Touchdown Jesus

E355527

mural nickname tourist attraction

Touchdown Jesus is the popular nickname for the large mural of the resurrected Christ with raised arms on the library facing Notre Dame Stadium at the University of Notre Dame.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Touchdown Jesus canonical	7
Word of Life mural (Touchdown Jesus)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3412352 — 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: Touchdown Jesus
Context triple: [Touchdown Jesus mural, nickname, Touchdown Jesus]

A. Hosanna
"Hosanna" is a choral-style song from the rock opera *Jesus Christ Superstar* that features a crowd praising Jesus while religious authorities look on with skepticism.
B. Rock n Roll Jesus
Rock n Roll Jesus is a 2007 studio album by American musician Kid Rock that blends rock, country, and rap influences and includes the hit single "All Summer Long."
C. Jesus, Take the Wheel
"Jesus, Take the Wheel" is a Christian-themed country ballad by Carrie Underwood that became one of her signature hits, praised for its emotional storytelling and powerful vocals.
D. Jesus Walks
"Jesus Walks" is a critically acclaimed hip-hop song by Kanye West that powerfully explores themes of faith, struggle, and spirituality.
E. Hand of God
Hand of God is an American psychological drama television series about a morally conflicted judge who believes God is guiding him to vigilante justice.
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: Touchdown Jesus
Target entity description: Touchdown Jesus is the popular nickname for the large mural of the resurrected Christ with raised arms on the library facing Notre Dame Stadium at the University of Notre Dame.

A. Hosanna
"Hosanna" is a choral-style song from the rock opera *Jesus Christ Superstar* that features a crowd praising Jesus while religious authorities look on with skepticism.
B. Rock n Roll Jesus
Rock n Roll Jesus is a 2007 studio album by American musician Kid Rock that blends rock, country, and rap influences and includes the hit single "All Summer Long."
C. Jesus, Take the Wheel
"Jesus, Take the Wheel" is a Christian-themed country ballad by Carrie Underwood that became one of her signature hits, praised for its emotional storytelling and powerful vocals.
D. Jesus Walks
"Jesus Walks" is a critically acclaimed hip-hop song by Kanye West that powerfully explores themes of faith, struggle, and spirituality.
E. Hand of God
Hand of God is an American psychological drama television series about a morally conflicted judge who believes God is guiding him to vigilante justice.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mural ⓘ nickname ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith	Catholicism ⓘ Notre Dame Fighting Irish football ⓘ Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
commissionedBy	University of Notre Dame ⓘ
completionDate	1964 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedTo	Jesus Christ ⓘ
depicts	Jesus Christ with raised arms ⓘ resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: resurrected Christ
designer	Millard Sheets NERFINISHED ⓘ
faces	Notre Dame Stadium ⓘ
function	decorative façade of university library ⓘ
genre	Christian art ⓘ religious art ⓘ
hasCreator	Millard Sheets NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	icon of American college football imagery ⓘ landmark of Notre Dame campus ⓘ
hasNickname	Touchdown Jesus ⓘ
hasNicknameOrigin	resemblance of Christ’s raised arms to referee touchdown signal ⓘ
hasOfficialName	The Word of Life ⓘ
hasPhotographicSubject	Notre Dame football game backdrops ⓘ
hasSubject	Jesus Christ ⓘ
hasTheme	Christ as the light ⓘ surface form: Christ as the Word of Life
height	approximately 134 feet ⓘ
imageFeature	figures of saints and scholars surrounding Christ ⓘ raised arms of Christ ⓘ
inception	1964 ⓘ
locatedIn	Hesburgh Library ⓘ Notre Dame, Indiana ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States University of Notre Dame ⓘ
locatedOn	Hesburgh Library ⓘ surface form: façade of Hesburgh Library
materialUsed	mosaic tiles ⓘ
namedAfter	gesture resembling football touchdown signal ⓘ
namedFor	touchdown signal in American football ⓘ
orientation	north end of Notre Dame Stadium ⓘ
partOf	Hesburgh Library exterior design ⓘ University of Notre Dame ⓘ surface form: University of Notre Dame campus
visibleFrom	Notre Dame Stadium ⓘ football field of Notre Dame Stadium ⓘ
width	approximately 68 feet ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Touchdown Jesus mural → nickname → Touchdown Jesus ⓘ

Touchdown Jesus mural → inspiredNickname → Touchdown Jesus ⓘ

The Word of Life → alsoKnownAs → Touchdown Jesus ⓘ

The Word of Life → inspiredNickname → Touchdown Jesus ⓘ

Touchdown Jesus → hasNickname → Touchdown Jesus ⓘ

Christ with raised arms → alsoKnownAs → Touchdown Jesus ⓘ

Hesburgh Library → hasNickname → Touchdown Jesus ⓘ

Hesburgh Library → hasNotableArtwork → Touchdown Jesus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Word of Life mural (Touchdown Jesus)

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Referenced by (8)

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