Proper of Saints
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Proper of Saints is the section of the Roman Breviary that contains the variable prayers and readings assigned to specific saints’ feast days throughout the liturgical year.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proper of Saints canonical | 3 |
| Commons of saints | 1 |
| Proper of the Saints | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2394242 — 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: Proper of Saints Context triple: [Roman Breviary, hasPart, Proper of Saints]
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A.
Roman Martyrology
The Roman Martyrology is the official liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that catalogues saints and blesseds, assigning them feast days and brief notices for commemoration.
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B.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
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C.
Marian antiphons
Marian antiphons are a set of traditional liturgical chants in the Roman Catholic Church that honor the Virgin Mary, sung especially at the close of the Liturgy of the Hours in different seasons of the year.
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D.
Liturgy of the Hours
Liturgy of the Hours is the official daily prayer of the Catholic Church, consisting of psalms, readings, and hymns prayed at set times throughout the day to sanctify the hours.
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E.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic devotional service in which the consecrated Eucharist is exposed for adoration and used to impart a blessing to the faithful.
- 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: Proper of Saints Target entity description: Proper of Saints is the section of the Roman Breviary that contains the variable prayers and readings assigned to specific saints’ feast days throughout the liturgical year.
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A.
Roman Martyrology
The Roman Martyrology is the official liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that catalogues saints and blesseds, assigning them feast days and brief notices for commemoration.
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B.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
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C.
Marian antiphons
Marian antiphons are a set of traditional liturgical chants in the Roman Catholic Church that honor the Virgin Mary, sung especially at the close of the Liturgy of the Hours in different seasons of the year.
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D.
Liturgy of the Hours
Liturgy of the Hours is the official daily prayer of the Catholic Church, consisting of psalms, readings, and hymns prayed at set times throughout the day to sanctify the hours.
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E.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic devotional service in which the consecrated Eucharist is exposed for adoration and used to impart a blessing to the faithful.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liturgical text
ⓘ
section of the Roman Breviary ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
feasts of saints
ⓘ
memorials of saints ⓘ solemnities of saints ⓘ |
| contains |
antiphons
ⓘ
collects ⓘ hymns ⓘ orations ⓘ psalm prayers ⓘ readings ⓘ responsories ⓘ |
| dependsOn | calendar of saints ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Common of the Saints
ⓘ
surface form:
Common of Saints
Proper of Seasons ⓘ |
| follows | liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
offices for groups of saints
ⓘ
offices for individual saints ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Roman Breviary
ⓘ
surface form:
Tridentine Breviary
post–Vatican II Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to provide texts specific to each saint
ⓘ
to vary the office according to the saint celebrated ⓘ |
| hasRole |
assigns texts to saints’ feast days
ⓘ
contains variable prayers ⓘ contains variable readings ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
liturgical rubrics
ⓘ
liturgical scholarship ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
liturgical year
ⓘ
saints’ feast days ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Breviary ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
General Roman Calendar
ⓘ
Missale Romanum ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Missal
|
| tradition | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
clergy ⓘ laity ⓘ religious orders ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Liturgy of the Hours
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Office
canonical hours ⓘ |
| usedIn | Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proper of Saints Description of subject: Proper of Saints is the section of the Roman Breviary that contains the variable prayers and readings assigned to specific saints’ feast days throughout the liturgical year.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Proper of the Saints
this entity surface form:
Commons of saints