Dormition Fast

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Christian fast Eastern Christian observance liturgical season

The Dormition Fast is a two-week period of fasting and spiritual preparation in Eastern Christianity leading up to the feast commemorating the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary.

Aliases (1)

Dormition Lent ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian fast → Eastern Christian observance → liturgical season →
alsoKnownAs	Assumption Fast → Dormition Lent → Summer Lent →
associatedService	Great Paraklesis → Paraklesis to the Theotokos → Small Paraklesis →
calendarPlacement	fixed fast →
commemorates	Dormition of the Theotokos → assumption of the Virgin Mary → death of the Virgin Mary →
endDate	August 14 →
fastingRule	abstinence from dairy → abstinence from eggs → abstinence from fish → abstinence from meat → abstinence from oil → abstinence from wine →
fastingRuleVariation	fish permitted on certain feast days →
fastSeverity	comparable to Great Lent in strictness →
hasDuration	14 days →
liturgicalFocus	almsgiving → prayer → repentance →
observedBy	Byzantine Rite churches → Greek Orthodox Church → Melkite Greek Catholic Church → Romanian Orthodox Church → Russian Orthodox Church → Serbian Orthodox Church → Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church →
occursInMonth	August →
precedesFeast	Feast of the Assumption of Mary → Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos →
purpose	imitation of the Theotokos in humility → spiritual preparation for the Dormition feast →
relatedFast	Apostles' Fast → Great Lent → Nativity Fast →
religiousTradition	Eastern Catholicism → Eastern Orthodoxy → Oriental Orthodoxy →
startDate	August 1 →
theologicalTheme	honor of the Mother of God → hope of resurrection → union of body and soul in eternal life →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dormition Fast ("Dormition Lent") →	alsoKnownAs
Assumption of Mary →	hasFeastPreparation
Byzantine Rite →	hasLiturgicalSeason
Syriac liturgical year →	includesFast
Dormition of the Theotokos →	liturgicalSeason
Antiochian Orthodox Church →	observesFast
Apostles' Fast →	relatedTo