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Quinquagesima (/ ˌ k w ɪ ŋ k w ə ˈ dʒ ɛ s ɪ m ə /), in the Western Christian Churches, is the last pre-Lenten Sunday, being the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, and the first day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide). It is also called Quinquagesima Sunday, Quinquagesimae, Estomihi, Shrove Sunday, Pork Sunday, or the Sunday next before ...
The Transfiguration of Jesus has been an important subject in Christian art, above all in the Eastern church, some of whose most striking icons show the scene. The Feast of the Transfiguration has been celebrated in the Eastern church since at least the 6th century and it is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of Eastern Orthodoxy , and so is widely ...
In Methodism, the Epiphany season runs from Epiphany Day until Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. [11] [12] White is liturgical colour for Epiphany Day itself, as well as for the Baptism of the Lord and the Feast of the Transfiguration, while green is the liturgical colour used for the rest of the season. [13]
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Pages in category "Paintings of the Transfiguration of Jesus" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The holiday is also called the Feast of Epiphany, Three Kings Day and Theophany. ... Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on Jan. 6 with a series of celebrations that go from parades ...
The message of Epiphany can be interpreted in several ways, and none are right or wrong. Some believe it is a message of faith in divine light, which guided the Magi to Bethlehem.
The Transfiguration of Jesus, 6 August [O.S. 19 August] 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 ...