World Youth Day 1993
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World Youth Day 1993 was a major international Catholic youth gathering convened by Pope John Paul II, notable for being the first World Youth Day held in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1993 World Youth Day | 1 |
| World Youth Day 1993 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5552821 — 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: World Youth Day 1993 Context triple: [Denver, Colorado, hostedEvent, World Youth Day 1993]
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A.
World Youth Day 1987
World Youth Day 1987 was an international Catholic youth gathering organized by the Pope, bringing together young people from around the world for prayer, catechesis, and cultural exchange.
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World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural)
World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural) was the first global Catholic youth gathering established by Pope John Paul II, marking the beginning of the Church’s recurring international World Youth Day celebrations.
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World Youth Day initiatives
World Youth Day initiatives are large international Catholic gatherings of young people, featuring prayer, catechesis, and cultural events, established to deepen youth faith and foster global solidarity in the Church.
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Assumption Day pilgrimage
The Assumption Day pilgrimage is a major annual Greek Orthodox religious procession on the island of Tinos, drawing thousands of devotees who come to venerate the icon of the Virgin Mary on August 15.
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E.
Jubilee Year 2000 exposition
Jubilee Year 2000 exposition was a major public display of the Shroud of Turin held during the Catholic Church’s Great Jubilee celebrations in the year 2000, attracting millions of pilgrims and worldwide attention.
- 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: World Youth Day 1993 Target entity description: World Youth Day 1993 was a major international Catholic youth gathering convened by Pope John Paul II, notable for being the first World Youth Day held in the United States.
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A.
World Youth Day 1987
World Youth Day 1987 was an international Catholic youth gathering organized by the Pope, bringing together young people from around the world for prayer, catechesis, and cultural exchange.
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B.
World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural)
World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural) was the first global Catholic youth gathering established by Pope John Paul II, marking the beginning of the Church’s recurring international World Youth Day celebrations.
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C.
World Youth Day initiatives
World Youth Day initiatives are large international Catholic gatherings of young people, featuring prayer, catechesis, and cultural events, established to deepen youth faith and foster global solidarity in the Church.
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D.
Assumption Day pilgrimage
The Assumption Day pilgrimage is a major annual Greek Orthodox religious procession on the island of Tinos, drawing thousands of devotees who come to venerate the icon of the Virgin Mary on August 15.
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E.
Jubilee Year 2000 exposition
Jubilee Year 2000 exposition was a major public display of the Shroud of Turin held during the Catholic Church’s Great Jubilee celebrations in the year 2000, attracting millions of pilgrims and worldwide attention.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Youth Day
ⓘ
international Catholic youth meeting ⓘ religious event ⓘ |
| attendanceEstimate | 500000 ⓘ |
| category |
1993 in Christianity
ⓘ
1993 in Colorado ⓘ Catholic Church in Colorado ⓘ
linked to:
Archdiocese of Denver
Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| city |
Denver
ⓘ
linked to:
Denver, Colorado
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endDate | 1993-08-15 ⓘ |
| hasHashtag | WYD1993 ⓘ |
| hasParticipantGroup |
American Catholic youth
ⓘ
international pilgrims ⓘ |
| hostPope | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| impact |
raised Denver’s profile in the Catholic world
ⓘ
strengthened youth ministry in the United States ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Way of the Cross
ⓘ
linked to:
Stations of the Cross
catechesis sessions ⓘ papal Mass ⓘ youth festival ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Cherry Creek State Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherry Creek State Park (partly)
Mile High Stadium ⓘ
linked to:
Empower Field at Mile High
|
| mediaCoverage | global ⓘ |
| mottoScriptureReference | John 10:10 ⓘ |
| nextEvent | World Youth Day 1995 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first World Youth Day held in the United States
ⓘ
large outdoor papal Mass at Cherry Creek State Park ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Archdiocese of Denver
ⓘ
Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| papalDocumentContext | pontificate of John Paul II ⓘ |
| partOf | World Youth Day ⓘ |
| pilgrimageDestination |
Denver
ⓘ
linked to:
Denver, Colorado
|
| previousEvent | World Youth Day 1991 ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| slogan | I came that they might have life, and have it to the full ⓘ |
| startDate | 1993-08-10 ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| theme | Christ as the source of true life ⓘ |
| typeOfParticipants | Catholic youth ⓘ |
| year | 1993 ⓘ |
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Subject: World Youth Day 1993 Description of subject: World Youth Day 1993 was a major international Catholic youth gathering convened by Pope John Paul II, notable for being the first World Youth Day held in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: World Youth Day 1993