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Dormition of the Mother of God

The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the Theotokos ("Mother of God", literally translated as God-bearer), and her being taken up into heaven. The Feast of the Dormition is observed…

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August 28 [O.S. August 15]: (some Eastern Orthodox churches) · August 15: (Syriac Orthodox, some Eastern and Western churches) · January 29 (Coptic Orthodox and Orthodox Tewahedo Churches) · Sunday nearest August 15: Armenian Apostolic Church
Duration
9 days Byzantine Rite
First time
Unknown
Frequency
annual
Observed by
Eastern Christianity

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Dormition of the Mother of God → August 15: (Syriac Orthodox, some Eastern and Western churches), August 28 [O.S. August 15]: (some Eastern Orthodox churches), January 29 (Coptic Orthodox and Orthodox Tewahedo Churches), Sunday nearest August 15: Armenian Apostolic Church
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Dormition of the Mother of God → 9 days Byzantine Rite
First time · 1
Dormition of the Mother of God → Unknown
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Dormition of the Mother of God → annual
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Dormition of the Mother of God → Eastern Christianity
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Dormition of the Mother of God → Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox

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dormition death mary orthodox church feast assumption theotokos heaven august virgin christ holy catholic eastern fast tradition century mother western

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Dormition of the Mother of GodDateAugust 28 [O.S. August 15]: (some Eastern Orthodox churches)1.00infobox
Dormition of the Mother of GodDateAugust 15: (Syriac Orthodox, some Eastern and Western churches)1.00infobox
Dormition of the Mother of GodDateJanuary 29 (Coptic Orthodox and Orthodox Tewahedo Churches)1.00infobox
Dormition of the Mother of GodDateSunday nearest August 15: Armenian Apostolic Church1.00infobox
Dormition of the Mother of GodDuration9 days Byzantine Rite1.00infobox
Dormition of the Mother of GodFirst timeUnknown1.00infobox
Dormition of the Mother of GodFrequencyannual1.00infobox
Dormition of the Mother of GodObserved byEastern Christianity1.00infobox
Dormition of the Mother of Godis aGreat Feast of the Eastern Orthodox0.90text
the Book of Mary's Reposeinstance ofbut anonymous traditions concerning the Dormition began circulating as early as the third century and perhaps 'even earlier'0.80text
theinstance ofThe events of the Dormition of the Virgin and her burial are dealt with in several known apocrypha0.80text

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