Marian feasts

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Marian feasts are liturgical celebrations in the Christian calendar dedicated to honoring the Virgin Mary under her various titles and roles in salvation history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian feast
devotional practice
liturgical celebration
religious observance
areAssociatedWith Marian devotions
Marian hymns
Marian prayers
Marian processions NERFINISHED
areClassifiedAs feasts
memorials
optional memorials
solemnities
areObservedBy Anglicans NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED
Lutherans NERFINISHED
Oriental Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED
Roman Catholics NERFINISHED
some other Protestant communities
arePartOf Anglican liturgical calendar NERFINISHED
Catholic liturgical calendar NERFINISHED
Christian liturgical year NERFINISHED
Lutheran liturgical calendar NERFINISHED
Orthodox liturgical calendar NERFINISHED
areRegulatedBy liturgical norms of each church
calendarVariesBy Christian tradition
country
particular church
developedFrom early Christian Marian devotion
focusOn Marian dogmas
events in the life of Mary
roles of Mary in salvation history
titles of Mary
honor Mother of God
Theotokos NERFINISHED
Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
include Annunciation NERFINISHED
Assumption of Mary NERFINISHED
Conception of the Theotokos by Saint Anne NERFINISHED
Dormition of the Theotokos NERFINISHED
Feast of the Protection of the Theotokos NERFINISHED
Holy Name of Mary NERFINISHED
Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
Our Lady of Fatima NERFINISHED
Our Lady of Lourdes NERFINISHED
Our Lady of Sorrows NERFINISHED
Our Lady of the Rosary NERFINISHED
Presentation of Mary NERFINISHED
Queenship of Mary NERFINISHED
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God NERFINISHED
Synaxis of the Theotokos NERFINISHED
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
includeSomeThatAre holy days of obligation in the Catholic Church
liturgicalColorOftenIs white
liturgicalColorSometimesIs blue
purpose to contemplate mysteries of Christ through Mary
to express ecclesial devotion to Mary
to venerate Mary
theologyEmphasizes Mary as Immaculate Conception
Mary as Mother of God NERFINISHED
Mary as Queen of Heaven NERFINISHED
Mary as assumed into heaven
Mary as ever-virgin

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Marian devotions associatedWith Marian feasts
Feast of the Assumption of Mary linkedTo Marian feasts
this entity surface form: Marian processions
Guelaguetza festival of Oaxaca linkedToReligion Marian feasts
this entity surface form: Catholic feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Candlemas isRelatedTo Marian feasts
Eritrean Orthodox liturgy celebratesFeast Marian feasts
this entity surface form: Feasts of Saint Mary
Marian preface in the Roman Missal usedOn Marian feasts
this entity surface form: Marian solemnities