Ba‘utha of Nineveh
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Ba‘utha of Nineveh is a traditional three-day fast and penitential observance in the Syriac Christian churches commemorating the repentance of the people of Nineveh in the Book of Jonah.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian fast
ⓘ
Syriac Christian observance ⓘ penitential observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ba‘utha d-Ninwaye
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ⓘ
Fast of Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ Supplication of the Ninevites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Assyrian Christians
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ⓘ
Syriac Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
events in the Book of Jonah
ⓘ
repentance of the people of Nineveh ⓘ |
| devotionalForm |
litanies
ⓘ
processions ⓘ public worship services ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Syriac ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 3 ⓘ |
| observanceType |
fast
ⓘ
penance ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chaldean Catholics
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ⓘ
Syriac Catholics NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox faithful ⓘ members of the Church of the East tradition ⓘ |
| practice |
abstinence from food
ⓘ
intensive prayer ⓘ penitential hymns ⓘ |
| purpose |
preparation for Lent
ⓘ
repentance ⓘ supplication ⓘ |
| region |
Iraq
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ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| religiousCategory |
Christian fasting day
ⓘ
Christian liturgical season ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Ancient Church of the East
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ⓘ
Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Chaldean Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Book of Jonah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
divine mercy
ⓘ
fasting and prayer ⓘ repentance and conversion ⓘ |
| timeInLiturgicalYear | shortly before Great Lent ⓘ |
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