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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added Top Questions. | Mar 05, 2026 | ||
| Added Top Questions and revised opening paragraph. | Feb 05, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: CARM - What is Lent? | Dec 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Palm Beach Atlantic University - The Significance and History of Lent. | Aug 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Spirit of Things - The Year of Festivals: Lent and Purim. | Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: St. John Fisher University - The Meaning of Lent (PDF). | Jan 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - The Early History of Lent. | Sep 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC - Religion and Ethics - The journey toward Easter: The meaning of Lent and the mystery of divine love. | Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christianity Today - The Beginning of Lent. | May 10, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 29, 2024 | ||
| Noted the practice of almsgiving and the different ways to distribute ashes on Ash Wednesday. | Feb 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CARM - What is Lent? | Dec 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Surprising Truth About Fasting for Lent. | Aug 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christianity.com - What is Lent's Meaning and Purpose? | Jun 29, 2023 | ||
| Noted that the ashes of Ash Wednesday serve as a memento mori. | Feb 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University - The Early History of Lent. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: EWTN - All about Lent. | Nov 18, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Lent. | Sep 05, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 16, 2022 | ||
| Mentioned the evolution of the use of ashes for the penitent during Lent. | May 28, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Learn What Lent Means to Christians. | Feb 19, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 06, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Education Resource Center - History of Lent. | Oct 06, 2017 | ||
| Clarified that Lent was not formalized until the First Council of Nicaea. Mentioned additional Lenten practices. | Mar 17, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Religion Facts - Lent. | Aug 25, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Lent. | May 10, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Lent. | Jun 18, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Museum of Modern Art - Ready-Made. | Jun 18, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 08, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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