Byzantine

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Byzantine refers to the Eastern Christian liturgical and spiritual tradition that developed in the Byzantine Empire and is characterized by its distinctive rites, theology, and ecclesiastical practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical rite ⓘ
Eastern Christian liturgical tradition ⓘ
centeredIn Constantinople ⓘ
developedIn Byzantine Empire ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Byzantine liturgical tradition ⓘ
Byzantine tradition ⓘ
Rite of Constantinople ⓘ
hasAuthority ecumenical councils recognized by Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasCalendar Gregorian calendar (in some churches) ⓘ
Julian calendar ⓘ
Revised Julian calendar ⓘ
hasCharacteristic antiphonal and responsorial singing ⓘ
chant-based liturgical music ⓘ
distinctive liturgical rites ⓘ
elaborate ceremonial ⓘ
emphasis on mystery and symbolism ⓘ
emphasis on theosis ⓘ
fixed liturgical texts ⓘ
iconographic spirituality ⓘ
iconostasis separating nave and sanctuary ⓘ
liturgical year with many feasts and fasts ⓘ
predominantly sung liturgy ⓘ
processions within the church ⓘ
strong monastic influence ⓘ
use of icons in worship ⓘ
use of incense ⓘ
use of litanies (ektenia) ⓘ
use of the eight-mode (Octoechos) system ⓘ
use of troparia and kontakia ⓘ
hasDevotion Akathist hymn ⓘ
Jesus Prayer ⓘ
Paraklesis service ⓘ
veneration of icons ⓘ
hasFast Apostles' Fast ⓘ
Dormition Fast ⓘ
Great Lent ⓘ
linked to: Lent

Nativity Fast ⓘ
hasFeast Annunciation ⓘ
Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ
Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ
Nativity of Christ ⓘ
Pascha ⓘ
linked to: Feast of Pascha

Pentecost ⓘ
Theophany ⓘ
linked to: Epiphany

Transfiguration ⓘ
hasLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Church Slavonic ⓘ
English ⓘ
Georgian ⓘ
Koine Greek ⓘ
Romanian ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ
various modern vernaculars ⓘ
hasPrimaryClericalOrder bishop ⓘ
deacon ⓘ
presbyter (priest) ⓘ
hasSacrament Anointing of the Sick ⓘ
Baptism ⓘ
Chrismation ⓘ
Confession ⓘ
Eucharist ⓘ
Holy Orders ⓘ
Marriage ⓘ
hasSourceTradition liturgical practices of the Church of Constantinople ⓘ
monastic typikon of the Monastery of St. Sabbas in Palestine ⓘ
monastic typikon of the Stoudios Monastery ⓘ
hasSpirituality hesychasm ⓘ
hasTheology emphasis on Christology of the first seven ecumenical councils ⓘ
emphasis on sacramental life ⓘ
emphasis on the Trinity ⓘ
emphasis on the communion of saints ⓘ
emphasis on the veneration of the Theotokos ⓘ
influenced Melkite Greek Catholic liturgical practice ⓘ
Russian Orthodox liturgical practice ⓘ
Slavic Christian liturgical traditions ⓘ
Ukrainian Greek Catholic liturgical practice ⓘ
influencedBy Cappadocian Fathers ⓘ
Hellenistic culture ⓘ
linked to: Hellenistic period

Palestinian Christian traditions ⓘ
Syrian Christian traditions ⓘ
partOf Eastern Christianity ⓘ
practicedBy Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Greek Catholic Churches ⓘ
linked to: Greek Catholics

Oriental Eastern Catholic Churches using Byzantine usage ⓘ
usesLiturgicalBook Euchologion ⓘ
Horologion ⓘ
Menaion ⓘ
Octoechos ⓘ
Pentecostarion ⓘ
Triodion ⓘ
usesPrimaryLiturgy Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts ⓘ

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

Manuel Palaiologos → ethnicGroup → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Bishop of Phasis → partOf → Church of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Propontis area → historicallyInhabitedBy → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Rum millet → nameDerivedFrom → Rum (Rome), referring to the Eastern Roman or Byzantine heritage ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Tipaza archaeological site → laterControlledBy → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Middle Ages in Abruzzo → hasEthnicGroup → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Ayvansaray → hasHeritage → Byzantine ⓘ
Northern Black Sea region → historicallyInhabitedBy → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Cilician plain → historicalInhabitants → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Chlemoutsi Castle → usedBy → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Battle of Philomelion → hasCombatant → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Matthew Asen → ethnicGroup → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Maria Palaiologina → ethnicGroup → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine
Niketas → ethnicGroup → Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine