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Theophany (Ancient Greek: θεοφάνεια, romanized: theopháneia, lit. 'appearance of a deity' [ 1 ] ) is an encounter with a deity that manifests in an observable and tangible form. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is often confused with other types of encounters with a deity, but these interactions are not considered theophanies unless the deity ...
Afterfeast: The Feast of Theophany is followed by an eight-day Afterfeast on which the normal fasting laws are suspended. The Saturday and Sunday after Theophany have special readings assigned to them, which relate to the Temptation of Christ and to penance and perseverance in the Christian struggle. There is thus a liturgical continuum between ...
The word hierophany recurs frequently in the works of religious historian Mircea Eliade, who preferred the term to the more constrictive word theophany, an appearance of a god. [1] Eliade argues that religion is based on a sharp distinction between the sacred and the profane. [2]
Epiphany, also called Theophany, is a celebration of God manifesting as the baby Jesus and revealing Himself to the world. The holiday also marks the day the Magi, or the three kings, visited the ...
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, or Theophany, is the feast day commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Originally the baptism of Christ was celebrated on Epiphany, which commemorates the coming of the Magi, the baptism of Christ, and the wedding at Cana. Over time in the West, however, the celebration ...
Theophany refers to the appearance of a deity to a human or other being. This term has been used to refer to appearances of the gods in the ancient Greek and Near Eastern religions. This term has been used to refer to appearances of the gods in the ancient Greek and Near Eastern religions.
Theophanu Skleraina (German pronunciation: [te.o.fa.ˈnuː]; also Theophania, Theophana, Theophane or Theophano; Medieval Greek Θεοφανώ; [1] c. AD 955 – 15 June 991) was empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Otto II, and regent of the Empire during the minority of their son, Emperor Otto III, from 983 until her death in 991.
Theophany, the appearance or manifestation of a deity to mortals; Epiphany (holiday), a holiday celebrating the theophany of Jesus Christ; Tiffany (given name), an English form of the given name Theophania; Theophanes (disambiguation) or Feofan, a related masculine given name; Theophano (disambiguation), another form of the given name