Transfiguration, Feast of the
- Transfiguration, Feast of the
-
Christian commemoration of the occasion upon which
Jesus Christ took three of his disciples, Peter, James, and John, up on a mountain, where Moses and Elijah appeared and Jesus was transfigured, his face and clothes becoming white and shining as light (Mark 9:2–13; Matthew 17:1–13; Luke 9:28–36). The festival celebrates the revelation of the eternal glory of the Second Person of the Trinity, which was normally veiled during Christ's life on earth. According to tradition, the event took place on Mt. Tabor. (
Tabor, Mount)
It is not known when the festival was first celebrated, but it was kept in Jerusalem as early as the 7th century and in most parts of the Byzantine Empire by the 9th century. It was gradually introduced into the Western Church, and its observance was fixed as August 6 by Pope Callistus III in 1457, as a thank offering for the victory over the Turks at Belgrade on Aug. 6, 1456.
In the Orthodox Church it has always been a major festival. In some churches it is celebrated on other dates. The Syrians and Armenians keep it on the seventh Sunday after Pentecost and some Lutherans on the last Sunday after Epiphany.
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ — Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ Observed on August 6 to commemorate the manifestation of the Divine glory recorded by St. Matthew (Chapter 17). Origin. The… … Catholic encyclopedia
Transfiguration of Christ, Feast of the — • Observed on August 6 to commemorate the manifestation of the Divine glory recorded by St. Matthew (Chapter 17) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Feast of the Cross — Russian icon of Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (icon from Yaroslavl by Gury Nikitin, 1680. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). Liturgical year Western Advent … Wikipedia
Transfiguration of Jesus — The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported by the Synoptic Gospels in which Jesus is transfigured upon a mountain (), and the three Apostles are described as interpreting Jesus statement as a reference to John the Baptist.(Christian… … Wikipedia
Transfiguration Cathedral (Saint Petersburg) — Transfiguration Cathedral (official name: ru. собор Преображения Господня всей гвардии, i.e., The Cathedral of the Lord s Transfiguration of all the Guards ) is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral belonging to the Diocese of St. Petersburg. It is… … Wikipedia
The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist — The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist In this article we shall consider: ♦ the fact of the Real Presence, which is, indeed, the central dogma; ♦ the … Catholic encyclopedia
The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) — The Rite of Constantinople † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople (Also BYZANTINE RITE.) The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms … Catholic encyclopedia
Transfiguration, The — A Feast of the Church observed on August 6, in commemoration of our Lord s Transfiguration on the Mount in the presence of His three disciples, St. Peter, St. James and St. John. It is a restored Festival in our Calendar. The American Church… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
The Tennyson Brothers — (1807 1898), Frederick, Turner Charles and Lord Alfred The three poet brothers were the sons of the Rev. Dr. George Clayton Tennyson, rector of Somersby, a village in North Lincolnshire, between Horncastle and Spilsby. Frederick, Charles (who… … British and Irish poets
transfiguration — The account in the synoptic [[➝ synoptists]] gospels (Mark 9:2–8; Matt. 17:1–8; Luke 9:28–36) of the supernatural transformation into glory of the appearance of Jesus. There is no mention of the event in the gospel of John, but there is a… … Dictionary of the Bible
