Great Fast in Eastern Christianity
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The Great Fast in Eastern Christianity is the principal Lenten season of prayer, fasting, and repentance leading up to Pascha (Easter), marked by strict ascetic practices and a rich cycle of liturgical services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Fast in Eastern Christianity canonical | 1 |
| Lent in Eastern Christianity | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Fast in Eastern Christianity Context triple: [Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, associatedWith, Great Fast in Eastern Christianity]
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Great Feast in Eastern Christianity
The Great Feast in Eastern Christianity is one of the highest-ranking liturgical celebrations, marking a major event in the life of Christ or the history of salvation and observed with especially solemn worship and festal customs.
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B.
Apostles' Fast
The Apostles' Fast is a traditional Eastern Christian period of fasting and preparation observed in honor of the apostles, particularly leading up to the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.
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C.
Triodion
The Triodion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the pre-Lenten period, Great Lent, and Holy Week.
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D.
Chrismation in Eastern Christianity
Chrismation in Eastern Christianity is the sacramental anointing with holy chrism that imparts the Holy Spirit, typically administered immediately after baptism as part of Christian initiation.
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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: Great Fast in Eastern Christianity Target entity description: The Great Fast in Eastern Christianity is the principal Lenten season of prayer, fasting, and repentance leading up to Pascha (Easter), marked by strict ascetic practices and a rich cycle of liturgical services.
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A.
Great Feast in Eastern Christianity
The Great Feast in Eastern Christianity is one of the highest-ranking liturgical celebrations, marking a major event in the life of Christ or the history of salvation and observed with especially solemn worship and festal customs.
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B.
Apostles' Fast
The Apostles' Fast is a traditional Eastern Christian period of fasting and preparation observed in honor of the apostles, particularly leading up to the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.
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C.
Triodion
The Triodion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the pre-Lenten period, Great Lent, and Holy Week.
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D.
Chrismation in Eastern Christianity
Chrismation in Eastern Christianity is the sacramental anointing with holy chrism that imparts the Holy Spirit, typically administered immediately after baptism as part of Christian initiation.
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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 (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lenten fast
ⓘ
liturgical season ⓘ period of fasting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Lent
ⓘ
linked to:
Lent
Holy Forty Days ⓘ |
| associatedFeast |
Easter
ⓘ
Pascha ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of Pascha
|
| beginsWith |
Forgiveness Vespers
ⓘ
linked to:
Vespers
Sunday of Forgiveness ⓘ
linked to:
Forgiveness Sunday
|
| canonicalBasis | ancient canons of the Church ⓘ |
| duration |
approximately forty days before Holy Week in Byzantine usage
ⓘ
forty days of fasting symbolically recalling Christ’s forty days in the desert ⓘ |
| emphasis |
confession of sins
ⓘ
interior conversion ⓘ meditation on Scripture ⓘ participation in liturgical services ⓘ reconciliation with others ⓘ |
| endsBefore |
Lazarus Saturday in Byzantine tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Saturday of Lazarus (Eastern Orthodox)
|
| fastingRule |
abstinence from dairy
ⓘ
abstinence from eggs ⓘ abstinence from meat ⓘ abstinence from oil ⓘ abstinence from wine ⓘ increased almsgiving ⓘ reduced number of daily meals ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Akathists and canons of repentance
ⓘ
Cheesefare Week ⓘ
linked to:
Cheesefare Sunday
Commemoration of the departed ⓘ First Week of Great Lent ⓘ Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete ⓘ
linked to:
Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete
Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday as immediate pre-Paschal feasts ⓘ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts ⓘ Sundays of Great Lent ⓘ Weekdays of Great Lent ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | rooted in early Christian pre-Paschal fasts ⓘ |
| liturgicalCharacter |
ascetical
ⓘ
penitential ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | dark vestments ⓘ |
| liturgicalService |
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts on certain weekdays
ⓘ
linked to:
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
expanded use of prostrations ⓘ frequent reading of the Psalter ⓘ prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian ⓘ |
| observedBy |
clergy
ⓘ
laity ⓘ monastics ⓘ |
| preparatoryPeriod |
Cheesefare Sunday
ⓘ
Meatfare Sunday ⓘ Sunday of the Prodigal Son ⓘ Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee ⓘ Sundays before Lent ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
ascetic discipline
ⓘ
intensified prayer ⓘ preparation for Pascha ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Catholic Churches
ⓘ
Eastern Christianity ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
|
| symbolism |
imitation of Christ’s fasting
ⓘ
renewal of baptismal grace ⓘ spiritual journey to Pascha ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
participation in Christ’s suffering and resurrection
ⓘ
restoration of the image of God in humanity ⓘ struggle against the passions ⓘ |
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