Feast of the Theophany

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Christian feast holy day liturgical celebration

The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Theophany	6
Feast of Epiphany	4
Eve of Theophany	3
Feast of Theophany	2
Afterfeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)	1
Epiphany (January 6) in many Christian traditions	1
Ethiopian Timkat (Epiphany)	1
Eve of Theophany (when it falls on a weekday)	1
Feast of Epiphany (Theophany) in Eastern Christianity	1
Feast of the Epiphany	1
Feast of the Epiphany (Jordan in Orthodox tradition)	1
Feast of the Theophany canonical	1
Forefeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)	1
Great Blessing of Waters	1
Holy Theophany	1
Orthodox Epiphany (for churches on Julian calendar)	1
Solemnity of the Epiphany	1
Timkat (Epiphany)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337973 — 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 Theophany
Context triple: [Great Feast in Eastern Christianity, includes, Feast of the Theophany]

A. Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
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.
B. Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
C. Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s revelation in glory on Mount Tabor before his disciples Peter, James, and John.
D. Dormition Fast
The Dormition Fast is a two-week period of fasting and spiritual preparation in Eastern Christianity leading up to the feast commemorating the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary.
E. 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.
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 Theophany
Target entity description: The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.

A. Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
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.
B. Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
C. Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s revelation in glory on Mount Tabor before his disciples Peter, James, and John.
D. Dormition Fast
The Dormition Fast is a two-week period of fasting and spiritual preparation in Eastern Christianity leading up to the feast commemorating the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ holy day ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Epiphany ⓘ Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ⓘ Epiphany ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Epiphany Feast of the Theophany ⓘ surface form: Holy Theophany Feast of the Theophany ⓘ surface form: Theophany
associatedEvent	Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Blessing of Waters immersion of a cross in water ⓘ processions to rivers, lakes, or seas ⓘ
associatedScripture	Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ surface form: Gospel of John 1:29–34 Gospel of Luke ⓘ surface form: Gospel of Luke 3:21–22 Gospel of Mark ⓘ surface form: Gospel of Mark 1:9–11 Gospel of Matthew ⓘ surface form: Gospel of Matthew 3:13–17
celebratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church other Western Christian traditions ⓘ
celebratedOn	January 19 (Julian calendar date corresponding to January 6 Gregorian) ⓘ January 6 ⓘ
commemorates	baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River ⓘ manifestation of Jesus as the Son of God ⓘ revelation of the Holy Trinity ⓘ
followedBy	Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Afterfeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)
hasLiturgicalColor	gold ⓘ white ⓘ
hasLiturgicalElement	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Great Compline ⓘ Matins ⓘ Vespers ⓘ blessing and distribution of holy water ⓘ
hasTheme	beginning of Christ's public ministry ⓘ manifestation of Christ to the world ⓘ revelation of the Trinity ⓘ sanctification of the waters ⓘ
linkedDoctrine	doctrine of baptism ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ
liturgicalRank	great feast (Eastern Orthodox) ⓘ Solemnity ⓘ surface form: solemnity (Roman Catholic)
partOf	Christian liturgical year ⓘ Great Feast in Eastern Christianity ⓘ surface form: Twelve Great Feasts (Eastern Orthodox)
precededBy	Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forefeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)
seasonalContext	end of the Christmas–Epiphany cycle in many traditions ⓘ
symbolizes	Christ as the Light of the world ⓘ renewal of baptismal vows ⓘ

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Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Feast in Eastern Christianity → includes → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → liturgicalUse → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eve of Theophany

Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → liturgicalUse → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Theophany

Russian Orthodox Church → hasFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord → relatedToFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Julian calendar → definesFeastDate → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orthodox Epiphany (for churches on Julian calendar)

Coptic Orthodox Church → majorFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Feast of the Theophany → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Feast of the Theophany → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Theophany

Feast of the Theophany → associatedEvent → Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Blessing of Waters

Feast of the Theophany → precededBy → Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Forefeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)

Feast of the Theophany → followedBy → Feast of the Theophany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Afterfeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church → majorFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Timkat (Epiphany)

Anaphora of Saint Gregory (Coptic form) → usedDuringSeason → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Theophany

Eastern Christianity → hasMajorFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

Jordanian Arab Orthodox → mainFeasts → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theophany

January → containsFixedDateHoliday → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epiphany (January 6) in many Christian traditions

Roman Rite liturgical calendar → includesFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solemnity of the Epiphany

Byzantine liturgical calendar → includesFastDay → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eve of Theophany

Caspar → associatedWith → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Epiphany

Melchior → commemoratedOn → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Epiphany

Jordan Staircase → namedAfter → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Epiphany (Jordan in Orthodox tradition)

Bete Maryam → pilgrimagePeakTime → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ethiopian Timkat (Epiphany)

Theophania → nameDayAssociatedWith → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Epiphany (Theophany) in Eastern Christianity

Byzantine Anaphora of Saint Basil → usedOn → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eve of Theophany

Anaphora of Saint Basil (Byzantine form) → usedOn → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eve of Theophany (when it falls on a weekday)

Eritrean Orthodox liturgy → celebratesFeast → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Epiphany

Cantata VI → liturgicalOccasion → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Epiphany

Epiphany Rising → namedAfter → Feast of the Theophany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Epiphany

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