Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

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Christian feast liturgical celebration moveable feast

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Baptism of the Lord	5
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord canonical	5
Feast of the Baptism of Christ	1
Feast of the Manifestation of Christ	1
The Baptism of Our Lord	1
Theophany (in Eastern Christian tradition)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157351 — 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 Baptism of the Lord
Context triple: [Baptism in the Jordan, commemoratedBy, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord]

A. 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.
B. Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
C. Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
D. Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
E. Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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 Baptism of the Lord
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
C. Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
D. Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
E. Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ
associatedEvent	Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist ⓘ linked to: baptism of Jesus
associatedPerson	Jesus Christ ⓘ John the Baptist ⓘ
associatedPlace	Jordan River ⓘ
category	Christian holy day ⓘ Feast of Jesus ⓘ
celebratedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ linked to: European Lutheran churches Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism some Methodist churches ⓘ some Reformed churches ⓘ
celebratedInMonth	January in most Western churches ⓘ
celebratedSinceCentury	4th century in various Eastern traditions ⓘ
commemorates	Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River ⓘ linked to: baptism of Jesus
emphasizes	Christian baptismal identity ⓘ call to discipleship ⓘ obedience of Christ ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Baptism of the Lord ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Feast of the Baptism of Christ ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
hasGospelReading	account of Jesus’ baptism in the Synoptic Gospels ⓘ
hasLiturgicalSeason	Christmas season ⓘ linked to: Christmas
honors	public revelation of Jesus ⓘ
liturgicalColor	white ⓘ
liturgicalRank	feast ⓘ
marks	end of the Christmas season in the Roman Rite ⓘ
observedInRite	Anglican liturgical rites ⓘ linked to: Anglican rite Lutheran liturgical rites ⓘ Roman Rite ⓘ
partOf	Temporal cycle of the liturgical year ⓘ
precedes	Ordinary Time in the Roman Rite ⓘ linked to: Ordinary Time
relatedToFeast	Epiphany ⓘ Theophany ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Theophany
scripturalSource	Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
separatedFrom	Feast of the Epiphany in Western practice ⓘ linked to: Feast of Epiphany
signifies	beginning of Jesus’ public ministry ⓘ
theologicalTheme	beginning of Christ’s saving mission ⓘ manifestation of the Trinity ⓘ revelation of Jesus as Son of God ⓘ sanctification of the waters of baptism ⓘ
typicalDate	Monday after Epiphany when Epiphany is transferred to Sunday in some calendars ⓘ Sunday after Epiphany in the Roman Rite ⓘ

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