Alexandrian Rite

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Christian liturgical rite Eastern Christian liturgical tradition

The Alexandrian Rite is an ancient Christian liturgical tradition originating in Alexandria and used primarily by the Coptic and Ethiopian churches.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Alexandrian Rite canonical 29
Alexandrian liturgical family 4
Alexandrian liturgical tradition 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical rite ⓘ
Eastern Christian liturgical tradition ⓘ
contrastsWith Byzantine Rite ⓘ
Roman Rite ⓘ
developedFrom early Christian worship in Alexandria ⓘ
hasCalendar Coptic calendar ⓘ
Ethiopian calendar ⓘ
hasCharacteristic extensive use of litanies ⓘ
strong monastic influence ⓘ
use of cymbals and triangle in worship (especially in Ethiopian and Eritrean usage) ⓘ
use of distinctive Coptic and Ethiopian chant ⓘ
hasClericalVestments Coptic-style vestments ⓘ
Ethiopian-style vestments ⓘ
hasEucharisticElement use of leavened bread ⓘ
use of wine mixed with water ⓘ
hasHistoricalCenter Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
surface form: Patriarchate of Alexandria
hasLiturgicalBook Euchologion ⓘ
surface form: Coptic Euchologion

Horologion ⓘ
surface form: Coptic Horologion

Coptic Synaxarion ⓘ
Ethiopian Missal ⓘ
Byzantine Synaxarion ⓘ
surface form: Ethiopian Synaxarium
hasLiturgicalFamily Oriental Orthodox liturgical tradition ⓘ
hasLiturgicalYearStructure includes seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost ⓘ
hasOriginPlace Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria
hasOriginRegion Egypt ⓘ
hasPrimaryLanguage Amharic ⓘ
Arabic ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ
Geʽez ⓘ
hasPrincipalAnaphora Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ
surface form: Liturgy of Saint Basil

Liturgy of Saint Cyril (Liturgy of Saint Mark) ⓘ
surface form: Liturgy of Saint Cyril

Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) ⓘ
surface form: Liturgy of Saint Gregory Nazianzen

Liturgy of Saint Cyril (Liturgy of Saint Mark) ⓘ
surface form: Liturgy of Saint Mark
hasSacramentalPractice chrismation immediately after baptism ⓘ
communion of infants after baptism and chrismation ⓘ
infant baptism by immersion ⓘ
hasSubtradition Coptic liturgical tradition ⓘ
Eritrean liturgical tradition ⓘ
Ethiopian liturgical tradition ⓘ
hasTheologicalContext Miaphysite Christology in Oriental Orthodox usage ⓘ
hasWorshipSpaceFeature iconostasis or screen separating sanctuary from nave ⓘ
influencedBy Egyptian monasticism ⓘ
Alexandrian theology ⓘ
surface form: Hellenistic Alexandrian Christianity
usedByChurch Coptic Catholic Church ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Eritrean Catholic Church ⓘ
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Ethiopian Catholic Church ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ethiopian Rite → liturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Ethiopian Rite → calendarFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian liturgical calendar tradition
Paschal Divine Liturgy → followsRite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church → liturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark → tradition → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Liturgy of Saint Cyril (Liturgy of Saint Mark) → liturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
subject surface form: Liturgy of Saint Cyril
Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) → liturgicalTradition → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) → liturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian liturgical family
Coptic Synaxarion → tradition → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian rite
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → liturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Epiclesis → emphasizedIn → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) → liturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Anaphora of Saint Gregory (Coptic form) → liturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian rite
Coptic Catholic Church → liturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church → liturgicalRite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of the Ethiopian Church → basedOn → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Ethiopian Catholic Church → belongsToLiturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian liturgical family
Eritrean Catholic Church → rite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Eritrean Catholic Church → usesLiturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian liturgical family
Eritrean Catholic Church → partOf → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian liturgical tradition
See of Saint Mark → primaryRite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church → follows → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Patriarch of Ethiopia → liturgicalRite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Archbishop of Axum → religiousRite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Holy Synod → churchRite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
subject surface form: Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
sui iuris Church → hasRite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian liturgical tradition
Anaphora of Saint Mark → liturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Coptic Anaphora of Saint Basil → liturgicalFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Synod of Bishops of the Coptic Catholic Church → liturgicalRite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Ethiopian Missal → rite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Ethiopian Missal → tradition → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian liturgical tradition
Eparchy of Adigrat → rite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Abeba → rite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Synod of the Ethiopian Catholic Church → rite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Eparchy of Barentu → rite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara → liturgicalTradition → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara → churchRiteFamily → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian liturgical family
Eparchy of Keren → churchSuiIurisTradition → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
Enda Mariam Cathedral → followsLiturgicalRite → Alexandrian Rite ⓘ