Dormition of the Mother of God (disambiguation)

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Dormition of the Mother of God is a major Christian feast.

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Dormition of the Mother of God Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches

The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches which commemorates the "falling asleep" or death of Mary the Theotokos, and her bodily resurrection before being taken up into heaven. It is celebrated on 15 August as the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Dormition not on a fixed date, but on the Sunday nearest 15 August.

Dormition Cathedral, Moscow Church in Moscow, Russia

The Cathedral of the Dormition, also known as the Assumption Cathedral or Cathedral of the Assumption is a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. It is located on the north side of Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin in Russia, where a narrow alley separates the north from the Patriarch's Palace with the Twelve Apostles Church. Separately in the southwest, also separated by a narrow passage from the church, is the Palace of Facets. The Cathedral is regarded as the mother church of Muscovite Russia. In its present form it was constructed between 1475–79 at the behest of the Moscow Grand Duke Ivan III by the Italian architect Aristotele Fioravanti. From 1547 to 1896 it was where the Coronation of the Russian monarch was held. In addition, it is the burial place for most of the Moscow Metropolitans and Patriarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church and it also serves as a part of Moscow Kremlin Museums.

Dormition of the Theotokos Church, or Dormition of the Mother of God Church may refer to:

August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar

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Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir Cathedral in Vladimir, Russia

The Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir was a mother church of Medieval Russia in the 13th and 14th centuries. It is part of a World Heritage Site, the White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal.

Uspenski Cathedral Church in Helsinki, Finland

Uspenski Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, and main cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. Its name comes from the Old Church Slavonic word uspenie, which denotes the Dormition.

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Church of Mary ancient church ruin in Turkey

The Church of Mary is an ancient Christian cathedral dedicated to the Theotokos, located in Ephesus. It is also known as the Church of the Councils because two councils of importance to the history of Early Christianity are assumed to have been held within. The church is located in the south stoa of the Olympieion next to the harbor of Ephesus.

Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki church in Thessaloniki, Greece

The Hagia Sophia in Thessaloniki, Greece, is one of the oldest churches in the city still standing today. It is one of several monuments in Thessaloniki included as a World Heritage Site on the UNESCO list.

Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos or Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God may refer to:

Theotokos of Bogolyubovo anonymous painting

The Bogolubovo Icon is a Wonderworking Icon of the Theotokos Agiosoritissa which is venerated in the Russian Orthodox Church. The icon was painted in the 1157 at the request of Grand Prince Andrew Bogolubsky, in commemoration of an appearance to him by the Mother of God.

Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church in Ohio , United States

The "Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary", also known as "St. Mary", is a Macedonian Orthodox Church located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. It is one of the oldest Macedonian Orthodox communities in the United States and in the American-Canadian Diocese.

Church of the Mother of God or Church of the Theotokos can refer to:

Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos or Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God may refer to:

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos or Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God may refer to:

Church of the Dormition may refer to:

Dormition may refer to:

Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos may refer to: