Quadragesima

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Christian observance liturgical season period of fasting

Quadragesima is the traditional Latin name for the Christian liturgical season of Lent, a period of fasting, penance, and spiritual preparation before Easter.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Quadragesima canonical	3
Dominica II Quadragesimae	1
Dominica III in Quadragesima	1
Laetare	1
Quadragesima (Latin)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T352346 — 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: Quadragesima
Context triple: [Lent, alsoKnownAs, Quadragesima]

A. Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, observed with fasting, prayer, and the imposition of ashes on the forehead.
B. Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
C. Madruga
Madruga is a municipality in western Cuba known for its rural character and location within the historical region surrounding Havana.
D. Eastertide
Eastertide is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, spanning the weeks from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.
E. Miserando atque eligendo
Miserando atque eligendo is a Latin episcopal motto, drawn from a homily by the Venerable Bede, that reflects Pope Francis’s emphasis on God’s merciful and compassionate call.
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: Quadragesima
Target entity description: Quadragesima is the traditional Latin name for the Christian liturgical season of Lent, a period of fasting, penance, and spiritual preparation before Easter.

A. Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, observed with fasting, prayer, and the imposition of ashes on the forehead.
B. Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
C. Madruga
Madruga is a municipality in western Cuba known for its rural character and location within the historical region surrounding Havana.
D. Eastertide
Eastertide is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, spanning the weeks from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.
E. Miserando atque eligendo
Miserando atque eligendo is a Latin episcopal motto, drawn from a homily by the Venerable Bede, that reflects Pope Francis’s emphasis on God’s merciful and compassionate call.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian observance ⓘ liturgical season ⓘ period of fasting ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Easter ⓘ
beginsOn	Ash Wednesday ⓘ surface form: Ash Wednesday (in Western usage)
contrastsWith	Easter season (time of joy) ⓘ
endsOn	Holy Saturday ⓘ surface form: Holy Saturday (in Western usage)
etymologyFrom	Latin "quadragesimus" (fortieth) ⓘ
excludesLiturgicalColor	Gloria in most Masses ⓘ
excludesLiturgicalPractice	singing of the Alleluia ⓘ
hasCanonicalBasis	Christian penitential discipline ⓘ
hasDuration	40 days (symbolic) ⓘ
hasEnglishName	Lent ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	violet ⓘ
hasLiturgicalFunction	period of catechesis for baptismal candidates ⓘ period of penance ⓘ period of spiritual renewal ⓘ preparation for Easter ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage	Quadragesima self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Quadragesima (Latin)
hasSeasonType	penitential season ⓘ
hasWeekName	Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ surface form: Fifth Sunday of Quadragesima First Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ Second Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ Sixth Sunday of Quadragesima (Palm Sunday) ⓘ Third Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ
includesPractice	abstinence from certain foods ⓘ almsgiving ⓘ confession and penance ⓘ fasting ⓘ increased prayer ⓘ
observedBy	baptized Christians ⓘ
precedes	Easter ⓘ
relatedConcept	Eastertide ⓘ Lenten fast ⓘ Paschal Triduum ⓘ
symbolizes	40 days of Jesus' fasting in the desert ⓘ penitential preparation ⓘ
usedInReligion	Christianity ⓘ
usedInTradition	Anglican Communion ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran churches Methodist churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church Western Christianity ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Lent → alsoKnownAs → Quadragesima ⓘ

Quadragesima → hasNameInLanguage → Quadragesima self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quadragesima (Latin)

Laetare Sunday → LatinName → Quadragesima ⓘ

this entity surface form: Laetare

Second Sunday of Quadragesima → hasNameInLatin → Quadragesima ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dominica II Quadragesimae

Second Sunday of Quadragesima → occursDuring → Quadragesima ⓘ

Third Sunday of Quadragesima → hasAlternativeName → Quadragesima ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dominica III in Quadragesima

Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima → partOf → Quadragesima ⓘ

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