Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy

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Christian feast Eastern Orthodox feast liturgical celebration

The Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy is an Eastern Orthodox celebration, observed on the first Sunday of Great Lent, marking the restoration and veneration of icons as a victory of true faith.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Sunday of Orthodoxy	4
Feast of Orthodoxy	3
Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy canonical	1
Kontakion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3602343 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
Context triple: [Byzantine Iconoclasm, commemoratedBy, Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy]

A. Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a major Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the discovery and veneration of the True Cross and honoring the saving power of Christ’s crucifixion.
B. Feast of the Theophany
The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
C. Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
D. Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos is an important Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the birth of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and marking the beginning of the liturgical cycle of her life.
E. Dormition Fast
The Dormition Fast is a two-week period of fasting and spiritual preparation in Eastern Christianity leading up to the feast commemorating the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
Target entity description: The Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy is an Eastern Orthodox celebration, observed on the first Sunday of Great Lent, marking the restoration and veneration of icons as a victory of true faith.

A. Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a major Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the discovery and veneration of the True Cross and honoring the saving power of Christ’s crucifixion.
B. Feast of the Theophany
The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
C. Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
D. Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos is an important Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the birth of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and marking the beginning of the liturgical cycle of her life.
E. Dormition Fast
The Dormition Fast is a two-week period of fasting and spiritual preparation in Eastern Christianity leading up to the feast commemorating the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Eastern Orthodox feast ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sunday of Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
associatedCouncil	Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ
associatedEvent	end of Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ
associatedYear	843 ⓘ
calendarPlacement	first Sunday after Cheesefare Sunday ⓘ first Sunday after the beginning of Great Lent ⓘ
celebratedIn	Constantinople ⓘ linked to: Constantinople (probable) Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
celebratedOn	First Sunday of Great Lent ⓘ
centralPractice	confession of Orthodox faith ⓘ public veneration of icons ⓘ
commemorates	affirmation of the veneration of holy images ⓘ restoration of the veneration of icons ⓘ victory of Orthodoxy over iconoclasm ⓘ
hasDoctrinalFocus	Christological foundations of icon veneration ⓘ decisions of the Seventh Ecumenical Council ⓘ
hasHymnography	canon in the Matins service ⓘ special kontakia ⓘ special troparia ⓘ
hasLiturgicalReading	Epistle to the Hebrews 11:24–26, 32–40; 12:1–2 ⓘ Gospel of John 1:43–51 ⓘ
hasRite	Procession with icons ⓘ Proclamation of the Synodikon of Orthodoxy ⓘ Special litanies ⓘ
hasText	Synodikon of Orthodoxy ⓘ
linkedTo	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Empress Theodora of Byzantium ⓘ linked to: Empress Theodora Patriarch Methodios I of Constantinople ⓘ
liturgicalColor	bright vestments ⓘ
liturgicalSeason	Great Lent ⓘ linked to: Lent
liturgicalService	Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ Great Vespers ⓘ Matins ⓘ
observedBy	Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite ⓘ linked to: Eastern Catholic Churches Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
partOf	Byzantine liturgical calendar ⓘ cycle of Lenten Sundays ⓘ
religiousTradition	Eastern Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Eastern Catholic Churches Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
symbolizes	continuity of apostolic faith ⓘ rejection of heresy ⓘ
theme	defense of holy icons ⓘ triumph of true faith ⓘ unity in Orthodox faith ⓘ

How these facts were elicited