Kontakion on the Passion
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Kontakion on the Passion is a celebrated liturgical hymn by Romanos the Melodist that poetically meditates on the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kontakion on the Passion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9669811 — 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: Kontakion on the Passion Context triple: [Romanos the Melodist, majorWork, Kontakion on the Passion]
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A.
St. Luke Passion
St. Luke Passion is a large-scale sacred choral and orchestral work by Krzysztof Penderecki that combines avant-garde sonorities with traditional Passion forms to depict the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke.
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B.
The Passion
The Passion is a novel by Jeanette Winterson that blends historical fiction and magical realism to explore love, war, and obsession during the Napoleonic era.
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C.
Passio
Passio is a minimalist sacred choral work by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt that sets the Latin text of the Passion according to St. John.
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D.
The Vision of the Cross
The Vision of the Cross is a fresco by Raphael’s workshop in the Vatican that depicts Constantine’s miraculous vision of the cross before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
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E.
Triumph of the Cross
Triumph of the Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the exaltation and veneration of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
- 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: Kontakion on the Passion Target entity description: Kontakion on the Passion is a celebrated liturgical hymn by Romanos the Melodist that poetically meditates on the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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A.
St. Luke Passion
St. Luke Passion is a large-scale sacred choral and orchestral work by Krzysztof Penderecki that combines avant-garde sonorities with traditional Passion forms to depict the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke.
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B.
The Passion
The Passion is a novel by Jeanette Winterson that blends historical fiction and magical realism to explore love, war, and obsession during the Napoleonic era.
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C.
Passio
Passio is a minimalist sacred choral work by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt that sets the Latin text of the Passion according to St. John.
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D.
The Vision of the Cross
The Vision of the Cross is a fresco by Raphael’s workshop in the Vatican that depicts Constantine’s miraculous vision of the cross before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
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E.
Triumph of the Cross
Triumph of the Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the exaltation and veneration of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian hymn
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kontakion ⓘ liturgical hymn ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
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Romanos the Melodist NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Romanos the Melodist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 6th century ⓘ |
| composer | Romanos the Melodist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalUse |
communal worship
ⓘ
personal meditation on Christ’s Passion ⓘ |
| genre | liturgical poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | series of stanzas (oikoi) ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | repeated refrain after each stanza ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gospel of John
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical Passion narratives ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
hymnography
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
catechetical instruction
ⓘ
meditation on the Passion ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Paschal cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Holy Week
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
services commemorating the Passion ⓘ |
| musicalTradition | Byzantine chant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional intensity
ⓘ
poetic meditation on Christ’s suffering ⓘ vivid narrative of the crucifixion ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of kontakia by Romanos the Melodist ⓘ |
| performedIn | liturgical chant ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| style |
dialogic hymn
ⓘ
dramatic monologue ⓘ |
| subject |
Passion of Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
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crucifixion of Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ suffering of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine love
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redemptive suffering ⓘ sacrifice of Christ ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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