Passion of Christ

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Christian theological concept event in the life of Jesus subject of Christian devotion

The Passion of Christ refers to the suffering, crucifixion, and death of Jesus as recounted in the Christian Gospels and commemorated in Christian liturgy and art.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Passion of Christ canonical	59
Passion of Jesus	7
Passion of Jesus Christ	5
The Passion of the Christ	3
the Passion of Christ	3
passion of Christ	2
Passion of Christ devotions	1
Seven Last Words of Jesus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T133604 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Passion of Christ
Context triple: [Good Friday, associatedEvent, Passion of Christ]

A. Glory
"Glory" is an Academy Award–winning civil rights anthem by John Legend and Common, written for the 2014 film *Selma* and celebrated for its powerful commentary on racial justice.
B. Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
C. Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as a caring, protective, and self-sacrificing spiritual leader who guides and watches over his followers like a shepherd with his sheep.
D. Pan’s Labyrinth
Pan’s Labyrinth is a dark fantasy film set in post–Civil War Spain that intertwines a young girl’s eerie fairy-tale quest with the brutal realities of fascist rule.
E. Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
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: Passion of Christ
Target entity description: The Passion of Christ refers to the suffering, crucifixion, and death of Jesus as recounted in the Christian Gospels and commemorated in Christian liturgy and art.

A. Glory
"Glory" is an Academy Award–winning civil rights anthem by John Legend and Common, written for the 2014 film *Selma* and celebrated for its powerful commentary on racial justice.
B. Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
C. Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as a caring, protective, and self-sacrificing spiritual leader who guides and watches over his followers like a shepherd with his sheep.
D. Pan’s Labyrinth
Pan’s Labyrinth is a dark fantasy film set in post–Civil War Spain that intertwines a young girl’s eerie fairy-tale quest with the brutal realities of fascist rule.
E. Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological concept ⓘ event in the life of Jesus ⓘ subject of Christian devotion ⓘ
artisticThemeIn	Christian art ⓘ Christian literature ⓘ Christian music ⓘ
associatedWithDoctrine	atonement ⓘ redemption ⓘ salvation ⓘ
centralFigure	Jesus Christ ⓘ
chronologicallyPrecedes	resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Resurrection of Jesus
commemoratedBy	Passion plays ⓘ Stations of the Cross ⓘ devotion to the Sacred Heart ⓘ liturgical Passion readings ⓘ
etymology	from Latin "passio" meaning suffering ⓘ
hasPrimarySource	Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
includesEvent	Gethsemane prayer ⓘ surface form: Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane Last Supper ⓘ betrayal by Judas Iscariot ⓘ Burial of Jesus ⓘ surface form: burial of Jesus carrying of the cross ⓘ crowning with thorns ⓘ Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ surface form: crucifixion at Golgotha death of Jesus on the cross ⓘ scourging of Jesus ⓘ trial before Pontius Pilate ⓘ trial before the Sanhedrin ⓘ
keyLocation	Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ Golgotha ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ
languageOfTerm	Latin ⓘ
liturgicalCommemoration	Good Friday ⓘ Holy Week ⓘ Maundy Thursday ⓘ Palm Sunday ⓘ
musicalGenre	Passion oratorio ⓘ
refersTo	crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ death of Jesus ⓘ suffering of Jesus ⓘ
relatedFeast	Easter ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
theologicalSignificance	expression of divine love ⓘ sacrifice for the sins of humanity ⓘ
timeFrame	final hours of Jesus’ earthly life ⓘ

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Referenced by (81)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Semana Santa de Guadalajara → commemorates → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Aemilia Lanyer → wroteAbout → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Luis de Morales → artisticFocus → Passion of Christ ⓘ

The Disrobing of Christ → depictsEvent → Passion of Christ ⓘ

The Shadow of Death → subjectHeading → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Flemish Primitives art → typicalSubject → Passion of Christ ⓘ

nail from the True Cross → symbolizes → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Holy Week in León → hasTheme → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Semana Santa in Murcia → theme → Passion of Christ ⓘ

On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering → relatedTo → Passion of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Passion of Christ

Anamnesis → isAssociatedWith → Passion of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: passion of Christ

Passion Façade → depicts → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Johann Heermann → primaryThemeOfWork → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Holy Face of Jesus → focusesOn → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Holy Face of Jesus → relatedDevotion → Passion of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Passion of Christ devotions

Christ on the Cross → mainSubject → Passion of Christ ⓘ

O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden → theme → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Membra Jesu nostri → devotionalFocus → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Chapelle du Calvaire → devotionalFocus → Passion of Christ ⓘ

The Descent from the Cross → subjectHeading → Passion of Christ ⓘ

subject surface form: The Descent from the Cross (Le Sueur)

Book of Exaltation → discussesEvent → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Ave Crux, Spes Unica → relatedConcept → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami → iconographicTheme → Passion of Christ ⓘ

planctus Mariae (Lament of Mary) → centralTheme → Passion of Christ ⓘ

subject surface form: planctus Mariae

New Testament scenes → iconographicCycle → Passion of Christ ⓘ

The Entombment of Christ → iconographicTheme → Passion of Christ ⓘ

subject surface form: The Entombment of Christ (Dirck van Baburen)

Rex Iudaeorum → relatedConcept → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Fallen Christ → associatedWithDevotion → Passion of Christ ⓘ

Tertia Pars → focusesOn → Passion of Christ ⓘ

The Crucifixion → theme → Passion of Christ ⓘ

subject surface form: The Crucifixion (Jean Restout)

Man of Sorrows → associatedWith → Passion of Christ ⓘ

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