Marian moleben
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Christian devotional service
Eastern Christian paraliturgical service
service of praise
service of supplication
Marian moleben is a traditional Eastern Christian service of supplication and praise dedicated to the Virgin Mary, often involving hymns, litanies, and prayers for her intercession.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional service
ⓘ
Eastern Christian paraliturgical service ⓘ service of praise ⓘ service of supplication ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marian devotions
ⓘ
paraliturgical services ⓘ |
| coreElements |
hymns
ⓘ
litanies ⓘ prayers of praise ⓘ prayers of supplication ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| devotionalCharacter |
communal prayer
ⓘ
sung devotion ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | intercession of the Mother of God ⓘ |
| includes |
chants
ⓘ
invocations of Mary’s titles ⓘ responses ⓘ |
| languageTraditions |
Church Slavonic
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ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
expression of praise to the Virgin Mary
ⓘ
supplication for intercession of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| participation | congregation ⓘ |
| performedBy |
cantor
ⓘ
deacon ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| purpose |
seeking help in personal and communal needs
ⓘ
seeking protection of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| relatedForm |
Akathist to the Theotokos
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ⓘ
general moleben ⓘ |
| setting |
chapel
ⓘ
church ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
refrains addressed to the Virgin Mary
ⓘ
repeated petitions ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Eastern Christian Mariology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfCelebration |
Marian feast days
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Marian months such as May ⓘ |
| tradition |
Byzantine Rite
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ⓘ
Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInChurch |
Russian Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ other Byzantine-rite Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ |
| veneratedFigure | Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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