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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 Greek Discourse on the Dormition or The Book of John Concerning the Falling Asleep of Mary (attributed to John the Theologian), is another anonymous narrative, and may even precede the Book of Mary's Repose. [15] This Greek document, is dated by Tischendorf as no later than the 4th century. [16] [17] but is dated by Shoemaker as later. [18]
Dormition Church, Sopik; Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition; Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, Cluj-Napoca; Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral, Varna; Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Constanța; Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Focșani; Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Labovë e Kryqit; Dormition of the Theotokos ...
Codex Climaci Rescriptus is a collective palimpsest manuscript consisting of several individual manuscripts underneath, Christian Palestinian Aramaic texts of the Old and New Testament as well as two apocryphal texts, including the Dormition of the Mother of God, and is known as Uncial 0250 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) with a Greek uncial text of the New Testament and overwritten by Syriac ...
Netflix's new movie "Mary" tells the story of the life of the woman who would eventually become known as the Theotokos, the Blessed Mother, the Queen of Heaven and more. The movie, directed by D.J ...
The Brașovechi Church, also known as "The Dormition of the Mother of God" Church (Brașovechi)" is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 47 Bisericii Române Street, Brașov, Romania. Located in the Brașovechi district, it is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos.
The preparations for the council included an independent schema "About the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God and Mother of the People". [52] Some observers interpreted the renunciation of this document on Mary as minimalism, others interpreted her inclusion as a chapter into the Church document as underlining her role for the Church. [52]
Kate Bernheimer's collection How a Mother Weaned Her Girl from Fairy Tales is an overt ode to the genre, but, at the same time, a revitalizing force that graces the messiness of girlhood with an ethereal air. "I do think it's something that attracts women who want to turn over and examine the stereotypes and the role of women," Sparks said.