Quinquagesima Sunday
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Quinquagesima Sunday is the last Sunday before Lent in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally marking the close of the pre-Lenten season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quinquagesima Sunday canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quinquagesima Sunday Context triple: [Shrove Tuesday, follows, Quinquagesima Sunday]
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A.
Laetare Sunday
Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a lighter, more joyful tone as a mid-Lenten respite from penitential practices.
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B.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
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C.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
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D.
Octave of Easter
The Octave of Easter is the eight-day period in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Easter Sunday and extends through the following Sunday, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus with heightened solemnity.
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E.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
- 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: Quinquagesima Sunday Target entity description: Quinquagesima Sunday is the last Sunday before Lent in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally marking the close of the pre-Lenten season.
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A.
Laetare Sunday
Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a lighter, more joyful tone as a mid-Lenten respite from penitential practices.
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B.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
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C.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
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D.
Octave of Easter
The Octave of Easter is the eight-day period in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Easter Sunday and extends through the following Sunday, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus with heightened solemnity.
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E.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
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Sunday observance ⓘ liturgical observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
confession before Lent
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final festivities before Lenten fasting ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | movable feast ⓘ |
| category |
Christian holy days related to Easter
ⓘ
Moveable Christian observances ⓘ |
| determinedBy | date of Easter ⓘ |
| etymology | from Latin "quinquagesimus" meaning "fiftieth" ⓘ |
| follows | Sexagesima Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Butter Sunday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheese Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominica Quinquagesimae NERFINISHED ⓘ Estomihi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hall Sunday ⓘ Pork Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ Quinquagesima NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrove Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank | Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalTheme |
call to repentance
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love and charity ⓘ preparation for Lent ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | violet ⓘ |
| nameOriginLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
NERFINISHED
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Lutheran churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ some Methodist churches ⓘ some Reformed churches ⓘ |
| occurs | approximately 50 days before Easter in traditional reckoning ⓘ |
| occursIn | Western Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian liturgical year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Easter cycle ⓘ Shrovetide NERFINISHED ⓘ pre-Lenten season ⓘ |
| positionInCalendar | last Sunday before Lent ⓘ |
| precedes |
Ash Wednesday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Easter
NERFINISHED
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Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ Septuagesima Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ Sexagesima Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInPostVaticanIICalendar | no longer named explicitly in the Ordinary Form Roman Rite calendar ⓘ |
| traditionalEpistleReading | 1 Corinthians 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalGospelReading | Luke 18:31–43 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
pre-1970 Roman Catholic calendar
ⓘ
traditional Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quinquagesima Sunday Description of subject: Quinquagesima Sunday is the last Sunday before Lent in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally marking the close of the pre-Lenten season.
Referenced by (1)
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