Pentecost
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Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian feast
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liturgical solemnity → moveable feast → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Feast of Pentecost
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Feast of Weeks (Christian context) → Whitsunday → |
| associatedWith |
mission of the Church
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sacrament of Confirmation (in Western churches) → speaking in tongues → wind and fire imagery → |
| celebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
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Catholic Church → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran churches → Methodist churches → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Pentecostal churches → Reformed churches → many Protestant denominations → |
| celebratedOn |
fiftieth day after Easter
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seventh Sunday after Easter → |
| commemorates |
descent of the Holy Spirit
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descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles → events of Acts 2 → |
| etymologyFrom |
Greek word pentēkostē meaning fiftieth
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| follows |
Ascension of Jesus
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| hasCustom |
confirmation of catechumens in some traditions
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prayers invoking the Holy Spirit → reading of Acts 2 account → |
| hasLiturgicalColor |
red
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| hasLiturgicalRank |
Great Feast in Eastern Christianity
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solemnity in the Roman Rite → |
| hasLiturgicalSeasonRelation |
conclusion of Easter season
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| hasOriginIn |
Jewish feast of Shavuot
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| hasReligion |
Christianity
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| hasSignificance |
marks beginning of apostolic preaching
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marks fulfillment of Jesus’ promise of the Spirit → marks outpouring of the Holy Spirit → often called the birthday of the Church → |
| hasSymbol |
dove as symbol of the Holy Spirit
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rushing wind → tongues of fire → |
| hasTheme |
empowerment for mission
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gift of the Holy Spirit → unity in diversity of languages → |
| observedIn |
global Christian liturgical calendars
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| precedes |
Ordinary Time in the Roman Rite
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| timeAfterEvent |
ten days after Ascension in Western calculation
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