Feasts of the Holy Spirit

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Descent of the Holy Spirit (Orthodox feast)	1
Feasts of the Holy Spirit canonical	1
Synaxis of the Holy Spirit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6007153 — 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: Feasts of the Holy Spirit
Context triple: [Whitsunday, hasCategory, Feasts of the Holy Spirit]

A. The Divine Office of the Holy Spirit
The Divine Office of the Holy Spirit is the English title of Pope Leo XIII’s 1897 encyclical *Divinum Illud Munus*, which reflects on the person and work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church.
B. Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
C. De Spiritu Sancto
De Spiritu Sancto is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that systematically defends and explains the divinity and personhood of the Holy Spirit within the Christian Trinity.
D. Book of Pentecost
The Book of Pentecost, also known as the Pentecostarion, is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book containing the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
E. Triodion
The Triodion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the pre-Lenten period, Great Lent, and Holy Week.
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: Feasts of the Holy Spirit
Target entity description: Feasts of the Holy Spirit are Christian liturgical celebrations that honor the descent, presence, and work of the Holy Spirit in the Church and in believers’ lives.

A. The Divine Office of the Holy Spirit
The Divine Office of the Holy Spirit is the English title of Pope Leo XIII’s 1897 encyclical *Divinum Illud Munus*, which reflects on the person and work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church.
B. Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
C. De Spiritu Sancto
De Spiritu Sancto is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that systematically defends and explains the divinity and personhood of the Holy Spirit within the Christian Trinity.
D. Book of Pentecost
The Book of Pentecost, also known as the Pentecostarion, is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book containing the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
E. Triodion
The Triodion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the pre-Lenten period, Great Lent, and Holy Week.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian liturgical celebration ⓘ
associatedWith	Acts of the Apostles chapter 2 ⓘ linked to: Acts of the Apostles New Testament ⓘ
calendarRank	great feast (in Eastern Christianity) ⓘ solemnity (for Pentecost in the Roman Rite) ⓘ
celebratedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide Christians ⓘ linked to: Christian Church Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy some Protestant churches ⓘ
celebratedIn	Christian liturgical year ⓘ
devotionalPractice	novena to the Holy Spirit ⓘ prayers for the gifts of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
emphasizeDoctrine	fruits of the Holy Spirit ⓘ gifts of the Holy Spirit ⓘ indwelling of the Holy Spirit ⓘ mission of the Church ⓘ sanctification by the Holy Spirit ⓘ
honor	Holy Spirit ⓘ linked to: God the Holy Spirit descent of the Holy Spirit ⓘ presence of the Holy Spirit ⓘ work of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
includeFeast	Chrism Mass ⓘ Confirmation celebrations ⓘ Descent of the Holy Spirit (Orthodox feast) ⓘ linked to: Feasts of the Holy Spirit Feast of the Holy Trinity ⓘ linked to: Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Pentecost ⓘ Pentecost Monday ⓘ Synaxis of the Holy Spirit ⓘ linked to: Feasts of the Holy Spirit Trinity Sunday ⓘ linked to: Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Vigil of Pentecost ⓘ linked to: Descent of the Holy Spirit Whit Monday ⓘ Whit Sunday ⓘ
linkedTo	Easter season ⓘ linked to: Paschal cycle Paschal mystery ⓘ
liturgicalElement	Sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus ⓘ Veni Creator Spiritus ⓘ hymns to the Holy Spirit ⓘ special prayers to the Holy Spirit ⓘ
liturgicalFocus	action of the Holy Spirit in believers ⓘ action of the Holy Spirit in the Church ⓘ
purpose	to celebrate the life of the Church in the Spirit ⓘ to deepen devotion to the Holy Spirit ⓘ to recall the sending of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
theologyFocus	pneumatology ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Whitsunday → hasCategory → Feasts of the Holy Spirit ⓘ

subject linked to: name "Whitsunday" associated with white garments of baptismal candidates

Feasts of the Holy Spirit → includeFeast → Synaxis of the Holy Spirit ⓘ

linked to: Feasts of the Holy Spirit

Feasts of the Holy Spirit → includeFeast → Descent of the Holy Spirit (Orthodox feast) ⓘ