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.
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)
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Santos Inocentes
subject surface form:
Festum Sanctorum Innocentium
subject surface form:
Festum Sanctorum Innocentium