Small Paraklesis
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Small Paraklesis is a Byzantine devotional service of supplication to the Theotokos, frequently chanted by Orthodox Christians during times of need, especially in the period leading up to the Feast of the Dormition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Small Paraklesis canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1086996 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Small Paraklesis Context triple: [Dormition Fast, associatedService, Small Paraklesis]
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A.
Typikon
Typikon is the principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite that prescribes the order and rules for church services and the liturgical year.
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B.
Festal Letters
Festal Letters are a series of annual pastoral letters by Athanasius of Alexandria, best known for announcing the date of Easter and addressing key theological and ecclesiastical issues in the early Christian church.
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C.
Holy Epistasia
Holy Epistasia is the executive committee of representatives from the ruling monasteries that oversees the daily administration and governance of the monastic community of Mount Athos in Greece.
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D.
Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
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E.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Small Paraklesis Target entity description: Small Paraklesis is a Byzantine devotional service of supplication to the Theotokos, frequently chanted by Orthodox Christians during times of need, especially in the period leading up to the Feast of the Dormition.
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A.
Typikon
Typikon is the principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite that prescribes the order and rules for church services and the liturgical year.
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B.
Festal Letters
Festal Letters are a series of annual pastoral letters by Athanasius of Alexandria, best known for announcing the date of Easter and addressing key theological and ecclesiastical issues in the early Christian church.
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C.
Holy Epistasia
Holy Epistasia is the executive committee of representatives from the ruling monasteries that oversees the daily administration and governance of the monastic community of Mount Athos in Greece.
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D.
Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
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E.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine devotional service
ⓘ
Orthodox Christian liturgical service ⓘ supplicatory canon ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Virgin Mary
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surface form:
Theotokos
|
| associatedFeast |
Dormition of the Theotokos
ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
|
| contains |
canon to the Theotokos
ⓘ
hymns ⓘ litanies ⓘ petitions for mercy ⓘ psalms ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Great Paraklesis ⓘ |
| frequency | can be chanted daily during the Dormition Fast ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalType | service of supplication ⓘ |
| invokes |
mercy of Christ
ⓘ
protection of the Theotokos ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalGenre | paraklesis ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeasonAssociation | Dormition Fast ⓘ |
| musicalTradition | Byzantine chant ⓘ |
| performedBy |
chanters
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faithful laity ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| purpose |
comfort in affliction
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intercession of the Theotokos ⓘ supplication for help ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Great Paraklesis ⓘ |
| setting |
chapel
ⓘ
church ⓘ home prayer setting ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
consolation in suffering
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hope in divine help ⓘ trust in the intercession of the Mother of God ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfUse |
period leading up to the Feast of the Dormition
ⓘ
times of need ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Eastern Catholic Churches
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surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communal distress
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family difficulties ⓘ illness ⓘ personal crises ⓘ |
| veneratedFigure | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
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Subject: Small Paraklesis Description of subject: Small Paraklesis is a Byzantine devotional service of supplication to the Theotokos, frequently chanted by Orthodox Christians during times of need, especially in the period leading up to the Feast of the Dormition.
Referenced by (4)
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