Holy Ancestors of God
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The Holy Ancestors of God are the forebears of Jesus Christ—especially King David, Saint Joseph, and other righteous relatives—honored in Christian tradition for their role in salvation history.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective term in Christian tradition
ⓘ
group of saints ⓘ |
| associatedFeastSeason | Nativity Fast ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Old Testament patriarchs
ⓘ
prophets ⓘ royal line of David ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical saints
ⓘ
Relatives of Jesus ⓘ |
| commemoratedBefore | Feast of the Nativity of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Incarnation of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | New Testament apostles and martyrs ⓘ |
| cultType | communal veneration rather than individual canonization ⓘ |
| describedAs | forebears of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| devotionalContext | preparation for Christmas ⓘ |
| emphasizedVirtues |
faith
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ righteousness ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
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Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorReason |
faithfulness to God’s covenant
ⓘ
participation in the lineage of Christ ⓘ |
| iconography | group icons depicting forefathers of Christ ⓘ |
| includes |
King David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ righteous relatives of Jesus ⓘ |
| includesFigure |
Abraham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ Joachim NERFINISHED ⓘ Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ King Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Ancestors of God
ⓘ
Holy Forefathers ⓘ |
| liturgicalCommemoration |
Sunday of the Holy Ancestors of God
ⓘ
Sunday of the Holy Forefathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Genealogy of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToDoctrine | genealogies in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke ⓘ |
| roleIn | salvation history ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
bearers of the promises to Israel
ⓘ
preparation for the coming of the Messiah ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | righteous forefathers ⓘ |
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