Apokreo Sunday
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Apokreo Sunday is a Christian liturgical observance in the Eastern Orthodox tradition marking the last day on which meat is permitted before the stricter fasting of Great Lent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apokreo Sunday canonical | 1 |
| Apokreos Sunday | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6935681 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apokreo Sunday Context triple: [Meatfare Sunday, hasAlternativeName, Apokreo Sunday]
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A.
Great and Holy Monday
Great and Holy Monday is the first day of Holy Week in the Eastern Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events leading up to Jesus Christ’s Passion.
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B.
St. Thomas Sunday
St. Thomas Sunday is the Eastern Orthodox Christian feast celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter, commemorating the Apostle Thomas’s encounter with the risen Christ.
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C.
Menaion
The Menaion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite containing the fixed texts and services for each day of the liturgical year, arranged by month.
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D.
Octave of Easter
The Octave of Easter is the eight-day period in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Easter Sunday and extends through the following Sunday, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus with heightened solemnity.
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E.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apokreo Sunday Target entity description: Apokreo Sunday is a Christian liturgical observance in the Eastern Orthodox tradition marking the last day on which meat is permitted before the stricter fasting of Great Lent.
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A.
Great and Holy Monday
Great and Holy Monday is the first day of Holy Week in the Eastern Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events leading up to Jesus Christ’s Passion.
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B.
St. Thomas Sunday
St. Thomas Sunday is the Eastern Orthodox Christian feast celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter, commemorating the Apostle Thomas’s encounter with the risen Christ.
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C.
Menaion
The Menaion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite containing the fixed texts and services for each day of the liturgical year, arranged by month.
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D.
Octave of Easter
The Octave of Easter is the eight-day period in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Easter Sunday and extends through the following Sunday, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus with heightened solemnity.
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E.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical observance
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Eastern Orthodox feast day ⓘ movable feast ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Meatfare Sunday
NERFINISHED
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Sunday of the Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fasting regulations of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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preparation for Great Lent ⓘ |
| calendarPlacement |
eight weeks before Pascha
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two weeks before the start of Great Lent ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek "apokreo" meaning "away from meat" ⓘ |
| fastingRule |
dairy products remain permitted after this day until Cheesefare Sunday
ⓘ
last day meat is permitted before Great Lent ⓘ meat is allowed ⓘ |
| follows | Sunday of the Prodigal Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gospelReading | Matthew 25:31–46 ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
festive meals including meat before the fast
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special hymns on the theme of judgment and repentance ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook | Lenten Triodion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite | Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Pre-Lenten period ⓘ |
| liturgicalTheme | Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Christians
NERFINISHED
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some Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| partOf | Triodion cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Cheesefare Sunday
NERFINISHED
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Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to emphasize repentance in light of the Last Judgment
ⓘ
to prepare the faithful for the asceticism of Great Lent ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apokreo Sunday Description of subject: Apokreo Sunday is a Christian liturgical observance in the Eastern Orthodox tradition marking the last day on which meat is permitted before the stricter fasting of Great Lent.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Apokreos Sunday