
Liturgy of Saint Cyril (Liturgy of Saint Mark)
The Liturgy of Saint Cyril (also known as the Liturgy of Saint Mark) is an ancient Alexandrian Eucharistic liturgy traditionally attributed to Saint Mark the Evangelist and used in the early Christian Church of Egypt.
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D.
Alexandrian Rite
The Alexandrian Rite is an ancient Christian liturgical tradition originating in Alexandria and used primarily by the Coptic and Ethiopian churches.
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E.
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
The Gregorian calendar (Western churches) is the internationally used solar dating system introduced in 1582 that most Western Christian churches follow for determining liturgical dates and feasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (88)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine Rite tradition
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liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| alsoUses |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
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surface form:
Gregorian calendar
Revised Julian calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWithBook |
Horologion
ⓘ
Menaion ⓘ Octoechos ⓘ Pentecostarion ⓘ Triodion ⓘ Typikon ⓘ |
| basedOn | Julian calendar ⓘ |
| centralFeast |
Easter
ⓘ
Easter ⓘ
surface form:
Pascha
|
| determines |
fasting rules
ⓘ
feast rankings ⓘ lectionary readings ⓘ liturgical hymns ⓘ liturgical tones ⓘ |
| developedFrom | early Christian liturgical practice ⓘ |
| developedIn | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Paschal mystery
ⓘ
cycle of feasts and fasts ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Menaion
ⓘ
surface form:
Menaion cycle
Octoechos ⓘ
surface form:
Octoechos cycle
Paschal cycle ⓘ Pentecostarion ⓘ
surface form:
Pentecostarion cycle
Triodion ⓘ
surface form:
Triodion cycle
fixed cycle ⓘ movable cycle ⓘ |
| hasFeastRank |
Doxology feast
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Great Feast ⓘ Great Feast ⓘ
surface form:
Polyeleos feast
simple commemoration ⓘ |
| hasLanguageTraditions |
Arabic
ⓘ
Church Slavonic ⓘ English ⓘ Georgian language ⓘ
surface form:
Georgian
Greek ⓘ Romanian ⓘ |
| includesCommemoration |
hierarchs
ⓘ
local saints ⓘ martyrs ⓘ monastic saints ⓘ prophets ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| includesFast |
Apostles' Fast
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostles Fast
Dormition Fast ⓘ Lent ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lent
Nativity Fast ⓘ weekly Friday fast ⓘ weekly Wednesday fast ⓘ |
| includesFastDay |
Beheading of John the Baptist
ⓘ
Feast of the Theophany ⓘ
surface form:
Eve of Theophany
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
|
| includesFeast |
Annunciation
ⓘ
Ascension Day ⓘ
surface form:
Ascension of the Lord
Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Holy Week ⓘ Finding in the Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Meeting of the Lord in the Temple
Nativity of Christ ⓘ Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos ⓘ
surface form:
Nativity of the Theotokos
Palm Sunday ⓘ Pentecost ⓘ Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Presentation of the Theotokos
Epiphany ⓘ
surface form:
Theophany
Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord ⓘ
surface form:
Transfiguration of the Lord
|
| organizes | liturgical year ⓘ |
| regulates |
Eucharistic celebrations
ⓘ
Hours ⓘ Matins ⓘ Vespers ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| startOfLiturgicalYear | September 1 ⓘ |
| structures | worship life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFormation | first millennium ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Antiochian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ Byzantine Rite ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Rite churches
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ
surface form:
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ |
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Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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Sant’Anna
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Orthodox liturgical calendar
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Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
Archbishopric Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, Nicosia
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Byzantine liturgical calendar
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Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
this entity surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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Byzantine liturgical feasts
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Byzantine calendar
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Orthodox liturgical calendar
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Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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Orthodox liturgical year
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Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
this entity surface form:
Byzantine Rite liturgical calendar
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
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hasLiturgicalYearContext
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Byzantine liturgical calendar
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this entity surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical year
this entity surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical year
this entity surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
this entity surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
this entity surface form:
Greek Orthodox calendar
this entity surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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Saint Edward the Martyr
this entity surface form:
Orthodox liturgical calendar
this entity surface form:
Orthodox fasting calendar
this entity surface form:
Orthodox Christian calendar
this entity surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar