Feast of the Circumcision of Christ

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Christian feast holy day liturgical feast

The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ is a Christian holy day traditionally observed on January 1, commemorating Jesus’ circumcision and naming eight days after his birth in accordance with Jewish law.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Feast of the Circumcision of Christ canonical	3
Circumcision of Christ	1
Circumcision of Jesus	1
Feast of the Circumcision	1
Feast of the Circumcision in the 1962 Roman Missal	1
Feast of the Circumcision in the traditional Roman Rite	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12896253 — 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 Circumcision of Christ
Context triple: [Cantata IV, liturgicalOccasion, Feast of the Circumcision of Christ]

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.
B. Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a Christian liturgical celebration, observed at the end of the Christmas season, that honors Jesus’ public revelation and the beginning of his ministry.
C. Feast of the Theophany
The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
D. Feast of Timkat
The Feast of Timkat is a major Christian celebration of the Epiphany, especially observed in Ethiopia and Eritrea, commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River with elaborate liturgies, processions, and water blessings.
E. Sunday after the Nativity
Sunday after the Nativity is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical feast celebrated on the Sunday following Christmas, honoring Joseph the Betrothed, King David, and James the Brother of the Lord.
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 Circumcision of Christ
Target entity description: The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ is a Christian holy day traditionally observed on January 1, commemorating Jesus’ circumcision and naming eight days after his birth in accordance with Jewish law.

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.
B. Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a Christian liturgical celebration, observed at the end of the Christmas season, that honors Jesus’ public revelation and the beginning of his ministry.
C. Feast of the Theophany
The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
D. Feast of Timkat
The Feast of Timkat is a major Christian celebration of the Epiphany, especially observed in Ethiopia and Eritrea, commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River with elaborate liturgies, processions, and water blessings.
E. Sunday after the Nativity
Sunday after the Nativity is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical feast celebrated on the Sunday following Christmas, honoring Joseph the Betrothed, King David, and James the Brother of the Lord.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ holy day ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ
associatedWith	Gospel of Luke ⓘ New Year’s Day in the Christian liturgical calendar ⓘ linked to: New Year’s Day
basedOn	Jewish law of circumcision on the eighth day ⓘ
category	Christian liturgical feast of Jesus ⓘ January observance in Christianity ⓘ
celebratedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism some Reformed churches ⓘ
commemorates	circumcision of Jesus ⓘ eighth day after the Nativity of Jesus ⓘ naming of Jesus ⓘ
connectedTo	New Covenant in Christ’s blood ⓘ Old Covenant sign of circumcision ⓘ
dateObserved	1 January ⓘ
developedIn	early Christian liturgy ⓘ
emphasizes	humanity of Christ ⓘ incarnation of Christ ⓘ obedience of Jesus to the Law of Moses ⓘ the giving of the name Jesus ⓘ
follows	Christmas Day ⓘ linked to: Christmas
hasAlternativeName	Circumcision of Christ ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Circumcision of Christ Circumcision of Our Lord ⓘ Circumcision of the Lord ⓘ Feast of the Circumcision ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Circumcision of Christ The Circumcision and Name of Jesus ⓘ linked to: The Circumcision of Christ
hasLiturgicalColor	white ⓘ
hasTheme	Christ’s first shedding of blood ⓘ covenant between God and Abraham’s descendants ⓘ
linkedTo	Holy Name of Jesus ⓘ
liturgicalRank	solemnity in the Roman Rite before 1960 reforms ⓘ
observedOn	14 January in some Eastern Orthodox Churches using the Julian calendar ⓘ
partOf	Christmas season ⓘ linked to: Christmas Octave of Christmas ⓘ linked to: Christmastide
replacedBy	Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God in the post–Vatican II Roman Rite ⓘ linked to: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
scripturalBasis	Luke 2:21 ⓘ
stillObservedAs	Feast of the Circumcision in some Anglican calendars ⓘ Feast of the Circumcision in some Lutheran calendars ⓘ Feast of the Circumcision in the 1962 Roman Missal ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Circumcision of Christ Feast of the Circumcision in the traditional Roman Rite ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
widespreadBy	Middle Ages in Western Christianity ⓘ linked to: High and Late Middle Ages

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