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The Annunciation — 25 March [O.S. 7 April] The Transfiguration of the Lord — 6 August [O.S. 19 August] The Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the Theotokos — 15 August [O.S. 28 August] In addition, the feast day of the patron saint of a parish church or monastery is counted as a Great Feast, and is celebrated with great solemnity.
The Feast of the Annunciation (Greek: Ο Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου, romanized: O Evangelismós tis Theotókou, lit. 'the Annunciation of the Mother of God') commemorates the visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary , during which he informed her that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ , the Son of God .
The current monastery celebrates three main feast days: January 3rd, marking the discovery of the relics of Saint Ephraim, March 25th for the Annunciation, and May 5th, commemorating the martyrdom of Saint Ephraim. The monastery is under the jurisdiction of the Metropolis of Kifissia, Amaroussion and Oropos.
Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos Evangelístria, kept at the monastery of Aliartos in Boeotia. [31] Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of Kypera, [note 14] kept at the monastery of the Panagia, on the island of Cephalonia. [32] "Annunciation" Icon of the Mother of God (16th century) [5] [21]
The church is officially dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. The major feast of the church, however, is on 15 August when the Dormition of the Virgin Mary ( Theotokos ) 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 ...
Annunciation (c. 1472–1475), Uffizi, is thought to be Leonardo da Vinci's earliest complete work. The Annunciation (from the Latin annuntiatio; also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, [1] or the Annunciation of the Lord; Ancient Greek: Ο Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου) is, according to the Gospel of Luke, the ...
Annunciation (Subara) The Sunday between November 27 and December 3: 3–4 weeks 2: Nativity: December 25: 1–2 weeks 3: Epiphany (Denha) The Sunday between January 2 and 6; otherwise January 6, if no such Sunday exists: 4–9 weeks 4: Great Fast (Sawma Rabba) The 7th Sunday before Easter [note 1] 7 weeks 5: Resurrection (Qyamta) Easter Sunday ...
The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, at the Blachernae church in Constantinople (911). [1] [2] [note 2] (see also: October 1 ...