Feast of the Holy Innocents
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The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the infant boys killed by King Herod in Bethlehem, observed within the Christmas season.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T518471 — 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: Feast of the Holy Innocents Context triple: [Christmastide, hasMajorFeast, Feast of the Holy Innocents]
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A.
Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple is a major Christian celebration commemorating the infant Jesus being brought to the Jerusalem Temple, where he was recognized as the Messiah by Simeon and Anna.
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B.
Feast of the Holy Family
The Feast of the Holy Family is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as a model of family life within the Christmas season.
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C.
Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, commemorating God’s incarnation as a human being in Bethlehem.
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D.
Saint Nicholas Day
Saint Nicholas Day is a Christian feast day on December 6 (in most Western countries) honoring Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children, and is celebrated with gift-giving and various folk traditions that influenced the modern figure of Santa Claus.
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E.
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a major Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the discovery and veneration of the True Cross and honoring the saving power of Christ’s crucifixion.
- 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: Feast of the Holy Innocents Target entity description: The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the infant boys killed by King Herod in Bethlehem, observed within the Christmas season.
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A.
Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple is a major Christian celebration commemorating the infant Jesus being brought to the Jerusalem Temple, where he was recognized as the Messiah by Simeon and Anna.
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B.
Feast of the Holy Family
The Feast of the Holy Family is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as a model of family life within the Christmas season.
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C.
Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, commemorating God’s incarnation as a human being in Bethlehem.
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D.
Saint Nicholas Day
Saint Nicholas Day is a Christian feast day on December 6 (in most Western countries) honoring Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children, and is celebrated with gift-giving and various folk traditions that influenced the modern figure of Santa Claus.
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E.
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a major Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the discovery and veneration of the True Cross and honoring the saving power of Christ’s crucifixion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
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liturgical celebration ⓘ religious commemoration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Childermas
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Feast of the Holy Innocents ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Innocents’ Day
Masses for the Dead ⓘ
surface form:
Innocents’ Day
|
| associatedWith |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
Herod the Great ⓘ
surface form:
King Herod the Great
Flight into Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
flight into Egypt
|
| celebratedOn |
27 December (some Eastern traditions)
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28 December ⓘ 29 December (some Eastern traditions) ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Massacre of the Innocents
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infant boys killed by King Herod in Bethlehem ⓘ |
| follows |
Feast of the Holy Innocents
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of Saint Stephen
|
| hasBiblicalBasisIn | Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalPassage | Matthew 2:16–18 ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank |
Double of the Second Class (traditional Roman Rite)
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Feast (Roman Rite, ordinary form) ⓘ |
| hasPatronageOver |
children
ⓘ
unborn children ⓘ victims of violence ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
innocent suffering
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ protection of children ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
medieval boy bishop customs
ⓘ
medieval liturgical drama ⓘ |
| honors |
children killed by King Herod
ⓘ
infant martyrs of Bethlehem ⓘ |
| involves |
Liturgy of the Hours
ⓘ
Mass ⓘ scripture readings about the Innocents ⓘ special prayers for children ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
“Festum Sanctorum Innocentium” (Latin)
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Feast of the Holy Innocents self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
“Fête des Saints Innocents” (French)
“Heilige Unschuldige Kinder” (German) ⓘ “Santos Inocentes” (Spanish) ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Christmas
ⓘ
Nativity of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Nativity of Jesus
|
| liturgicalColor | red ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
other Protestant churches ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christmas season
ⓘ
Christmastide ⓘ |
| precedes | Feast of Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feast of the Holy Innocents Description of subject: The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the infant boys killed by King Herod in Bethlehem, observed within the Christmas season.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Feast of Saint Stephen
this entity surface form:
Holy Innocents’ Day
Feast of the Holy Innocents
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languageVariant
→
Feast of the Holy Innocents
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
“Fête des Saints Innocents” (French)
this entity surface form:
Holy Innocents' Day
subject surface form:
Festum Sanctorum Innocentium
subject surface form:
Festum Sanctorum Innocentium
this entity surface form:
Feast of the Holy Innocent Martyrs
subject surface form:
Festum Sanctorum Innocentium
this entity surface form:
Festum Sanctorum Innocentium Martyrum
subject surface form:
Santos Inocentes
subject surface form:
Heilige Unschuldige Kinder
subject surface form:
Heilige Unschuldige Kinder
this entity surface form:
Fest der Unschuldigen Kinder (englisch: Holy Innocents)