Mystagogia
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Mystagogia is a theological work by Maximus the Confessor that offers a profound mystical and liturgical interpretation of the Christian church and its worship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mystagogia canonical | 1 |
| Mystagogy | 1 |
| Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1028579 — 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: Mystagogia Context triple: [Maximus the Confessor, majorWork, Mystagogia]
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A.
Mysterium fidei
Mysterium fidei is an encyclical letter by Pope Paul VI that reaffirms traditional Catholic teaching on the Eucharist, especially the doctrine of the Real Presence and transubstantiation.
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B.
Mysteria Gaudiosa
Mysteria Gaudiosa is the Latin term for the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, a set of meditations on key events from the early life of Jesus and Mary in Catholic devotion.
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C.
Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
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D.
The Light of Faith
The Light of Faith is an encyclical letter of Pope Francis (begun by Benedict XVI) that reflects on the nature, role, and contemporary relevance of Christian faith.
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E.
Book of Signs
The Book of Signs is the first major section of the Gospel of John, characterized by a series of Jesus’ miraculous works that reveal his identity and mission.
- 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: Mystagogia Target entity description: Mystagogia is a theological work by Maximus the Confessor that offers a profound mystical and liturgical interpretation of the Christian church and its worship.
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A.
Mysterium fidei
Mysterium fidei is an encyclical letter by Pope Paul VI that reaffirms traditional Catholic teaching on the Eucharist, especially the doctrine of the Real Presence and transubstantiation.
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B.
Mysteria Gaudiosa
Mysteria Gaudiosa is the Latin term for the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, a set of meditations on key events from the early life of Jesus and Mary in Catholic devotion.
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C.
Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
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D.
The Light of Faith
The Light of Faith is an encyclical letter of Pope Francis (begun by Benedict XVI) that reflects on the nature, role, and contemporary relevance of Christian faith.
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E.
Book of Signs
The Book of Signs is the first major section of the Gospel of John, characterized by a series of Jesus’ miraculous works that reveal his identity and mission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological treatise
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theological work ⓘ work of Maximus the Confessor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Empire
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Patristic literature ⓘ |
| author |
St. Maximus the Confessor
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surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
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| doctrinalOrientation | Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ |
| field |
liturgics
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mysticism ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Divine Liturgy
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relationship between liturgy and cosmos ⓘ relationship between liturgy and spiritual life ⓘ spiritual interpretation of the church building ⓘ symbolic meaning of liturgical rites ⓘ |
| genre |
liturgical commentary
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mystagogical treatise ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Mystagogia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mystagogy
|
| hasForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian mystical theology
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Eastern Orthodox liturgical theology ⓘ later Byzantine liturgical commentaries ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
Christ-centered interpretation of liturgy
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church as image of the cosmos ⓘ church as image of the human person ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ spiritual ascent through worship ⓘ symbolism of liturgical actions ⓘ union of heaven and earth in liturgy ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian worship
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liturgical theology ⓘ mystical interpretation of the church ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Maximus the Confessor ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ambigua
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Questions to Thalassius ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
church historians
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liturgists ⓘ patristic scholars ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Byzantine theology
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Byzantine theology ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Christian theology
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| timePeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine Studies
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surface form:
Byzantine studies
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox theology
liturgical studies ⓘ patristic theology courses ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
this entity surface form:
Mystagogy
this entity surface form:
Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit