Dormition Fast
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dormition Fast canonical | 13 |
| Dormition Lent | 1 |
| Fast of the Assumption | 1 |
| Fast of the Assumption of Saint Mary | 1 |
| Fast of the Dormition | 1 |
| Theotokos Fast | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dormition Fast Context triple: [Dormition of the Theotokos, liturgicalSeason, Dormition Fast]
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A.
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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B.
Lent
Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
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C.
Paschal cycle
The Paschal cycle is the sequence of movable feasts and liturgical observances in the Christian calendar that are determined each year in relation to the date of Easter.
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D.
Paschal Triduum
The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
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E.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
- 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: Dormition Fast Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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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B.
Lent
Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
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C.
Paschal cycle
The Paschal cycle is the sequence of movable feasts and liturgical observances in the Christian calendar that are determined each year in relation to the date of Easter.
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D.
Paschal Triduum
The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
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E.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian fast
ⓘ
Eastern Christian observance ⓘ liturgical season ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Assumption Fast
ⓘ
Dormition Fast ⓘ
surface form:
Dormition Lent
Summer Lent ⓘ |
| associatedService |
Great Paraklesis
ⓘ
Paraklesis to the Theotokos ⓘ Small Paraklesis ⓘ |
| calendarPlacement | fixed fast ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Dormition of the Theotokos
ⓘ
Assumption of Mary ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Rite churches
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
|
| purpose |
imitation of the Theotokos in humility
ⓘ
spiritual preparation for the Dormition feast ⓘ |
| relatedFast |
Apostles' Fast
ⓘ
Lent ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lent
Nativity Fast ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Catholic Churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholicism
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dormition Lent
this entity surface form:
Fast of the Dormition
this entity surface form:
Fast of the Assumption
this entity surface form:
Theotokos Fast
this entity surface form:
Fast of the Assumption of Saint Mary