Beheading of John the Baptist

E538037

Christian feast commemoration of martyrdom

The Beheading of John the Baptist is a Christian feast commemorating the martyrdom of John the Baptist, widely observed in Eastern and Western liturgical traditions.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ commemoration of martyrdom ⓘ
commemorates	beheading of John the Baptist ⓘ martyrdom of John the Baptist ⓘ
hasFeastType	commemoration ⓘ liturgical memorial ⓘ memorial of martyr ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	red ⓘ
hasLiturgicalFocus	call to repentance ⓘ faithfulness unto death ⓘ
hasSubject	John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme	martyrdom ⓘ persecution for righteousness ⓘ witness to truth ⓘ
honors	forerunner of Christ ⓘ prophet John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ
isAssociatedWithPerson	Herod Antipas NERFINISHED ⓘ Herodias NERFINISHED ⓘ daughter of Herodias ⓘ
isBasedOnText	Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ
isCategory	Christian holy days ⓘ feasts of saints ⓘ martyr commemorations ⓘ
isConnectedTo	Christian devotion to martyrs ⓘ Gospel narrative of Herod’s banquet ⓘ
isDistinctFrom	Nativity of John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Synaxis of John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ
isObservedIn	Anglican Communion NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPartOf	Christian liturgical year ⓘ
isRelatedToEvent	execution of John the Baptist by Herod Antipas NERFINISHED ⓘ imprisonment of John the Baptist ⓘ
isVeneratedBy	Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Byzantine liturgical calendar → includesFastDay → Beheading of John the Baptist ⓘ

Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord → relatedToFeast → Beheading of John the Baptist ⓘ

St. John’s Co-Cathedral → notableWorkContained → Beheading of John the Baptist ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist