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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 Latin Catholic Feast of the Assumption is celebrated on 15 August and the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholics celebrate the Dormition of the Mother of God (or Dormition of the Theotokos, the falling asleep of the Mother of God) on the same date, preceded by a 14-day fasting period.
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 ...
The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, also referred to as the Holy Dormition Church (Temple) or the Great Church, is the main cathedral of the monastery complex. At times of the Kyivan Rus ( Ruthenia ), the cathedral also served as a necropolis for the Kyivan princes.
Protection of the Mother of God Monastery, Ellenville, New York, United States. Mother Ambrozia. Holy Annunciation Hermitage, 10087 W. Rolling Meadows Dr., Westville, IN 46391. Mother Theodora. Holy Dormition of the Mother of God, 3389 Rives Eaton Rd, Rives Junction, MI 49277. Marian Cristian Rosu
"Dormition of the Most Holy Birthgiver of God," a 2010 fresco in the cathedral. The parish was consecrated as "Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica" (Macedonian Cyrillic: Македонска Православна Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“), in honor of the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God in the Eastern ...
In the 16th century, Orthodox Greeks and Serbs in Šibenik shared the Church of St. Julian. [3] By 1600, the Orthodox Serbs built a church dedicated to the Holy Cross, and in 1778, they relocated their services to the newly constructed Church of St. Spas, which is still in use today. [3]
In 2021, Bishop Milan Lach announced the merger of St. John's parish with Holy Spirit parish in Parma and Dormition of the Mother of God Parish (St. Mary's) in Cleveland. [3] The decree of merger was quickly reversed by the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. [4] On August 31, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Robert Mark Pipta as the new eparch. [5]