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Low Sunday

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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the first Sunday after Easter, so called because it was customary to repeat on this day some part of the solemnity which was used on Easter day, whence it took the name of Low Sunday, being celebrated as a feast, but of a lower degree than Easter day itself.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Low Sunday'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​l/low-sunday.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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