Holy Innocents
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Holy Innocents are the infant boys of Bethlehem who, according to the New Testament, were killed by King Herod in an attempt to eliminate the newborn Jesus and are venerated as early Christian martyrs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Innocents canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4767580 — 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: Holy Innocents Context triple: [Massacre of the Innocents, victimsDescribedAs, Holy Innocents]
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A.
All Souls Chapel
All Souls Chapel is a side chapel within the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, used for prayer, reflection, and liturgical services for the faithful departed.
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B.
Grey Friars
Grey Friars were members of the Franciscan religious order, known for their grey habits and commitment to poverty and preaching throughout medieval Europe.
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C.
All Saints, Margaret Street
All Saints, Margaret Street is a landmark Victorian Gothic Revival Anglican church in London renowned for its richly ornamented architecture and influential role in the High Church movement.
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D.
Our Lady on the Broad Way
Our Lady on the Broad Way is a Marian title venerated in Rome, associated with the Virgin Mary as patroness of the ancient thoroughfare where the Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata stands.
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E.
Our Lady of the Martyrs
Our Lady of the Martyrs is a Marian title in Catholic tradition honoring the Virgin Mary in connection with the suffering and sacrifice of Christian martyrs.
- 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: Holy Innocents Target entity description: Holy Innocents are the infant boys of Bethlehem who, according to the New Testament, were killed by King Herod in an attempt to eliminate the newborn Jesus and are venerated as early Christian martyrs.
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A.
All Souls Chapel
All Souls Chapel is a side chapel within the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, used for prayer, reflection, and liturgical services for the faithful departed.
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B.
Grey Friars
Grey Friars were members of the Franciscan religious order, known for their grey habits and commitment to poverty and preaching throughout medieval Europe.
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C.
All Saints, Margaret Street
All Saints, Margaret Street is a landmark Victorian Gothic Revival Anglican church in London renowned for its richly ornamented architecture and influential role in the High Church movement.
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D.
Our Lady on the Broad Way
Our Lady on the Broad Way is a Marian title venerated in Rome, associated with the Virgin Mary as patroness of the ancient thoroughfare where the Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata stands.
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E.
Our Lady of the Martyrs
Our Lady of the Martyrs is a Marian title in Catholic tradition honoring the Virgin Mary in connection with the suffering and sacrifice of Christian martyrs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyrs
ⓘ
New Testament figures ⓘ group of biblical figures ⓘ infant boys of Bethlehem ⓘ |
| ageGroup | infants ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christmas season
ⓘ
Nativity of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | first martyrs for Christ ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | special Masses and liturgical offices ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Christian liturgical calendars ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Feast of the Holy Innocents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Gospel of Matthew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventAssociatedWith | Massacre of the Innocents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastAlsoCalled |
Childermas
ⓘ
Innocents’ Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay |
27 December (in some Eastern traditions)
ⓘ
28 December ⓘ 29 December (in some Eastern traditions) ⓘ |
| feastIn |
Anglican Communion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | event debated by some modern historians ⓘ |
| iconography | depicted as infants or small children being slain by soldiers ⓘ |
| killedBecauseOf | attempt to kill the newborn Jesus ⓘ |
| killedBy | Herod the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedIn |
Bethlehem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageName_en | Holy Innocents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageName_es | Santos Inocentes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageName_fr | Saints Innocents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageName_it | Santi Innocenti ⓘ |
| languageName_la | Sancti Innocentes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | red (in Western liturgy) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Matthew 2:16–18 ⓘ |
| number | not specified in the Bible ⓘ |
| patronage |
children
ⓘ
unborn children ⓘ victims of violence ⓘ |
| propheticallyLinkedTo | Jeremiah 31:15 ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance | witnesses to Christ by their deaths ⓘ |
| traditionalTitle |
Infant Martyrs of Bethlehem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Innocents of Bethlehem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
martyrs
ⓘ
saints ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holy Innocents Description of subject: Holy Innocents are the infant boys of Bethlehem who, according to the New Testament, were killed by King Herod in an attempt to eliminate the newborn Jesus and are venerated as early Christian martyrs.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Festum Sanctorum Innocentium
subject surface form:
Festum Sanctorum Innocentium
subject surface form:
Santos Inocentes