Artoklasia

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Artoklasia is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical rite involving the blessing and sharing of loaves of bread, wine, and oil as a sign of God’s providence and communal thanksgiving.

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Label Occurrences
Artoklasia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious ritual ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox liturgical rite ⓘ
associatedWith Byzantine Rite ⓘ
Orthodox liturgical tradition ⓘ
category Christian blessing ⓘ
Eastern Christian liturgy ⓘ
distinctFrom Eucharistic consecration ⓘ
etymology Greek word meaning “breaking of bread” or “distribution of bread” ⓘ
followedBy distribution of blessed bread ⓘ
hasComponent blessing of loaves ⓘ
blessing of oil ⓘ
blessing of wheat ⓘ
blessing of wine ⓘ
includes blessing with the sign of the cross ⓘ
incense ⓘ
liturgical hymns ⓘ
prayers of intercession ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage Greek ⓘ
occasion commemoration of a saint ⓘ
family or community celebration ⓘ
health and wellbeing of the faithful ⓘ
performedBy bishop ⓘ
priest ⓘ
performedDuring Vespers ⓘ
major feast days ⓘ
parish patronal feast ⓘ
performedIn chapel ⓘ
church ⓘ
purpose invocation of God’s mercy and protection ⓘ
thanksgiving for blessings received ⓘ
region Balkans ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Middle Eastern Orthodox communities ⓘ
relatedPractice Agape meal ⓘ
Panagia (blessing of bread in monasteries) ⓘ
relatedTo Eucharist ⓘ
linked to: Holy Eucharist
religiousTradition Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite ⓘ
Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
symbolizes God’s blessing ⓘ
God’s providence ⓘ
communal thanksgiving ⓘ
usesElement bread ⓘ
oil ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
wine ⓘ

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Great Vespers → mayInclude → Artoklasia ⓘ