Transfiguration

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Christian feast liturgical feast

The Transfiguration is a Christian feast commemorating the moment Jesus Christ was revealed in divine glory before his disciples on Mount Tabor.

Aliases (4)
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian feast →
liturgical feast →
associatedBiblicalBook Gospel of Luke →
Gospel of Mark →
Gospel of Matthew →
associatedDoctrine Christology →
theosis →
associatedPracticeInEasternOrthodoxy blessing of grapes →
category Christian holy days →
Feasts of Jesus Christ →
New Testament events →
celebratedBy Anglican Communion →
Eastern Orthodox Christianity →
surface form: "Eastern Orthodox Church"

Lutheranism →
surface form: "Lutheran Churches"

Oriental Orthodoxy →
surface form: "Oriental Orthodox Churches"

Roman Catholicism →
surface form: "Roman Catholic Church"

other Protestant Churches →
commemoratedPerson Jesus Christ →
commemoratedWith Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom →
surface form: "Divine Liturgy"

Mass →
commemorates Transfiguration →
surface form: "Transfiguration of Jesus"

revelation of Jesus Christ’s divine glory →
commemoratesEventBefore disciples of Jesus →
commemoratesEventOn mountain →
dateInAnglicanCommunion 6 August →
dateInEasternOrthodoxChurch 6 August →
dateInLutheranChurches 6 August →
dateInRomanCatholicChurch 6 August →
featuresFigure Elijah →
Moses →
hasIconographicTradition Byzantine icon of the Transfiguration →
hasLiturgicalColor white →
hasPatronalTitle Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord →
surface form: "Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus"

Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord →
keyBiblicalPassage Luke 9:28–36 →
Mark 9:2–8 →
Matthew 17:1–9 →
languageNameInGreek Metamorphosis →
liturgicalRankInEasternOrthodoxChurch Great Feast in Eastern Christianity →
surface form: "Great Feast"
liturgicalRankInRomanCatholicChurch Feast →
partOf liturgical year →
relatedTo Paschal mystery →
Second Coming of Christ →
theologicalTheme anticipation of the Resurrection →
manifestation of the glory of God in Christ →
revelation of Christ’s divinity →
traditionalLocation Mount Tabor →
witnessedBy James →
Apostle John →
surface form: "John the Apostle"

Peter →
Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: "Transfiguration of the Lord"
Elijah → appearedDuring → Transfiguration →
this entity surface form: "Transfiguration of Jesus"
Jesus Christ → associatedWithEvent → Transfiguration →
Transfiguration → commemorates → Transfiguration →
this entity surface form: "Transfiguration of Jesus"
Gospel of Mark → containsEpisode → Transfiguration →
this entity surface form: "Transfiguration of Jesus"
this entity surface form: "Transfiguration of Jesus"
Jesus Christ → feast → Transfiguration →
Russian Orthodox Church → hasFeast → Transfiguration →
this entity surface form: "Transfiguration of Jesus"
Eastern Christianity → hasMajorFeast → Transfiguration →
Syriac liturgical year → hasSeason → Transfiguration →
this entity surface form: "Season of the Transfiguration"
Eastern Orthodox Christianity → majorFeast → Transfiguration →
Raphael → notableWork → Transfiguration →
this entity surface form: "The Transfiguration"
Apostle James the Greater → presentAt → Transfiguration →
subject surface form: "James the Greater"
this entity surface form: "Transfiguration of Jesus"
Apostle John → witnessedEvent → Transfiguration →
this entity surface form: "Transfiguration of Jesus"
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