Artoklasia

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Artoklasia is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical rite involving the blessing and sharing of loaves of bread, wine, and oil as a sign of God’s providence and communal thanksgiving.

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Label Occurrences
Artoklasia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious ritual
Eastern Orthodox liturgical rite
associatedWith Byzantine Rite
Orthodox liturgical tradition
category Christian blessing
Eastern Christian liturgy
distinctFrom Eucharistic consecration
etymology Greek word meaning “breaking of bread” or “distribution of bread”
followedBy distribution of blessed bread
hasComponent blessing of loaves
blessing of oil
blessing of wheat
blessing of wine
includes blessing with the sign of the cross
incense
liturgical hymns
prayers of intercession
liturgicalLanguage Greek
occasion commemoration of a saint
family or community celebration
health and wellbeing of the faithful
performedBy bishop
priest
performedDuring Vespers
major feast days
parish patronal feast
performedIn chapel
church
purpose invocation of God’s mercy and protection
thanksgiving for blessings received
region Balkans
Greece
Middle Eastern Orthodox communities
relatedPractice Agape meal
Panagia (blessing of bread in monasteries)
relatedTo Holy Eucharist
surface form: Eucharist
religiousTradition Eastern Catholic Churches
surface form: Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
symbolizes God’s blessing
God’s providence
communal thanksgiving
usesElement bread
oil
wheat
wine

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Great Vespers mayInclude Artoklasia