Virgin Birth of Jesus
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The Virgin Birth of Jesus is the Christian doctrine that Jesus was miraculously conceived in the womb of Mary by the Holy Spirit without a human father, affirming his divine origin and role in salvation history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virgin Birth of Jesus canonical | 4 |
| Conception of Jesus | 1 |
| Conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit | 1 |
| The Virgin Birth of Christ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T190009 — 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: Virgin Birth of Jesus Context triple: [Incarnation of Christ, relatedConcept, Virgin Birth of Jesus]
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A.
Incarnation of Christ
The Incarnation of Christ is the Christian belief that the eternal Son of God assumed human nature in the person of Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.
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B.
Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, commemorating God’s incarnation as a human being in Bethlehem.
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C.
Annunciation
The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.
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D.
Perpetual Virginity of Mary
The Perpetual Virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus.
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E.
Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
- 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: Virgin Birth of Jesus Target entity description: The Virgin Birth of Jesus is the Christian doctrine that Jesus was miraculously conceived in the womb of Mary by the Holy Spirit without a human father, affirming his divine origin and role in salvation history.
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A.
Incarnation of Christ
The Incarnation of Christ is the Christian belief that the eternal Son of God assumed human nature in the person of Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.
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B.
Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, commemorating God’s incarnation as a human being in Bethlehem.
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C.
Annunciation
The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.
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D.
Perpetual Virginity of Mary
The Perpetual Virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus.
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E.
Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian doctrine
ⓘ
Christological doctrine ⓘ Marian doctrine ⓘ miraculous conception ⓘ |
| affirmedAsDogma |
by Eastern Orthodox tradition
ⓘ
by Roman Catholic magisterium ⓘ |
| affirmedByCouncil |
Council of Chalcedon
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Council of Ephesus ⓘ First Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| affirms |
divine origin of Jesus
ⓘ
incarnation of the Son of God ⓘ role of Jesus in salvation history ⓘ |
| associatedFeast |
Annunciation
ⓘ
surface form:
Annunciation (25 March in many traditions)
Christmas ⓘ |
| basedOnText |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
Annunciation
ⓘ
Virgin Birth of Jesus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Conception of Jesus
|
| confessedIn |
Apostles’ Creed
ⓘ
Athanasian Creed ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ
surface form:
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
|
| denies | human biological father of Jesus ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Immaculate Conception
ⓘ
surface form:
Immaculate Conception of Mary
Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ |
| functionInTheology |
sign of God’s initiative in salvation
ⓘ
sign of Jesus’ divine sonship ⓘ |
| hasMainFigure |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Mary, mother of Jesus
|
| heldBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
many evangelical churches ⓘ |
| historicalDebate |
liberal Protestant theology
ⓘ
modern biblical criticism ⓘ |
| involves |
God the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Spirit
|
| involvesMiracle | conception by the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
born of the Virgin Mary
ⓘ
conceived by the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| narrativePassage |
Luke 1:26–38
ⓘ
Matthew 1:18–25 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Apostles’ Creed
ⓘ
Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Hypostatic union
Immaculate Conception ⓘ Incarnation ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ Original sin ⓘ |
| scripturalProphecyLinked | Isaiah 7:14 (as read in Christian tradition) ⓘ |
| teaches |
Jesus was conceived without human seed
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Mary conceived Jesus while a virgin ⓘ Mary had not had sexual relations before Jesus’ conception ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virgin Birth of Jesus Description of subject: The Virgin Birth of Jesus is the Christian doctrine that Jesus was miraculously conceived in the womb of Mary by the Holy Spirit without a human father, affirming his divine origin and role in salvation history.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Conception of Jesus
this entity surface form:
The Virgin Birth of Christ
this entity surface form:
Conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit