Transfiguration of Jesus
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Summary
Transfiguration of Jesus is a miracles of Jesus[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of miracles of jesus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,614 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[3]
- Instance of: artistic theme[4], gospel episode[5]
- Location: Mount Tabor[6]
- Part of: chronology of Jesus[7], Luminous Mysteries[8], Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church[9]
- Commons category: Transfiguration of Jesus Christ[10]
- Participant: Saint Peter[11], St. James the Elder[12], John the Evangelist[13], Jesus Christ[14], Moses[15], Elijah[16]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: August 19[17], August 6[18]
- Depicted by: Transfiguration of Jesus in Christian art[19], Transfiguration of Christ[20], Transfiguration[21]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24]
- Different from: Transfiguration[25]
- P14483: t/transfiguracion[26]
Body
Outcome and Impact
Things named for Transfiguration of Jesus include Feast of the Transfiguration[27], a Christian holy day[28]; Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising[29], a rebellion[30], in Ottoman Empire[31]; Church of the Transfiguration[32], a church building[33], in Israel[34], founded in 1921[35]; Transfiguration Cathedral[36], a cathedral[37], in Russia[38]; Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street[39], a church building[40], in Russia[41], founded in 1374[42]; Saviour Church on Nereditsa[43], an Eastern Orthodox church building[44], in Russia[45], founded in 1198[46]; Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral[47], a church building[48], in Russia[49], founded in 1151[50]; and Transfiguration Church in Polack[51].
Why It Matters
Transfiguration of Jesus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include Feast of the Transfiguration[27], a Christian holy day[28]; Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising[29], a rebellion[30], in Ottoman Empire[31]; Church of the Transfiguration[32], a church building[33], in Israel[34], founded in 1921[35]; Transfiguration Cathedral[36], a cathedral[37], in Russia[38]; Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street[39], a church building[40], in Russia[41], founded in 1374[42]; and Saviour Church on Nereditsa[43], an Eastern Orthodox church building[44], in Russia[45], founded in 1198[46].