Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Christian_feast
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:the_Virgin_Mary
gptkbp:commemorates the death of Mary
gptkbp:founded_in early Christianity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
gptkbp:includes vigil services
prayers for the dead
blessing of herbs
gptkbp:involves gptkb:processions
special liturgies
gptkbp:is_a major feast day
gptkbp:is_associated_with Mary's life
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:church
gptkb:community_gatherings
gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
many countries
family meals
candlelight services
gptkbp:is_linked_to Mary's role in salvation history
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:laity
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Serbia
gptkb:Catholicism
gptkb:clergy
gptkb:rituals
gptkb:sacred_music
monasteries
special prayers
August 15 annually
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Christian_liturgy
Christian liturgical traditions
August feasts
gptkbp:is_recognized_by various Christian denominations
gptkbp:is_related_to Mary's assumption into heaven
gptkbp:occurs_in August 15
gptkbp:often_includes the singing of hymns
the reading of scripture
the offering of flowers
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Feast_of_the_Assumption
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Catholic_theology
Orthodox theology
gptkbp:symbolizes the Assumption of Mary
gptkbp:was_marked_by feasting
fasting
the end of the liturgical year in some traditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_calendar
gptkb:Theotokos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5