Holy Wednesday

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Christian holy day liturgical observance

Holy Wednesday is the midweek day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Holy Wednesday canonical	4
Great and Holy Wednesday	2
Holy and Great Wednesday	1
Wednesday of Holy Week	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T707456 — 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: Holy Wednesday
Context triple: [Holy Week, includesDay, Holy Wednesday]

A. Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, observed with fasting, prayer, and the imposition of ashes on the forehead.
B. Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
C. Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week before Easter.
D. 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.
E. Holy Tuesday
Holy Tuesday is the third day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating Jesus’ teachings and controversies in Jerusalem leading up to his 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: Holy Wednesday
Target entity description: Holy Wednesday is the midweek day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot.

A. Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, observed with fasting, prayer, and the imposition of ashes on the forehead.
B. Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
C. Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week before Easter.
D. 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.
E. Holy Tuesday
Holy Tuesday is the third day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating Jesus’ teachings and controversies in Jerusalem leading up to his crucifixion.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian holy day ⓘ liturgical observance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Good Wednesday ⓘ Holy Wednesday ⓘ surface form: Great and Holy Wednesday Holy Wednesday ⓘ surface form: Holy and Great Wednesday Spy Wednesday ⓘ
associatedWithPractice	Tenebrae services ⓘ fasting ⓘ penitential prayer ⓘ processions in some countries ⓘ
commemoratesEvent	Judas Iscariot arranging to betray Jesus ⓘ plot of the chief priests and elders against Jesus ⓘ
dateRelativeTo	Resurrection Sunday ⓘ surface form: Easter Sunday
follows	Holy Tuesday ⓘ
hasGospelReading	account of Judas agreeing to betray Jesus ⓘ anointing of Jesus at Bethany ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	purple ⓘ violet ⓘ
hasLiturgicalSeason	Lent ⓘ Paschal Triduum preparation ⓘ
languageVariant	Mercredi Saint ⓘ surface form: Mercoledì Santo Mercredi Saint ⓘ Mercredi Saint ⓘ surface form: Miércoles Santo Spy Wednesday ⓘ surface form: Spy Wednesday (English traditional name)
linkedToEvent	Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ Passion of Jesus ⓘ
liturgicalRank	weekday of Holy Week ⓘ
observedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Methodist churches ⓘ surface form: Methodist Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church other Western Christian denominations ⓘ
observedIn	Eastern Christianity ⓘ Western Christianity ⓘ
occursDuring	Great Week in Eastern tradition ⓘ final week of Lent in Western tradition ⓘ
occursIn	Christian liturgical year ⓘ surface form: Christian liturgical calendar
occursOn	Wednesday before Easter Sunday ⓘ
partOf	Holy Week ⓘ
precedes	Maundy Thursday ⓘ
theologicalTheme	foreknowledge of Christ ⓘ human sin and betrayal ⓘ preparation for the Passion of Christ ⓘ
traditionallyAssociatedWith	Judas Iscariot ⓘ betrayal of Jesus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Holy Week → includesDay → Holy Wednesday ⓘ

Holy Tuesday → followedBy → Holy Wednesday ⓘ

Holy Wednesday → alsoKnownAs → Holy Wednesday ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy and Great Wednesday

Holy Wednesday → alsoKnownAs → Holy Wednesday ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great and Holy Wednesday

Covenant Thursday → follows → Holy Wednesday ⓘ

Spy Wednesday → alsoKnownAs → Holy Wednesday ⓘ