Great Week

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Great Week is a traditional Christian term for the solemn and sacred period commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, culminating in his crucifixion and resurrection.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Great Week canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical period
religious observance
commemorates Passion of Jesus Christ
linked to: Passion of Christ

crucifixion of Jesus Christ
final days of Jesus Christ’s earthly life
resurrection of Jesus Christ
focusesOnEvent Agony in the Garden
Burial of Jesus
Crucifixion
Last Supper
Resurrection
Trial of Jesus
Way of the Cross
hasCharacteristic sacred
solemn
hasLiturgicalCharacter contemplative
penitential
hasReligion Christianity
hasTheme death of Christ
resurrection of Christ
suffering of Christ
includesLiturgicalFocusOn Paschal mystery
isAlsoKnownAs Great and Holy Week
linked to: Holy Week

Passion Week
linked to: Holy Week
isAssociatedWith Holy Week
isLinkedTo Easter Triduum
linked to: Paschal Triduum

Lent
isObservedBy Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

many Protestant churches
isPartOf Christian liturgical year
precedes Easter Sunday
linked to: Resurrection Sunday

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holy Week alsoKnownAs Great Week