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.
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| 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
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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
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Seventh Ecumenical Council NERFINISHED ⓘ end of Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ restoration of the veneration of icons ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sunday of Orthodoxy
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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)
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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
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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 ⓘ |
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