Feast of the Ascension

Summary

Feast of the Ascension is a moveable feast^[1]. It draws 1,480 Wikipedia views per month (moveable_feast category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Feast of the Ascension's religion is recorded as Christianity^[3].
• Feast of the Ascension's instance of is recorded as moveable feast^[4].
• Feast of the Ascension's instance of is recorded as public holiday^[5].
• Feast of the Ascension's instance of is recorded as Christian holy day^[6].
• Ascension of Jesus is named after Feast of the Ascension^[7].
• Feast of the Ascension was followed by Exaudi^[8].
• Feast of the Ascension is part of Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church^[9].
• Feast of the Ascension's Commons category is recorded as Feast of the Ascension^[10].
• Feast of the Ascension's commemorates is recorded as Ascension of Jesus^[11].
• Feast of the Ascension's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as Easter + 39 days^[12].
• Feast of the Ascension's feast day is recorded as Easter + 39 days^[13].
• Feast of the Ascension's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Feast of the Ascension^[14].
• Feast of the Ascension's depicted by is recorded as The Bucintoro in Venice on Ascension Day^[15].
• Feast of the Ascension's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Feast of the Ascension's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• Feast of the Ascension's different from is recorded as Ascension of Jesus^[18].
• Feast of the Ascension's different from is recorded as Ascension^[19].
• Feast of the Ascension's different from is recorded as Maundy Thursday^[20].
• Feast of the Ascension's different from is recorded as Easter Thursday^[21].
• Feast of the Ascension's day of week is recorded as Thursday^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include moveable feast^[4], public holiday^[5], and Christian holy day^[6].

Origins

Ascension of Jesus is named after Feast of the Ascension^[7].

Use and Application

Feast of the Ascension is part of Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church^[9].

Influence

Things named for Feast of the Ascension include Ascension Cathedral^[23], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral^[24], in Kazakhstan^[25], founded in 1907^[26]; Church of the Ascension of Jesus, Skopje^[27], a church building^[28], in North Macedonia^[29]; Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God^[30], a cathedral^[31], in Bulgaria^[32], founded in 1001^[33]; Novocherkassk Cathedral^[34], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral^[35], in Russia^[36], founded in 1904^[37]; Church of the Ascension, Lukianivka^[38], a church building^[39], in Ukraine^[40]; Church of the Ascension^[41], a church building^[42], in Serbia^[43], founded in 1863^[44]; Crkva Vaznesenja Gospodnjeg^[45], a church building^[46], in Serbia^[47]; and Church of the Holy Ascension^[48], a church building^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1826^[51].

Why It Matters

Feast of the Ascension draws 1,480 Wikipedia views per month (moveable_feast category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include Ascension Cathedral^[23], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral^[24], in Kazakhstan^[25], founded in 1907^[26]; Church of the Ascension of Jesus, Skopje^[27], a church building^[28], in North Macedonia^[29]; Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God^[30], a cathedral^[31], in Bulgaria^[32], founded in 1001^[33]; Novocherkassk Cathedral^[34], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral^[35], in Russia^[36], founded in 1904^[37]; Church of the Ascension, Lukianivka^[38], a church building^[39], in Ukraine^[40]; and Church of the Ascension^[41], a church building^[42], in Serbia^[43], founded in 1863^[44].