Orthodox Paschalion
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Orthodox Paschalion is the traditional method used by Eastern Orthodox churches to calculate the date of Easter and related movable feasts based on specific lunar and solar rules.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orthodox Paschalion canonical | 2 |
| Nicene rules for Easter | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orthodox Paschalion Context triple: [Revised Julian calendar, retains, Orthodox Paschalion]
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Revised Julian calendar
The Revised Julian calendar is a modernized version of the traditional Julian calendar, adopted by several Eastern Orthodox Churches to more closely align fixed feast dates with the Gregorian calendar while retaining the Orthodox Paschalion.
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Coptic calendar
The Coptic calendar is the liturgical and agricultural calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, derived from the ancient Egyptian calendar and still employed in Egypt for religious feasts and seasons.
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Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
The Gregorian calendar (Western churches) is the internationally used solar dating system introduced in 1582 that most Western Christian churches follow for determining liturgical dates and feasts.
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Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is an ancient solar calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, historically used throughout Europe and still employed by some Eastern Christian churches for liturgical purposes.
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Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used primarily for Jewish religious observances, holidays, and the determination of ceremonial dates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orthodox Paschalion Target entity description: Orthodox Paschalion is the traditional method used by Eastern Orthodox churches to calculate the date of Easter and related movable feasts based on specific lunar and solar rules.
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A.
Revised Julian calendar
The Revised Julian calendar is a modernized version of the traditional Julian calendar, adopted by several Eastern Orthodox Churches to more closely align fixed feast dates with the Gregorian calendar while retaining the Orthodox Paschalion.
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B.
Coptic calendar
The Coptic calendar is the liturgical and agricultural calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, derived from the ancient Egyptian calendar and still employed in Egypt for religious feasts and seasons.
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C.
Byzantine liturgical calendar
The Byzantine liturgical calendar is the traditional Eastern Christian system of feasts, fasts, and saint commemorations that structures the worship life and yearly cycle of the Byzantine Rite churches.
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Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
The Gregorian calendar (Western churches) is the internationally used solar dating system introduced in 1582 that most Western Christian churches follow for determining liturgical dates and feasts.
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E.
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is an ancient solar calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, historically used throughout Europe and still employed by some Eastern Christian churches for liturgical purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computus system
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liturgical calendar rule set ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
date of Pascha
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movable feasts related to Pascha ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Julian calendar
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Orthodox Paschalion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nicene rules for Easter
lunar cycle ⓘ solar cycle ⓘ |
| computes |
Paschal Sunday date
ⓘ
Paschal full moon date ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Gregorian computus
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Revised Julian calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Revised Julian Easter calculation
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| defines | vernal equinox as March 21 in the Julian calendar ⓘ |
| determines |
date of Ascension
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date of Holy Week ⓘ date of Palm Sunday ⓘ date of Pentecost ⓘ dates of pre-Lenten Sundays ⓘ start of Great Lent ⓘ start of the Pentecostarion period ⓘ |
| followsRule |
Pascha must be after Jewish Passover
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Pascha must fall between March 22 and April 25 Julian calendar ⓘ Pascha must fall on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox ⓘ Pascha must not coincide with Jewish Passover ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | fixed feasts may be observed on civil dates different from movable feasts ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | First Council of Nicaea (325) Easter rules ⓘ |
| influences | annual liturgical cycle in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| maintains | use of Julian paschal full moon tables ⓘ |
| preserves | traditional Eastern Christian practice for Easter dating ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
Pascha dates that usually differ from Western Easter dates
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Pascha often one to five weeks later than Western Easter ⓘ |
| status | normative for most Eastern Orthodox churches as of early 21st century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Eastern Catholic churches of Byzantine rite that follow the Julian Easter
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox churches that follow the Julian Easter ⓘ |
| usedIn | Byzantine liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| uses |
19-year Metonic cycle
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Golden Number of the year ⓘ ecclesiastical full moon ⓘ epact-like lunar corrections ⓘ |
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Subject: Orthodox Paschalion Description of subject: Orthodox Paschalion is the traditional method used by Eastern Orthodox churches to calculate the date of Easter and related movable feasts based on specific lunar and solar rules.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Nicene rules for Easter