Procession of the Holy Blood

E775642
Roman Catholic tradition cultural event religious procession tourist attraction

The Procession of the Holy Blood is an annual religious parade in Bruges, Belgium, in which a revered relic of Christ’s blood is carried through the city in a grand display of medieval pageantry and Catholic devotion.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bruges Procession of the Holy Blood 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic tradition ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ
religious procession ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWithBuilding Basilica of the Holy Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithRelic phial containing cloth stained with Christ’s blood ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
culturalSignificance major event in Bruges’ calendar ⓘ
symbol of Bruges’ religious heritage ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
endPoint Basilica of the Holy Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasAspect costumed historical reenactment ⓘ
liturgical ceremony ⓘ
medieval pageantry ⓘ
religious devotion ⓘ
hasComponent blessing with the relic ⓘ
procession of the relic through the streets ⓘ
religious service ⓘ
hasCostumesFrom biblical times ⓘ
medieval Bruges ⓘ
hasParticipants local inhabitants of Bruges ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
hasRelic Relic of the Holy Blood of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme Old Testament scenes ⓘ
Passion of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
history of Bruges ⓘ
veneration of the Holy Blood ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ
inscriptionBy UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ
inscriptionType Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Dutch ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedIn Bruges NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainLocation Basilica of the Holy Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ
month May ⓘ
occursOn Ascension Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
organisedBy Brotherhood of the Holy Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ
City of Bruges NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
region Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholicism
startPoint Basilica of the Holy Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ
takesPlaceIn historic city centre of Bruges ⓘ
timePeriodRepresented Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Basilica of the Holy Blood → holdsEvent → Procession of the Holy Blood ⓘ
Flemish people → traditionalFestival → Procession of the Holy Blood ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bruges Procession of the Holy Blood