Feast of the Theophany

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Christian feast holy day liturgical celebration

The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	Occurrences
Theophany	6
Feast of Theophany	2
Afterfeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)	1
Eve of Theophany	1
Forefeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)	1
Great Blessing of Waters	1
Holy Theophany	1
Orthodox Epiphany (for churches on Julian calendar)	1
Timkat (Epiphany)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ holy day ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Epiphany ⓘ Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ⓘ Epiphany ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Epiphany Feast of the Theophany ⓘ surface form: Holy Theophany Feast of the Theophany ⓘ surface form: Theophany
associatedEvent	Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Blessing of Waters immersion of a cross in water ⓘ processions to rivers, lakes, or seas ⓘ
associatedScripture	Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ surface form: Gospel of John 1:29–34 Gospel of Luke ⓘ surface form: Gospel of Luke 3:21–22 Gospel of Mark ⓘ surface form: Gospel of Mark 1:9–11 Gospel of Matthew ⓘ surface form: Gospel of Matthew 3:13–17
celebratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ 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 Western Christian traditions ⓘ
celebratedOn	January 19 (Julian calendar date corresponding to January 6 Gregorian) ⓘ January 6 ⓘ
commemorates	baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River ⓘ manifestation of Jesus as the Son of God ⓘ revelation of the Holy Trinity ⓘ
followedBy	Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Afterfeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)
hasLiturgicalColor	gold ⓘ white ⓘ
hasLiturgicalElement	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Great Compline ⓘ Matins ⓘ Vespers ⓘ blessing and distribution of holy water ⓘ
hasTheme	beginning of Christ's public ministry ⓘ manifestation of Christ to the world ⓘ revelation of the Trinity ⓘ sanctification of the waters ⓘ
linkedDoctrine	doctrine of baptism ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ
liturgicalRank	great feast (Eastern Orthodox) ⓘ Solemnity ⓘ surface form: solemnity (Roman Catholic)
partOf	Christian liturgical year ⓘ Great Feast in Eastern Christianity ⓘ surface form: Twelve Great Feasts (Eastern Orthodox)
precededBy	Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forefeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)
seasonalContext	end of the Christmas–Epiphany cycle in many traditions ⓘ
symbolizes	Christ as the Light of the world ⓘ renewal of baptismal vows ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

Feast of the Theophany → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Feast of the Theophany → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Theophany

Feast of the Theophany → associatedEvent → Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Blessing of Waters

Julian calendar → definesFeastDate → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orthodox Epiphany (for churches on Julian calendar)

Feast of the Theophany → followedBy → Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Afterfeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)

Russian Orthodox Church → hasFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Eastern Christianity → hasMajorFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Great Feast in Eastern Christianity → includes → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → liturgicalUse → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eve of Theophany

Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → liturgicalUse → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Theophany

Jordanian Arab Orthodox → mainFeasts → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Coptic Orthodox Church → majorFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church → majorFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Timkat (Epiphany)

Feast of the Theophany → precededBy → Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Forefeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord → relatedToFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Anaphora of Saint Gregory (Coptic form) → usedDuringSeason → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Theophany