Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple

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Christian feast Christological feast Marian feast liturgical feast

The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple is a major Christian celebration commemorating the infant Jesus being brought to the Jerusalem Temple, where he was recognized as the Messiah by Simeon and Anna.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple	5
Feast of the Meeting of the Lord	1
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord	1
The Meeting of the Lord in the Temple	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Christological feast ⓘ Marian feast ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Candlemas ⓘ Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Meeting of the Lord Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Hypapante ⓘ
associatedDevotion	blessing of candles ⓘ procession with lighted candles ⓘ
associatedWithBiblicalPassage	Luke 2:22–40 ⓘ
associatedWithFigure	Simeon the God-receiver ⓘ prophetess Anna, daughter of Phanuel ⓘ
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
celebratedOn	2 February ⓘ
commemoratesEvent	encounter of Jesus with Simeon and Anna ⓘ presentation of Jesus in the Temple ⓘ purification of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
commemoratesPerson	Jesus Christ ⓘ Simeon ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ prophetess Anna ⓘ
hasCanonicalBasisIn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ
hasIconographicTheme	Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Meeting of the Lord in the Temple
hasLiturgicalRank	Roman Rite liturgical calendar ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Lord in the Roman Rite Great Feast in the Byzantine Rite ⓘ
hasLiturgicalSeason	after Christmas ⓘ
hasLiturgicalText	Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace) ⓘ surface form: Nunc dimittis
hasPatronage	blessing of homes and fields ⓘ candlemakers ⓘ
hasTheme	The Light of the World ⓘ surface form: Christ as light to the nations encounter between the Old and New Covenants ⓘ fulfillment of Old Testament law ⓘ
liturgicalColor	white ⓘ
marks	traditional end of the extended Christmas cycle in the West ⓘ
occurs	40 days after Christmas in Western Christianity ⓘ 40 days after the Nativity of Christ in Eastern Christianity ⓘ
originatesFrom	Jewish law of presentation of firstborn males ⓘ Jewish law of purification after childbirth ⓘ
relatedTo	Christmas season ⓘ Epiphany ⓘ
symbolizes	Christ as light of the world ⓘ manifestation of Christ to Israel ⓘ obedience of the Holy Family to the Law of Moses ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Meeting of the Lord

Saint Mary → associatedEvent → Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple ⓘ