Paschal canon
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The Paschal canon is a central Orthodox Christian hymnographic work chanted at Easter, celebrating Christ’s Resurrection with a series of odes composed primarily by St. John of Damascus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paschal canon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T519353 — 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: Paschal canon Context triple: [Paschal Divine Liturgy, hasElement, Paschal canon]
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A.
Paschal cycle
The Paschal cycle is the sequence of movable feasts and liturgical observances in the Christian calendar that are determined each year in relation to the date of Easter.
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B.
Triodion
The Triodion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the pre-Lenten period, Great Lent, and Holy Week.
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C.
Horologion
The Horologion is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book that contains the fixed daily cycle of services, including prayers, hymns, and psalms used throughout the liturgical year.
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D.
Roman Canon
The Roman Canon is the traditional central Eucharistic prayer of the Roman Rite, used for centuries as the fixed core of the Catholic Mass.
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E.
Paschal Divine Liturgy
The Paschal Divine Liturgy is the central Eucharistic celebration of Easter in the Eastern Christian tradition, commemorating Christ’s Resurrection with especially festive prayers, hymns, and rituals.
- 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: Paschal canon Target entity description: The Paschal canon is a central Orthodox Christian hymnographic work chanted at Easter, celebrating Christ’s Resurrection with a series of odes composed primarily by St. John of Damascus.
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A.
Paschal cycle
The Paschal cycle is the sequence of movable feasts and liturgical observances in the Christian calendar that are determined each year in relation to the date of Easter.
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B.
Triodion
The Triodion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the pre-Lenten period, Great Lent, and Holy Week.
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C.
Horologion
The Horologion is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book that contains the fixed daily cycle of services, including prayers, hymns, and psalms used throughout the liturgical year.
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D.
Roman Canon
The Roman Canon is the traditional central Eucharistic prayer of the Roman Rite, used for centuries as the fixed core of the Catholic Mass.
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E.
Paschal Divine Liturgy
The Paschal Divine Liturgy is the central Eucharistic celebration of Easter in the Eastern Christian tradition, commemorating Christ’s Resurrection with especially festive prayers, hymns, and rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orthodox Christian hymnographic work
ⓘ
canon (hymnography) ⓘ liturgical hymn ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Paschal Stichera
ⓘ
Paschal troparion ⓘ |
| attributedTo | John of Damascus ⓘ |
| author | John of Damascus ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 8th century ⓘ |
| commemorates | Resurrection of Christ on the third day ⓘ |
| contains |
irmos of each ode
ⓘ
troparia of each ode ⓘ |
| genre | festal canon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Slavic liturgical hymnography
ⓘ
later Byzantine hymnography ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook |
Paschal services books
ⓘ
Pentecostarion ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
Easter Matins hymnography
ⓘ
festal canon for Pascha ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | principal canon of the liturgical year in the Byzantine tradition ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason |
Paschal cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Paschal season
|
| liturgicalTimeOfDay |
early morning of Pascha
ⓘ
night ⓘ |
| mainLiturgicalOccasion |
Easter
ⓘ
Easter ⓘ
surface form:
Pascha
|
| mode | Byzantine chant ⓘ |
| musicalTradition | Byzantine chant tradition ⓘ |
| numberOfOdes | 9 ⓘ |
| openingWords | “It is the Day of Resurrection” ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Byzantine Rite
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | series of odes ⓘ |
| theme |
Jesus as Lamb of God
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ as Paschal Lamb
joy of the Resurrection ⓘ light overcoming darkness ⓘ renewal of creation ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
Christ’s triumph over Hades
ⓘ
resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Jesus
victory over death ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Romanian ⓘ Russian ⓘ Serbian language ⓘ
surface form:
Serbian
|
| usedIn |
Midnight Office of Pascha
ⓘ
Easter Vigil ⓘ
surface form:
Orthodox Easter Vigil
Paschal Divine Liturgy ⓘ
surface form:
Paschal Matins
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Subject: Paschal canon Description of subject: The Paschal canon is a central Orthodox Christian hymnographic work chanted at Easter, celebrating Christ’s Resurrection with a series of odes composed primarily by St. John of Damascus.
Referenced by (2)
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