liturgical year

annually recurring fixed sequence of Christian feast days
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liturgical year

Summary

liturgical year ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,259 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • liturgical year's religion is recorded as Christianity[2].
  • liturgical year is a type of calendar system[3].
  • liturgical year is a type of calendar year[4].
  • liturgical year's Commons category is recorded as Liturgical year[5].
  • liturgical year comprises Christmastide[6].
  • liturgical year comprises Eastertide[7].
  • liturgical year comprises Lent[8].
  • liturgical year's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Liturgical calendar[9].
  • liturgical year's topic has template is recorded as Q13362192[10].
  • liturgical year's topic has template is recorded as Q25721399[11].
  • liturgical year's has part is recorded as Christian holy day[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include calendar system[3] and calendar year[4].

Use and Application

Components include Christmastide[6], a liturgical season[13]; Eastertide[7], a liturgical season[14]; and Lent[8], a liturgical season[15].

Why It Matters

liturgical year ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,259 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 5d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 7d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb
    Has part(s) Christmastide, Eastertide, Lent
    Topic has template Q13362192, Q25721399
    Has part(s) of the class Christian holy day
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: a/ano-liturgico, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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