Great Week

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Great Week is a traditional Christian term for the solemn and sacred period commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, culminating in his crucifixion and resurrection.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical period
religious observance
commemorates Passion of Christ
surface form: Passion of Jesus Christ

crucifixion of Jesus Christ
final days of Jesus Christ’s earthly life
resurrection of Jesus Christ
focusesOnEvent Agony in the Garden
Burial of Jesus
Crucifixion
Last Supper
Resurrection
Trial of Jesus
Stations of the Cross
surface form: Way of the Cross
hasCharacteristic sacred
solemn
hasLiturgicalCharacter contemplative
penitential
hasReligion Christianity
hasTheme death of Christ
resurrection of Christ
suffering of Christ
includesLiturgicalFocusOn Paschal mystery
isAlsoKnownAs Holy Week
surface form: Great and Holy Week

Holy Week
surface form: Passion Week
isAssociatedWith Holy Week
isLinkedTo Paschal Triduum
surface form: Easter Triduum

Lent
isObservedBy Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

many Protestant churches
isPartOf Christian liturgical year
precedes Resurrection Sunday
surface form: Easter Sunday

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

Holy Week alsoKnownAs Great Week