First Sunday of Great Lent
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The First Sunday of Great Lent is an important day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the celebration of the Triumph of Orthodoxy and the restoration of the veneration of icons.
All labels observed (1)
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| First Sunday of Great Lent canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5839242 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Sunday of Great Lent Context triple: [Second Sunday of Great Lent, follows, First Sunday of Great Lent]
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Second Sunday of Great Lent
The Second Sunday of Great Lent is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical celebration dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas and his teachings on hesychasm and the experience of divine grace.
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First Sunday of Lent
The First Sunday of Lent is the opening Sunday of the Christian liturgical season of Lent, marking the beginning of a period of penitence and preparation for Easter.
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Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
The Third Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a liturgical observance dedicated to the veneration of the Holy Cross, marking the midpoint of the Lenten fast and offering spiritual encouragement to the faithful.
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Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
The Fourth Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a Lenten Sunday dedicated to commemorating St. John Climacus, renowned for his spiritual classic "The Ladder of Divine Ascent" and his teaching on ascetic struggle.
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Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
The Fifth Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a pre-Paschal Sunday commemorating St. Mary of Egypt and emphasizing repentance and ascetic struggle as Lent nears its conclusion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Sunday of Great Lent Target entity description: The First Sunday of Great Lent is an important day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the celebration of the Triumph of Orthodoxy and the restoration of the veneration of icons.
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A.
Second Sunday of Great Lent
The Second Sunday of Great Lent is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical celebration dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas and his teachings on hesychasm and the experience of divine grace.
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B.
First Sunday of Lent
The First Sunday of Lent is the opening Sunday of the Christian liturgical season of Lent, marking the beginning of a period of penitence and preparation for Easter.
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C.
Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
The Third Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a liturgical observance dedicated to the veneration of the Holy Cross, marking the midpoint of the Lenten fast and offering spiritual encouragement to the faithful.
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D.
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
The Fourth Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a Lenten Sunday dedicated to commemorating St. John Climacus, renowned for his spiritual classic "The Ladder of Divine Ascent" and his teaching on ascetic struggle.
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E.
Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
The Fifth Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a pre-Paschal Sunday commemorating St. Mary of Egypt and emphasizing repentance and ascetic struggle as Lent nears its conclusion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox feast day
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liturgical feast ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Synod of Constantinople of 843 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Empress Theodora of Byzantium
NERFINISHED
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Patriarch Methodios I of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarPlacement | first Sunday after Clean Monday ⓘ |
| celebrates | Triumph of Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Second Council of Nicaea
NERFINISHED
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Seventh Ecumenical Council NERFINISHED ⓘ end of Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ restoration of the veneration of icons ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sunday of Orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
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Triumph of Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalFocus |
continuity of the Church with the Ecumenical Councils
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dogma of icons as witnesses to the Incarnation ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
affirmation of the veneration of icons
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incarnation of Christ ⓘ orthodox doctrine ⓘ unity of the Church in true faith ⓘ victory of true faith over heresy ⓘ |
| hasKontakion | Kontakion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | Lenten color (often purple or dark vestments) ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalService |
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (in many traditions)
NERFINISHED
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Great Vespers of the Sunday of Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthros (Matins) of the Sunday of Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalText | Synodikon of Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalTradition |
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScriptureReading |
Hebrews 11:24–26, 32–40; 12:1–2
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John 1:43–51 ⓘ |
| hasTroparion | Troparion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRitual |
acclamations for champions of Orthodoxy
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anathemas against heresies ⓘ procession with icons ⓘ proclamation of the Synodikon of Orthodoxy ⓘ special litanies for the defenders of Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | Sunday of Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Antiochian Orthodox Church
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Coptic Orthodox Church (adapted form) NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church (adapted form) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn | Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInLent | first Sunday of Great Lent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Sunday of Great Lent Description of subject: The First Sunday of Great Lent is an important day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the celebration of the Triumph of Orthodoxy and the restoration of the veneration of icons.
Referenced by (3)
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