Liturgy of St. James

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The Liturgy of St. James is one of the oldest known Eucharistic liturgies in Christianity, traditionally associated with the Church of Jerusalem and still used on special feast days in various Eastern Christian traditions.

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Liturgy of St. James canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgy
Eucharistic liturgy
approximateDateOfOrigin 4th century
5th century
contains Anaphora of St. James
Great Entrance
Liturgy of the Catechumens
surface form: Liturgy of the Faithful

Liturgy of the Word
epiclesis
intercessory prayers
denominationalUse Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
surface form: Church of Jerusalem

Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Greek Orthodox Church
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Maronite Christianity
surface form: Maronite Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Syriac Orthodox Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
geographicOrigin Jerusalem
geographicRegion Levant region
surface form: Levant
historicalSignificance one of the oldest known Eucharistic liturgies
influenceOn Maronite liturgy
Syriac Rite
surface form: Syriac Orthodox liturgy

Syriac Rite
surface form: Syro-Malankara liturgy

West Syriac liturgical tradition
language Arabic
Church Slavonic
Georgian
Greek
Syriac
liturgicalFamily Antiochene liturgical family
liturgicalSeasonalUse more limited use than Byzantine liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
liturgicalUse Divine Liturgy
namedAfter James the Just
primaryFunction celebration of the Eucharist
relationshipToOtherLiturgies older form of the Antiochene liturgy
religiousTradition Christianity
roleOfJamesTheJust first bishop of Jerusalem
textualTransmission preserved in Greek manuscripts
preserved in Syriac manuscripts
theologicalEmphasis highly developed epiclesis over the Eucharistic gifts
strong emphasis on intercession for the living and the dead
traditionalAssociation Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
surface form: Church of Jerusalem
traditionalAttribution James the Just
usedOn certain major feasts in Eastern churches
feast of Saint James
special feast days
worshipSetting cathedral rite of Jerusalem in late antiquity

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Eastern Christianity hasPrimaryLiturgy Liturgy of St. James