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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liturgy of St. James canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.