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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 major feast of the church, however, is on 15 August when the Dormition of the Virgin Mary is commemorated by the Greek Orthodox Church, following the strong tradition of the Aegean Islands where the Dormition is grandly celebrated in mid-August as the principal summer feast.
The Dormition of the Theotokos, 15 August [O.S. 28 August] With the exception of the Presentation/Entrance of the Theotokos, appointed hymns for all of the Twelve Great Feasts are found in the Georgian Iadgari (Chantbook) of Jerusalem [2] which was compiled in approximately the middle of the 6th century. [3]
The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. [1] [2] [3] [note 2] [note 3] [note 4] Pre-Schism Western saints.
The scene at the bottom of the main altarpiece (centre) shows the Dormition of Jesus' mother, Mary, in the presence of the Twelve Apostles. The upper centre part illustrates the Assumption of the Madonna. At the very top, outside the main frame, the coronation of Mary is shown, flanked by figures of Saint Stanislaus and Saint Adalbert of Prague ...
The Church of the Tithes or Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (Ukrainian: Десятинна Церква, Desiatynna Tserkva;) was the first stone church in Kyiv. [1] Originally it was built by the order of Grand Prince Vladimir (Volodymyr) the Great between 989 and 996 [ 1 ] by Byzantine and local workers at the site of death of martyrs ...
The term "exapostilarion" is related to the word Apostle, which itself is derived from a Greek word meaning “sent out.” It has this name because in ancient times a chanter was sent out from the choir into the center of the church to chant this hymn.
Filseta (Ge'ez: ፍልሰታ) is a feast day observed by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church in commemoration of the Dormition and Assumption of Mary. [1] [2] The fasting and liturgy extends for two weeks starting from 7 August to 22 August.