Synaxarium (Senkessar)
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Synaxarium (Senkessar) is a traditional Ethiopian Christian liturgical book that recounts the lives of saints and feast days for daily reading throughout the church year.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethiopian Christian text
ⓘ
hagiographical collection ⓘ liturgical book ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Senkessar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Synaxarion of the Ethiopian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ethiopian Christianity
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ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Ethiopian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Christian liturgical books
ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
chronological notes about saints
ⓘ
short homiletic exhortations ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Ethiopian liturgical year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
martyrology ⓘ |
| hasContent |
accounts of martyrs
ⓘ
feast days ⓘ lives of saints ⓘ miracle stories ⓘ |
| includes |
commemorations of biblical figures
ⓘ
commemorations of local Ethiopian saints ⓘ commemorations of universal Christian saints ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Coptic hagiographical tradition ⓘ |
| language |
Amharic
ⓘ
Geʽez ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
reading during Matins
ⓘ
reading during daily services ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeasonCoverage | ordinary days and major feasts ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | authoritative in Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ |
| medium |
manuscript
ⓘ
printed book ⓘ |
| origin | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
edification of the faithful
ⓘ
instruction in Christian virtues ⓘ preservation of saintly traditions ⓘ |
| readingFrequency | daily ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Coptic Synaxarion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | saints’ lives ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
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ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Geʽez script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | arranged by calendar date ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | full liturgical year ⓘ |
| use |
commemoration of saints
ⓘ
daily liturgical reading ⓘ devotional reading ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ethiopian Orthodox clergy
ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox laity ⓘ |
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