Third Sunday of Quadragesima
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The Third Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the third Sunday in the season of Lent, marking a stage in the Church’s preparation for Easter.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Sunday of Quadragesima canonical | 3 |
| Third Sunday in Lent | 1 |
| Third Sunday of Lent | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2340739 — 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: Third Sunday of Quadragesima Context triple: [Quadragesima, hasWeekName, Third Sunday of Quadragesima]
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A.
Second Sunday of Quadragesima
The Second Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the second Sunday in the season of Lent, observed as part of the penitential preparation for Easter.
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B.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
The Fifth Sunday of Lent is the final Sunday of Lent before Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, marking the beginning of Passiontide in many traditions.
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C.
Second Sunday of Advent
The Second Sunday of Advent is the liturgical day in the Christian Advent season that focuses on hopeful preparation for Christ’s coming, preceding the more joy-centered Gaudete Sunday.
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D.
Second Sunday of Great Lent
The Second Sunday of Great Lent is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical celebration dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas and his teachings on hesychasm and the experience of divine grace.
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E.
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Sunday of the Prodigal Son is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical observance before Great Lent that focuses on repentance and God’s mercy through the Gospel parable of the prodigal son.
- 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: Third Sunday of Quadragesima Target entity description: The Third Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the third Sunday in the season of Lent, marking a stage in the Church’s preparation for Easter.
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A.
Second Sunday of Quadragesima
The Second Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the second Sunday in the season of Lent, observed as part of the penitential preparation for Easter.
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B.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
The Fifth Sunday of Lent is the final Sunday of Lent before Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, marking the beginning of Passiontide in many traditions.
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C.
Second Sunday of Advent
The Second Sunday of Advent is the liturgical day in the Christian Advent season that focuses on hopeful preparation for Christ’s coming, preceding the more joy-centered Gaudete Sunday.
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D.
Second Sunday of Great Lent
The Second Sunday of Great Lent is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical celebration dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas and his teachings on hesychasm and the experience of divine grace.
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E.
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Sunday of the Prodigal Son is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical observance before Great Lent that focuses on repentance and God’s mercy through the Gospel parable of the prodigal son.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
ⓘ
Sunday ⓘ day in the liturgical year ⓘ liturgical observance ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
conversion
ⓘ
penance ⓘ preparation for baptism and renewal of baptismal promises ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | pre‑Paschal period ⓘ |
| calendarSystem |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
|
| celebratedBy | Western Christians ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | Sunday ⓘ |
| etymology | Quadragesima is Latin for ‘fortieth’, referring to the forty days of Lent ⓘ |
| follows | Second Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Quadragesima
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominica III in Quadragesima
Third Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ
surface form:
Third Sunday in Lent
Third Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ
surface form:
Third Sunday of Lent
|
| hasCategory |
Christian holy days
ⓘ
Sunday of Lent ⓘ
surface form:
Lenten Sundays
|
| hasLanguageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | violet ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank | Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeason | Lent ⓘ |
| occursDuring | forty‑day Lenten fast (excluding Sundays) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian liturgical year
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Christian liturgical calendar
|
| positionInSeason | third Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| precedes | Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ |
| preparesFor |
Easter
ⓘ
Holy Week ⓘ |
| usedInTradition |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
European Lutheran churches ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
some Reformed churches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Third Sunday of Quadragesima Description of subject: The Third Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the third Sunday in the season of Lent, marking a stage in the Church’s preparation for Easter.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Third Sunday in Lent
this entity surface form:
Third Sunday of Lent