Mary in Eastern Christianity
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Mary in Eastern Christianity is venerated as the Theotokos (God-bearer) and honored with a rich theological, liturgical, and iconographic tradition that emphasizes her role in the Incarnation and the life of the Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary in Eastern Christianity canonical | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological concept
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ subject of Christian veneration ⓘ |
| associatedDoctrine |
Council of Ephesus (431) affirmation of Theotokos
ⓘ
perpetual virginity of Mary ⓘ sinlessness in personal life ⓘ veneration distinct from worship ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Christological doctrine
ⓘ
Eternal Word ⓘ
surface form:
Incarnation of the Word
|
| devotionalPractice |
chanting Marian hymns
ⓘ
lighting candles before Marian icons ⓘ processions with icons of the Theotokos ⓘ veneration of Marian icons ⓘ |
| distinctionFrom | adoration due to God alone ⓘ |
| emphasizesRoleAs |
God-bearer
ⓘ
Christotokos ⓘ
surface form:
Mother of the Incarnate Logos
intercessor for the faithful ⓘ model of humility ⓘ model of obedience ⓘ model of purity ⓘ |
| eschatologicalAspect |
Mary as first fully deified human after Christ
ⓘ
Mary as image of the glorified Church ⓘ |
| feast |
Annunciation
ⓘ
Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos ⓘ
surface form:
Nativity of the Theotokos
Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Presentation of the Theotokos in the Temple
Protection of the Theotokos (Pokrov) ⓘ
surface form:
Protection of the Theotokos
|
| honorificTitle |
القدوس
ⓘ
surface form:
All-Holy
Ever-Virgin ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Mother of God
Panagia ⓘ Queen of Heaven ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Theotokos
|
| iconographicTheme |
Dormition of the Theotokos
ⓘ
Icons of the Theotokos ⓘ
surface form:
Eleousa (Tenderness) icon type
Hodegetria-type icon ⓘ
surface form:
Hodegetria icon type
Panagia Orans ⓘ
surface form:
Orans (Praying) Theotokos
Panagia Platytera ⓘ
surface form:
Platytera ton Ouranon (More Spacious than the Heavens)
Panagia Orans ⓘ
surface form:
Theotokos of the Sign
|
| liturgicalElement |
Akathist
ⓘ
surface form:
Akathist Hymn
Marian troparia and kontakia ⓘ Paraklesis to the Theotokos ⓘ
surface form:
Paraklesis (Supplicatory Canon) to the Theotokos
Theotokion hymns in the Divine Office ⓘ commemorations in the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Catholic Churches
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
|
| roleInLiturgy |
commemorated in every Divine Liturgy
ⓘ
invoked in litanies ⓘ named in the anaphora ⓘ |
| spiritualSignificance |
mother of all Christians in a spiritual sense
ⓘ
primary human intercessor after Christ ⓘ |
| theologicalFunction |
bridge between Old and New Covenants
ⓘ
guarantee of Christ’s true divinity ⓘ guarantee of Christ’s true humanity ⓘ |
| viewOnOriginalSin |
does not typically use the Latin concept of Immaculate Conception
ⓘ
emphasizes healing and deification rather than juridical guilt ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.