Relics of the Holy Crib
E139519
The Relics of the Holy Crib are venerated fragments believed to be from the manger in which Jesus was laid after his birth, preserved as a major Christian relic.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Relics of the Holy Crib canonical | 2 |
| Christ’s swaddling clothes (tradition) | 1 |
| Crypt of the Nativity | 1 |
| Reliquie della Sacra Culla | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1222159 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Relics of the Holy Crib Context triple: [Basilica of Saint Mary Major, hasRelic, Relics of the Holy Crib]
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A.
Jesse Tree
The Jesse Tree is a symbolic depiction of Jesus’ genealogy and the biblical story of salvation history, traditionally used during Advent to prepare for Christmas.
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B.
De Carne Christi
De Carne Christi is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that defends the true, fleshly incarnation of Christ against docetic and Gnostic views.
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C.
Litany of Loreto
The Litany of Loreto is a traditional Catholic Marian litany, dating back to at least the 16th century, that invokes the Virgin Mary under numerous titles in a series of supplicatory prayers.
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D.
Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
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E.
Dei Filius
Dei Filius is a dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church from the First Vatican Council that defines key teachings on faith, reason, and divine revelation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Relics of the Holy Crib Target entity description: The Relics of the Holy Crib are venerated fragments believed to be from the manger in which Jesus was laid after his birth, preserved as a major Christian relic.
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A.
Jesse Tree
The Jesse Tree is a symbolic depiction of Jesus’ genealogy and the biblical story of salvation history, traditionally used during Advent to prepare for Christmas.
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B.
De Carne Christi
De Carne Christi is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that defends the true, fleshly incarnation of Christ against docetic and Gnostic views.
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C.
Litany of Loreto
The Litany of Loreto is a traditional Catholic Marian litany, dating back to at least the 16th century, that invokes the Virgin Mary under numerous titles in a series of supplicatory prayers.
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D.
Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
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E.
Dei Filius
Dei Filius is a dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church from the First Vatican Council that defines key teachings on faith, reason, and divine revelation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional object
ⓘ
Christian relic ⓘ religious relic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus
Nativity of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Nativity of Jesus
|
| believedToBe | fragments of the manger of Jesus ⓘ |
| category |
Christian relics in Rome
ⓘ
Nativity of Jesus in art and devotion ⓘ Relics associated with Jesus ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Church of the Nativity
ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem
|
| devotionalPractice |
prayer before the relics
ⓘ
processions on major feasts ⓘ veneration by the faithful ⓘ |
| enshrinedIn | reliquary under the high altar of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ |
| hasLocationRole | center of Christmas devotions in Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ |
| hasType | wooden fragments ⓘ |
| housedIn | Confessio of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ |
| keptIn |
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
|
| keptInCity | Rome ⓘ |
| keptInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| languageName_en | Relics of the Holy Crib self-link ⓘ |
| languageName_it |
Relics of the Holy Crib
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Reliquie della Sacra Culla
|
| linkedToEvent | birth of Jesus in Bethlehem ⓘ |
| liturgicalFeastAssociated |
Christmas
ⓘ
Epiphany ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite |
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| status |
important Roman relic
ⓘ
major relic of the Nativity ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Incarnation of Christ
ⓘ
birth of Jesus ⓘ humility of Christ ⓘ |
| traditionallyFrom |
Church of the Nativity
ⓘ
surface form:
Grotto of the Nativity
|
| traditionHolds | brought from Bethlehem to Rome in antiquity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
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| viewedAs |
object of intercessory prayer
ⓘ
tangible connection to the Nativity ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Crypt of the Nativity
this entity surface form:
Reliquie della Sacra Culla
this entity surface form:
Christ’s swaddling clothes (tradition)