Synaxarium (Senkessar)

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Synaxarium (Senkessar) is a traditional Ethiopian Christian liturgical book that recounts the lives of saints and feast days for daily reading throughout the church year.

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Synaxarium (Senkessar) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethiopian Christian text ⓘ
hagiographical collection ⓘ
liturgical book ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Senkessar ⓘ
Synaxarion of the Ethiopian Church ⓘ
associatedWith Ethiopian Christianity ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox tradition ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
calendarSystem Ethiopian calendar ⓘ
category Christian liturgical books ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox literature ⓘ
contains chronological notes about saints ⓘ
short homiletic exhortations ⓘ
followsCalendar Ethiopian liturgical year ⓘ
linked to: Ethiopian Rite
genre hagiography ⓘ
martyrology ⓘ
hasContent accounts of martyrs ⓘ
feast days ⓘ
lives of saints ⓘ
miracle stories ⓘ
includes commemorations of biblical figures ⓘ
commemorations of local Ethiopian saints ⓘ
commemorations of universal Christian saints ⓘ
influencedBy Coptic hagiographical tradition ⓘ
language Amharic ⓘ
Geʽez ⓘ
liturgicalFunction reading during Matins ⓘ
reading during daily services ⓘ
liturgicalSeasonCoverage ordinary days and major feasts ⓘ
liturgicalStatus authoritative in Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
medium manuscript ⓘ
printed book ⓘ
origin Ethiopia ⓘ
purpose edification of the faithful ⓘ
instruction in Christian virtues ⓘ
preservation of saintly traditions ⓘ
readingFrequency daily ⓘ
relatedTo Coptic Synaxarion ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Synaxarium
religiousGenre saints’ lives ⓘ
religiousTradition Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
script Geʽez script ⓘ
structure arranged by calendar date ⓘ
timeSpanCovered full liturgical year ⓘ
use commemoration of saints ⓘ
daily liturgical reading ⓘ
devotional reading ⓘ
usedBy Ethiopian Orthodox clergy ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox laity ⓘ

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Geʽez → religiousText → Synaxarium (Senkessar) ⓘ