Rogation of the Ninevites

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Christian feast liturgical observance penitential fast

Rogation of the Ninevites is an ancient Christian penitential fast and series of prayers commemorating the repentance of the people of Nineveh as recounted in the Book of Jonah, especially observed in some Eastern churches.

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Label	Occurrences
Rogation of the Ninevites canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ liturgical observance ⓘ penitential fast ⓘ
commemorates	events recounted in the Book of Jonah ⓘ repentance of the people of Nineveh ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Ba‘utha of the Ninevites NERFINISHED ⓘ Fast of the Ninevites NERFINISHED ⓘ Supplication of the Ninevites NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDuration	three days ⓘ
hasHistoricalRoot	Syriac monastic practice ⓘ
hasLiturgicalFamily	Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLiturgicalGenre	rogation ⓘ
hasPrimaryPractice	fasting ⓘ liturgical services ⓘ penitential prayers ⓘ scripture readings from the Book of Jonah ⓘ
hasPurpose	averting divine wrath ⓘ renewal of spiritual life ⓘ seeking God’s forgiveness ⓘ
hasReligiousTradition	Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes	litanies ⓘ processions in some communities ⓘ special hymns ⓘ
influenced	other pre-Lenten fasts in Syriac traditions ⓘ
isBasedOnEvent	Ninevites’ response to Jonah’s preaching ⓘ
isBasedOnText	Book of Jonah NERFINISHED ⓘ
isEspeciallyObservedIn	Ancient Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Chaldean Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Chaldean Syriac traditions ⓘ Maronite Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Christian churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
isObservedBy	Eastern Catholic Churches of Syriac tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches of Syriac tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPartOf	Syriac liturgical year NERFINISHED ⓘ
isScheduledRelativeTo	Easter NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ
liturgicalLanguageUsed	Syriac ⓘ
originatesInRegion	Assyrian Christian milieu ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
theologicalTheme	communal conversion ⓘ divine mercy ⓘ fasting as penance ⓘ repentance ⓘ

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Subject: Rogation of the Ninevites
Description of subject: Rogation of the Ninevites is an ancient Christian penitential fast and series of prayers commemorating the repentance of the people of Nineveh as recounted in the Book of Jonah, especially observed in some Eastern churches.

Referenced by (1)

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Nineveh Fast → alsoKnownAs → Rogation of the Ninevites ⓘ