Candelaria
E900031
Candelaria is a Christian feast day commemorating the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary, traditionally celebrated with candle blessings and processions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Candelaria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11007951 — 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: Candelaria Context triple: [Candlemas, hasAlternativeName, Candelaria]
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Candelaria
Candelaria is a coastal town and important pilgrimage center on the island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for the Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria.
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B.
Candelaria
Candelaria is a coastal municipality in the province of Zambales in the Philippines, known for its rural communities and access to the West Philippine Sea.
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C.
Candelaria
Candelaria is a Mexico City Metro station that serves as an important transfer point between Line 1 and Line 4 near the historic center of the city.
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D.
Candelaria
Candelaria is a municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities and rural communities within Artemisa Province.
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E.
Candelaria
Candelaria is a barrio (district) of the municipality of Toa Baja in Puerto Rico, functioning as one of its primary local administrative and residential communities.
- 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: Candelaria Target entity description: Candelaria is a Christian feast day commemorating the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary, traditionally celebrated with candle blessings and processions.
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A.
Candelaria
Candelaria is a municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities and rural communities within Artemisa Province.
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B.
Candelaria
Candelaria is a coastal town and important pilgrimage center on the island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for the Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria.
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C.
Candelaria
Candelaria is a barrio (district) of the municipality of Toa Baja in Puerto Rico, functioning as one of its primary local administrative and residential communities.
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D.
Candelaria
Candelaria is a coastal municipality in the province of Zambales in the Philippines, known for its rural communities and access to the West Philippine Sea.
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E.
Candelaria
Candelaria is a Mexico City Metro station that serves as an important transfer point between Line 1 and Line 4 near the historic center of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marian devotions
ⓘ
Simeon ⓘ blessing of homes ⓘ procession of candles ⓘ prophetess Anna ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | 2 February ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
ⓘ
purification of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
linked to:
Purification of the Virgin Mary
|
| followsEvent |
Christmas
ⓘ
Feast of the Nativity of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Nativity of Christ
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Feast of the Meeting of the Lord
ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord
Hypapante ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalPractice |
bringing candles to church for blessing
ⓘ
carrying candles in procession ⓘ placing blessed candles in homes for protection ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Candlemas
ⓘ
Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple ⓘ Feast of the Presentation of the Lord ⓘ Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Candelaria ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
light
ⓘ
presentation of the firstborn ⓘ purification ⓘ |
| honors |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| isBasedOn |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Jewish law of purification after childbirth ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Marian title Our Lady of Candelaria
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin of Candelaria
|
| liturgicalRankInRomanRite | Feast ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
other Christian denominations ⓘ |
| occursAfter | Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul ⓘ |
| occursBefore | beginning of Lent in many years ⓘ |
| partOf | Christian liturgical year ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Christ as light of the world ⓘ |
| traditionallyInvolves |
blessing of candles
ⓘ
processions ⓘ use of lit candles ⓘ |
| widelyCelebratedIn |
Canary Islands
ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Candelaria Description of subject: Candelaria is a Christian feast day commemorating the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary, traditionally celebrated with candle blessings and processions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.