Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord

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Christian feast Great Feast in the Eastern Orthodox Church Lord’s feast liturgical feast

The Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord is a Christian liturgical celebration, especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church, marking Christ’s presentation in the Temple and His encounter with the righteous elder Simeon.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Feast of the Meeting of the Lord	2
Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11088915 — 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: Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord
Context triple: [Simeon the God-receiver, commemoratedOn, Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord]

A. Feast of Mary Help of Christians
The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is a Catholic liturgical celebration honoring the Virgin Mary under the title “Help of Christians,” particularly venerated in places like the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Shillong and within the Salesian tradition.
B. Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring the reverence, power, and significance of the name of Jesus in worship and devotion.
C. Feast of the Twelve Apostles
The Feast of the Twelve Apostles is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring the collective group of Jesus Christ’s twelve chosen disciples.
D. Feast of the Divine Savior of the World
The Feast of the Divine Savior of the World is a major Catholic religious celebration in El Salvador honoring Jesus Christ as the country’s patron and namesake, marked by processions, Masses, and civic festivities each August.
E. Feast of the Apostle Philip
The Feast of the Apostle Philip is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring the Apostle Philip, traditionally observed on November 14 (November 27 on the Gregorian calendar in Eastern Orthodoxy).
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: Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord
Target entity description: The Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord is a Christian liturgical celebration, especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church, marking Christ’s presentation in the Temple and His encounter with the righteous elder Simeon.

A. Feast of Mary Help of Christians
The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is a Catholic liturgical celebration honoring the Virgin Mary under the title “Help of Christians,” particularly venerated in places like the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Shillong and within the Salesian tradition.
B. Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring the reverence, power, and significance of the name of Jesus in worship and devotion.
C. Feast of the Twelve Apostles
The Feast of the Twelve Apostles is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring the collective group of Jesus Christ’s twelve chosen disciples.
D. Feast of the Divine Savior of the World
The Feast of the Divine Savior of the World is a major Catholic religious celebration in El Salvador honoring Jesus Christ as the country’s patron and namesake, marked by processions, Masses, and civic festivities each August.
E. Feast of the Apostle Philip
The Feast of the Apostle Philip is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring the Apostle Philip, traditionally observed on November 14 (November 27 on the Gregorian calendar in Eastern Orthodoxy).
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Great Feast in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ Lord’s feast ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ
afterfeastLength	7 days (in Byzantine usage) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple ⓘ Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord ⓘ Feast of the Purification of the Virgin ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple Hypapante ⓘ Hypapante tou Kyriou ⓘ linked to: Ἑορτὴ τῆς Ὑπαπαντῆς τοῦ Κυρίου Meeting of the Lord ⓘ
associatedWithBlessing	blessing of candles (in some Eastern traditions) ⓘ
associatedWithPrayer	Nunc dimittis (Song of Simeon) ⓘ linked to: Song of Simeon
basedOnScripture	Gospel of Luke 2:22–40 ⓘ linked to: Luke 2
calendarType	Byzantine liturgical calendar ⓘ
celebratedOn	2 February (Julian calendar date corresponds to 15 February Gregorian in many Orthodox Churches) ⓘ
commemoratesEvent	Encounter of Christ with Simeon the God‑Receiver ⓘ Encounter of Christ with the Prophetess Anna ⓘ Presentation of Jesus in the Temple ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
concludingPeriod	afterfeast ⓘ
fixedOrMoveable	fixed feast ⓘ
forefeastLength	1 day (in Byzantine usage) ⓘ
hasIconographicTheme	Christ as infant in the arms of Simeon in the Temple ⓘ linked to: Presentation of Jesus in the Temple Presence of Joseph and Prophetess Anna in the Temple scene ⓘ Theotokos presenting Christ in the Temple ⓘ linked to: Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
hasLiturgicalBook	Menaion ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	gold (in many Byzantine traditions) ⓘ white (in some traditions) ⓘ
hasLiturgicalTradition	Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite ⓘ linked to: Eastern Catholic Churches Eastern Christian Churches ⓘ linked to: Eastern Christianity Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
hasService	Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ Great Vespers ⓘ Matins ⓘ
hasTheologicalTheme	Christ as fulfillment of the Law ⓘ Meeting of the Old and New Covenants ⓘ Obedience of the Theotokos and Joseph to the Mosaic Law ⓘ Revelation of Christ as light to the nations ⓘ
honorsPerson	Jesus Christ ⓘ Prophetess Anna ⓘ linked to: prophetess Anna Simeon the God‑Receiver ⓘ linked to: Simeon the God-receiver Theotokos (Virgin Mary) ⓘ linked to: Theotokos
liturgicalRank	Great Feast of the Lord ⓘ linked to: Great Feast
preparatoryPeriod	forefeast ⓘ
relatedWesternFeast	Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
seasonContext	occurs 40 days after the Nativity of Christ ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Simeon the God-receiver → commemoratedOn → Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord ⓘ

Ὑπαπαντή → hasNameInEnglish → Feast of the Meeting of the Lord ⓘ

linked to: Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord

Candelaria → hasAlternativeName → Feast of the Meeting of the Lord ⓘ