Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Christian_feast
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:the_Book_of_Jonah
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| gptkbp:commemorates |
repentance of the people of Nineveh
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| gptkbp:concluded_on |
the Wednesday before Ash Wednesday
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| gptkbp:duration |
3 days
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| gptkbp:encouraged |
church leaders
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| gptkbp:encourages |
acts of charity
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fast of Nineveh
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| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
spiritual renewal
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
February or March
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| gptkbp:is_considered |
a time of reflection
a time of fasting a time of prayer |
| gptkbp:is_followed_by |
gptkb:Lent
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| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
the story of Jonah
|
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:the_Salvation_Army
gptkb:Anglican_Communion gptkb:Catholic_Church gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Lutheranism gptkb:Persian_Empire gptkb:the_Maronite_Church gptkb:the_Ethiopian_Orthodox_Church gptkb:the_United_Methodist_Church gptkb:Syriac_Orthodox_Church gptkb:the_Church_of_Scotland gptkb:the_Church_of_England gptkb:the_African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church gptkb:the_Armenian_Apostolic_Church various denominations the Seventh-day Adventist Church the Polish National Catholic Church the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America the United Church of Christ the Church of the East the Church of the Nazarene the Old Catholic Church various Christian communities the Anglican Catholic Church the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church the Disciples of Christ the Evangelical Covenant Church the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada the Free Church of England the Friends Church (Quakers) the Independent Catholic Church the Lutheran Church -Missouri Synod the Reformed Episcopal Church the Western Rite Orthodox Church the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod the pre-Lenten period |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Christian_liturgy
Lenten season |
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
the theme of forgiveness
the theme of mercy the theme of humility the theme of prayer the theme of repentance the theme of fasting |
| gptkbp:is_similar_to |
other Christian fasting periods
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| gptkbp:often_includes |
abstinence from certain foods
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| gptkbp:root_system |
Old Testament traditions
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| gptkbp:significance |
spiritual preparation for Lent
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| gptkbp:started_in |
the Monday before Ash Wednesday
|
| gptkbp:type |
fasting and prayer
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| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
special church services
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Coptic_Rite
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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