Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple

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Christian feast Great Feast in the Eastern Orthodox Church Marian feast Twelve Great Feasts liturgical feast

The Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple is a major Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the presentation of the Virgin Mary as a child in the Jerusalem Temple, highlighting her dedication to God and preparation to become the Mother of Christ.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple	1
Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple	1
Great Feast of the Theotokos	1
Joachim and Anna bringing Mary to the Temple	1
The Presentation in the Temple	1
presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Great Feast in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ Marian feast ⓘ Twelve Great Feasts ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ
associatedPlace	Holy of Holies ⓘ surface form: Holy of Holies (Temple) in Christian tradition Jewish Temple ⓘ surface form: Jerusalem Temple
belongsToTradition	Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
celebratedBy	Byzantine Rite ⓘ surface form: Byzantine Rite Churches Coptic Catholic Church ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Maronite Christianity ⓘ surface form: Maronite Church Slavic Orthodox Churches ⓘ
celebratedOn	21 November (Gregorian calendar) in Roman Catholic usage ⓘ 21 November (Julian calendar) in Eastern Orthodox usage ⓘ 4 December (Gregorian calendar) by Orthodox Churches using the Julian calendar ⓘ
commemorates	dedication of Mary to God in the Temple ⓘ preparation of Mary to become the Mother of Christ ⓘ Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple
commemoratesEvent	Mary’s entrance into the Jerusalem Temple as a child ⓘ
commemoratesPerson	Virgin Mary ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple ⓘ surface form: Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple The Presentation of the Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Presentation of the Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Presentation of the Theotokos
hasCanonicalName	Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple
hasCategory	Marian feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasHymnType	kontakion ⓘ stichera ⓘ troparion ⓘ
hasIconographicTheme	High Priest receiving Mary in the Temple ⓘ Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Joachim and Anna bringing Mary to the Temple Mary as a child ascending the steps of the Temple ⓘ
hasLiturgicalService	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Great Vespers ⓘ Matins ⓘ
isFixedFeast	true ⓘ
isMarianFeastOf	Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Theotokos
isPartOfSeason	Nativity Fast ⓘ surface form: Nativity Fast in Eastern Orthodoxy
liturgicalColor	blue in many Eastern traditions ⓘ
liturgicalRank	Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Feast of the Theotokos
sourceTradition	Protoevangelium of James ⓘ
theologicalTheme	Mary’s total consecration to God ⓘ Temple typology fulfilled in Mary ⓘ holiness of the Theotokos ⓘ preparation for the Incarnation ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple → commemorates → Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple

Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple → hasAlternativeName → Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple → hasCanonicalName → Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple → hasIconographicTheme → Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Joachim and Anna bringing Mary to the Temple

Great Feast in Eastern Christianity → includes → Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple ⓘ

Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple → liturgicalRank → Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Feast of the Theotokos

Jean Jouvenet → notableWork → Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Presentation in the Temple