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.

Aliases (4)

Alexandrian liturgical family ×3
Alexandrian rite ×2
Alexandrian liturgical calendar tradition ×1
Alexandrian liturgical tradition ×1

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	Patriarchate of Alexandria →
hasLiturgicalBook	Coptic Euchologion → Coptic Horologion → Coptic Synaxarion → Ethiopian Missal → Ethiopian Synaxarium →
hasLiturgicalFamily	Oriental Orthodox liturgical tradition →
hasLiturgicalYearStructure	includes seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost →
hasOriginPlace	Alexandria →
hasOriginRegion	Egypt →
hasPrimaryLanguage	Amharic → Arabic → Coptic → Geʽez →
hasPrincipalAnaphora	Liturgy of Saint Basil → Liturgy of Saint Cyril → Liturgy of Saint Gregory Nazianzen → 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 → 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 (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) ("Alexandrian liturgical family") → Anaphora of Saint Gregory (Coptic form) ("Alexandrian rite") → Coptic Catholic Church → Coptic Orthodox Church → Ethiopian Rite → Liturgy of Saint Cyril → Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) →	liturgicalFamily
Coptic Synaxarion ("Alexandrian rite") → Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark →	tradition
Divine Liturgy of the Ethiopian Church →	basedOn
Ethiopian Catholic Church ("Alexandrian liturgical family") →	belongsToLiturgicalFamily
Ethiopian Rite ("Alexandrian liturgical calendar tradition") →	calendarFamily
Epiclesis →	emphasizedIn
Paschal Divine Liturgy →	followsRite
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church →	liturgicalRite
Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) →	liturgicalTradition
Eritrean Catholic Church ("Alexandrian liturgical tradition") →	partOf
Eritrean Catholic Church →	rite
Eritrean Catholic Church ("Alexandrian liturgical family") →	usesLiturgicalFamily