Quadragesima

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Christian observance liturgical season period of fasting

Quadragesima is the traditional Latin name for the Christian liturgical season of Lent, a period of fasting, penance, and spiritual preparation before Easter.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Quadragesima canonical 3
Dominica II Quadragesimae 1
Dominica III in Quadragesima 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian observance ⓘ
liturgical season ⓘ
period of fasting ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Easter ⓘ
beginsOn Ash Wednesday ⓘ
surface form: Ash Wednesday (in Western usage)
contrastsWith Easter season (time of joy) ⓘ
endsOn Holy Saturday ⓘ
surface form: Holy Saturday (in Western usage)
etymologyFrom Latin "quadragesimus" (fortieth) ⓘ
excludesLiturgicalColor Gloria in most Masses ⓘ
excludesLiturgicalPractice singing of the Alleluia ⓘ
hasCanonicalBasis Christian penitential discipline ⓘ
hasDuration 40 days (symbolic) ⓘ
hasEnglishName Lent ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor violet ⓘ
hasLiturgicalFunction period of catechesis for baptismal candidates ⓘ
period of penance ⓘ
period of spiritual renewal ⓘ
preparation for Easter ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Quadragesima self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Quadragesima (Latin)
hasSeasonType penitential season ⓘ
hasWeekName Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ
surface form: Fifth Sunday of Quadragesima

First Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ
Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ
Second Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ
Sixth Sunday of Quadragesima (Palm Sunday) ⓘ
Third Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ
includesPractice abstinence from certain foods ⓘ
almsgiving ⓘ
confession and penance ⓘ
fasting ⓘ
increased prayer ⓘ
observedBy baptized Christians ⓘ
precedes Easter ⓘ
relatedConcept Eastertide ⓘ
Lenten fast ⓘ
Paschal Triduum ⓘ
symbolizes 40 days of Jesus' fasting in the desert ⓘ
penitential preparation ⓘ
usedInReligion Christianity ⓘ
usedInTradition Anglican Communion ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form: Lutheran churches

Methodist churches ⓘ
Reformed churches ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Western Christianity ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Lent → alsoKnownAs → Quadragesima ⓘ
Quadragesima → hasNameInLanguage → Quadragesima self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quadragesima (Latin)
Laetare Sunday → LatinName → Quadragesima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Laetare
Second Sunday of Quadragesima → hasNameInLatin → Quadragesima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dominica II Quadragesimae
Second Sunday of Quadragesima → occursDuring → Quadragesima ⓘ
Third Sunday of Quadragesima → hasAlternativeName → Quadragesima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dominica III in Quadragesima
Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima → partOf → Quadragesima ⓘ