Great Paraklesis
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The Great Paraklesis is a lengthy Byzantine supplicatory canon in honor of the Theotokos, chanted especially during times of distress and spiritual need in the Orthodox Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Paraklesis canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1086997 — 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: Great Paraklesis Context triple: [Dormition Fast, associatedService, Great Paraklesis]
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A.
Akathist
The Akathist is a renowned Byzantine hymn of praise, traditionally chanted while standing, that honors the Virgin Mary (or, in some versions, Christ or a saint) through a series of poetic odes and litanies.
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B.
Menaion
The Menaion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite containing the fixed texts and services for each day of the liturgical year, arranged by month.
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C.
Dormition of the Theotokos
Dormition of the Theotokos is a principal Eastern Christian feast commemorating the Virgin Mary's death, resurrection, and assumption into heaven.
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D.
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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E.
Holy Metropolis of Stagoi and Meteora
The Holy Metropolis of Stagoi and Meteora is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Church that oversees the historic monasteries of the Meteora region in central Greece.
- 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: Great Paraklesis Target entity description: The Great Paraklesis is a lengthy Byzantine supplicatory canon in honor of the Theotokos, chanted especially during times of distress and spiritual need in the Orthodox Church.
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A.
Akathist
The Akathist is a renowned Byzantine hymn of praise, traditionally chanted while standing, that honors the Virgin Mary (or, in some versions, Christ or a saint) through a series of poetic odes and litanies.
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B.
Menaion
The Menaion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite containing the fixed texts and services for each day of the liturgical year, arranged by month.
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C.
Dormition of the Theotokos
Dormition of the Theotokos is a principal Eastern Christian feast commemorating the Virgin Mary's death, resurrection, and assumption into heaven.
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D.
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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E.
Holy Metropolis of Stagoi and Meteora
The Holy Metropolis of Stagoi and Meteora is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Church that oversees the historic monasteries of the Meteora region in central Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine supplicatory canon
ⓘ
Orthodox Christian service ⓘ liturgical hymn ⓘ |
| addresses | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| asksFor |
deliverance from troubles
ⓘ
healing ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | canon ⓘ |
| contains |
irmos
ⓘ
refrains to the Theotokos ⓘ troparia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Great Supplicatory Canon
ⓘ
Typikon ⓘ
surface form:
Megalos Parakletikos Kanon
|
| hasLiturgicalFunction |
intercession
ⓘ
supplication ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to comfort the faithful in tribulation
ⓘ
to seek the help of the Theotokos ⓘ |
| hasStructure | ode-based canon ⓘ |
| honors |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Theotokos
|
| isAssociatedWith | Byzantine chant ⓘ |
| isChantedDuring | Dormition Fast ⓘ |
| isChantedIn |
Byzantine Rite
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
churches dedicated to the Theotokos ⓘ |
| isChantedOn | even days of the Dormition Fast in some traditions ⓘ |
| isConnectedToFeast | Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ |
| isLongerThan | Small Paraklesis ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Byzantine poetry
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine hymnography
|
| isPerformedBy |
chanters
ⓘ
choir ⓘ |
| isPerformedIn | nave of the church ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | Small Paraklesis ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
Antiochian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ other Byzantine-rite Orthodox churches ⓘ |
| isUsedDuring |
communal affliction
ⓘ
personal affliction ⓘ times of distress ⓘ times of spiritual need ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
private devotion
ⓘ
public worship ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
consolation in suffering
ⓘ
intercession of the Mother of God ⓘ trust in divine mercy ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Paraklesis Description of subject: The Great Paraklesis is a lengthy Byzantine supplicatory canon in honor of the Theotokos, chanted especially during times of distress and spiritual need in the Orthodox Church.
Referenced by (4)
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