Byzantine Anaphora of Saint Basil

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The Byzantine Anaphora of Saint Basil is a central Eucharistic prayer of the Byzantine Rite, attributed to Saint Basil the Great and known for its lengthy, theologically rich thanksgiving and intercessions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eucharistic prayer
anaphora
liturgical text
associatedWith Cappadocian Fathers
attributedTo Basil of Caesarea
surface form: Saint Basil the Great
characteristic lengthy text
theologically rich language
comparedWith Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
surface form: Byzantine Anaphora of Saint John Chrysostom
confessesDoctrine Incarnation of Christ
Nicene-Constantinopolitan faith
doctrine of the Holy Trinity
redemptive death and resurrection of Christ
contains anamnesis
epiclesis
institution narrative
intercessions
thanksgiving
hasLiturgicalFunction central Eucharistic prayer
hasStructure Sanctus
intercessory prayers
post-Sanctus
preface
influencedBy earlier Antiochene anaphoral tradition
language Greek
liturgicalFamily Eastern Christian liturgy
liturgicalUse celebration of the Eucharist
namedAfter Basil of Caesarea
surface form: Saint Basil the Great
originPeriod 4th century
partOf Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
surface form: Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
relativeLength longer than the Anaphora of Saint John Chrysostom
requests forgiveness of sins
peace for the Church and the world
sanctification of the faithful
theologicalEmphasis Christology
Trinitarian theology
creation
divine providence
pneumatology
salvation history
tradition Byzantine liturgical tradition
usedIn Byzantine Rite
Eastern Catholic Churches
surface form: Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine tradition

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
usedOn Vigil of Christmas
surface form: Eve of Nativity

Feast of the Theophany
surface form: Eve of Theophany

Feast of Saint Basil the Great
Holy Saturday
Maundy Thursday
surface form: Holy Thursday

Triodion
surface form: Sundays of Great Lent

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Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) relatedTo Byzantine Anaphora of Saint Basil
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom alternativeTo Byzantine Anaphora of Saint Basil
this entity surface form: Anaphora of St. Basil the Great
West Syrian Anaphora of Saint Basil relatedWork Byzantine Anaphora of Saint Basil
West Syrian Anaphora of Saint Basil distinguishedFrom Byzantine Anaphora of Saint Basil
Anaphora of Saint Basil (West Syrian form) distinctFrom Byzantine Anaphora of Saint Basil