Greek Rite

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The Greek Rite is a liturgical tradition of the Eastern Christian Church characterized by the use of Koine or Byzantine Greek in its worship, prayers, and sacramental ceremonies.

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Label Occurrences
Greek Rite canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Christian liturgical tradition
liturgical rite
associatedWith Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
calendarUsage Julian calendar (traditional practice)
Revised Julian calendar (in some churches) NERFINISHED
characterizedBy Byzantine chant NERFINISHED
iconographic worship setting
use of Greek language in worship
closelyRelatedTo Byzantine liturgical tradition
developedFrom early Christian liturgy of the Eastern Mediterranean
distinctFrom Armenian Rite NERFINISHED
Coptic Rite NERFINISHED
Latin Rite NERFINISHED
Syriac Rite NERFINISHED
emphasizes chant over congregational hymnody
mystical and symbolic elements in worship
employs iconostasis in church architecture
incense in worship
liturgical poetry (troparia and kontakia)
processions in liturgy
historicallyLinkedTo Greek-speaking Christian communities
Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED
includes Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great NERFINISHED
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom NERFINISHED
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts NERFINISHED
epiclesis over the Eucharistic gifts
use of the Cherubic Hymn
use of the Trisagion hymn
influenced Slavic liturgical traditions
liturgicalLanguage Byzantine Greek
Koine Greek NERFINISHED
primaryRegionOfUse Constantinople NERFINISHED
Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
scripturalBasisLanguage Greek New Testament NERFINISHED
Septuagint Greek NERFINISHED
theologicalTradition Eastern Christian theology NERFINISHED
usedBy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED
Greek Catholic (Byzantine) Churches NERFINISHED
Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
usedFor Divine Liturgy NERFINISHED
daily offices
hymnody
prayers
sacramental ceremonies
usedIn Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
worshipStructure liturgy of the word and liturgy of the faithful

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