Assumption Day pilgrimage

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The Assumption Day pilgrimage is a major annual Greek Orthodox religious procession on the island of Tinos, drawing thousands of devotees who come to venerate the icon of the Virgin Mary on August 15.

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Label Occurrences
Assumption Day pilgrimage canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious procession ⓘ
Greek Orthodox religious tradition ⓘ
religious pilgrimage ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Tinos Assumption pilgrimage ⓘ
Tinos August 15 pilgrimage ⓘ
associatedIsland Tinos ⓘ
associatedWith Assumption Day ⓘ
Feast of the Dormition ⓘ
centeredOn Church of Panagia Evangelistria ⓘ
Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalSignificance major national religious event in Greece ⓘ
denomination Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
devotionalFocus intercession of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
draws Orthodox Christian devotees ⓘ
thousands of pilgrims ⓘ
feastClassification Marian feast ⓘ
featuresVenerationOf icon of the Virgin Mary of Tinos ⓘ
linked to: Panagia of Tinos
hasParticipantType Greek Orthodox faithful ⓘ
international Orthodox pilgrims ⓘ
pilgrims from across Greece ⓘ
hasProcessionRoute streets of Tinos town ⓘ
hasProcessionType religious procession ⓘ
hasRitual lighting of candles ⓘ
offering of votive gifts ⓘ
participation in Divine Liturgy ⓘ
prayer and supplication ⓘ
veneration of Marian icon ⓘ
hasTheme commemoration of the Dormition of Mary ⓘ
honor of the Mother of God ⓘ
honors Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
languageContext Greek ⓘ
linkedToBelief healing and protection through the Virgin Mary ⓘ
miraculous powers of the Tinos icon ⓘ
liturgicalCalendarPosition Great Feast of the Theotokos ⓘ
liturgicalTradition Byzantine rite ⓘ
mainLocation Tinos ⓘ
pilgrimageDestination Shrine of Our Lady of Tinos ⓘ
primaryDevotionalFigure Panagia (All-Holy Mother of God) ⓘ
linked to: Theotokos
recurs annually ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
socialImpact major event for local economy of Tinos ⓘ
takesPlaceOn August 15 ⓘ
timeOfYear mid-August ⓘ
transportationPattern large influx of ferries to Tinos ⓘ

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Tinos → knownFor → Assumption Day pilgrimage ⓘ