Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker
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The Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker is a Catholic liturgical celebration held on May 1 that honors Saint Joseph as the patron of workers and affirms the dignity of human labor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158405 — 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 Saint Joseph the Worker Context triple: [Saint Joseph, feastName, Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker]
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A.
International Workers’ Day
International Workers’ Day is an annual labor and left-wing holiday observed on May 1 in many countries to honor workers’ struggles and achievements, particularly the fight for the eight-hour workday.
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B.
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the Christian holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday, often marked by religious services, public celebrations, and, in many countries, a public holiday.
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C.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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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.
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E.
National Foundation Day
National Foundation Day is a Japanese public holiday celebrated annually on February 11 to commemorate the legendary founding of the nation and the ascension of its first emperor.
- 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 Saint Joseph the Worker Target entity description: The Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker is a Catholic liturgical celebration held on May 1 that honors Saint Joseph as the patron of workers and affirms the dignity of human labor.
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A.
International Workers’ Day
International Workers’ Day is an annual labor and left-wing holiday observed on May 1 in many countries to honor workers’ struggles and achievements, particularly the fight for the eight-hour workday.
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B.
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the Christian holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday, often marked by religious services, public celebrations, and, in many countries, a public holiday.
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C.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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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.
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E.
National Foundation Day
National Foundation Day is a Japanese public holiday celebrated annually on February 11 to commemorate the legendary founding of the nation and the ascension of its first emperor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic liturgical feast
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religious observance ⓘ |
| affirms | dignity of human labor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic social teaching
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International Workers’ Day ⓘ
surface form:
International Workers Day
|
| calendarPlacement | General Roman Calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Latin Rite
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surface form:
Latin Church
many Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | May 1 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | special homilies on work and justice ⓘ |
| commemorates | work life of Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| countryOfStrongObservance |
Italy
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Philippines ⓘ Poland ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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surface form:
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dignity of workers
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rights of workers ⓘ value of work ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalPractices |
Mass in honor of Saint Joseph the Worker
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blessing of workers and tools in some places ⓘ prayers for workers and the unemployed ⓘ |
| hasPatron | Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| honors | Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| honorsAs | patron of workers ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Pope Pius XII ⓘ |
| languageName_en | Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker self-link ⓘ |
| languageName_la | Sancti Ioseph Opificis ⓘ |
| linkedDoctrine |
encyclical Laborem Exercens
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surface form:
Laborem Exercens (on human work)
Catholic social teaching ⓘ
surface form:
Rerum Novarum tradition of social encyclicals
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| linkedOccupation | carpenter ⓘ |
| linkedSaint | Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Eastertide ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| message |
work is a means of holiness
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workers deserve just conditions ⓘ |
| observanceScope | universal Church ⓘ |
| opposedTo | atheistic concept of labor ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
Catholic social teaching
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surface form:
Catholic labor movements
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| purpose |
to Christianize International Workers Day
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to provide a Christian model of work in Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| rankInRomanRite | Optional Memorial ⓘ |
| relatedFeast |
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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surface form:
Solemnity of Saint Joseph (March 19)
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| theologicalTheme |
participation in God’s creative work
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sanctification of work ⓘ |
| typeOfVeneration | devotion to Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1955 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker Description of subject: The Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker is a Catholic liturgical celebration held on May 1 that honors Saint Joseph as the patron of workers and affirms the dignity of human labor.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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relatedFeast
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Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker
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