Feast of Orthodoxy

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noun

Eastern Church.

a solemn festival held on the first Sunday of Lent Orthodoxy Sunday commemorating the restoration of the use of icons in the church (a.d. 842) and the triumph over all heresies.

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Feast of Orthodoxy

Since the promulgation of this decree the First Sunday in Lent has been celebrated annually as the "Feast of Orthodoxy."

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Martin Luther

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