Purification of the Virgin Mary
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The Purification of the Virgin Mary is a Christian feast commemorating Mary’s ritual purification and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple, traditionally observed forty days after Christmas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 1 |
| Purification of the Virgin Mary canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
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Marian feast ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ |
| commemorates |
presentation of Jesus in the Temple
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ⓘ
ritual purification of the Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsFrom | Jewish law of purification after childbirth ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedRitual |
blessing of candles
ⓘ
candlelight procession ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalDevelopmentIn | early Christian liturgy ⓘ |
| hasIconographicTheme |
Mary offering sacrifice of the poor
ⓘ
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalBasisIn | Luke 2:22–40 ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank |
Feast
ⓘ
Solemnity in some calendars ⓘ |
| hasPatronageOver |
candlemakers
ⓘ
light-related devotions ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
encounter of Christ with his people
ⓘ
presentation of Christ ⓘ purification ⓘ |
| influenced | folk customs associated with Candlemas ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs |
Candlemas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Feast of the Purification NERFINISHED ⓘ Hypapante NERFINISHED ⓘ Presentation of the Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Nunc dimittis
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ⓘ
Simeon NERFINISHED ⓘ prophetess Anna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCelebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ other Western Christian churches ⓘ |
| isClassifiedAs |
feast of the Lord
ⓘ
feast of the Theotokos ⓘ |
| isConnectedTo | offering of two turtledoves or pigeons ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Lent in many Western calendars ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
Old Testament purification rites
ⓘ
end of Christmas–Epiphany cycle in Western Christianity ⓘ |
| isObserved | forty days after Christmas ⓘ |
| isObservedOn | 2 February ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Christian liturgical year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Book of Leviticus
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ⓘ
Law of Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marksEventInLifeOf |
Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasWidelyObservedBy | Middle Ages in Western Europe ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary