A Great Cloud of Witnesses
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A Great Cloud of Witnesses is a liturgical resource of the Episcopal Church that offers expanded commemorations and biographical notes on a wide range of Christian figures and witnesses throughout history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Great Cloud of Witnesses canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11617533 — 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: A Great Cloud of Witnesses Context triple: [Episcopal Church liturgical calendar, supplementedBy, A Great Cloud of Witnesses]
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A.
The Triumph of Faith
The Triumph of Faith is a grand Baroque religious painting by Italian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, celebrated for its dramatic composition and luminous, theatrical use of color.
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B.
The Atonement
The Atonement is a theological and philosophical work by Christian apologist William Lane Craig that analyzes and defends the Christian doctrine of Christ’s atoning death.
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C.
The Mystery of Faith
The Mystery of Faith is a chapter in Pope John Paul II’s 2003 encyclical *Ecclesia de Eucharistia* that reflects on the Eucharist as the central, wondrous sacrament of Christian belief and worship.
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D.
The Nemesis of Faith
The Nemesis of Faith is a controversial 1849 novel by James Anthony Froude that explores religious doubt and Victorian crisis of faith, which led to its public condemnation and notoriety.
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E.
The Glory of Christ
The Glory of Christ is a classic work of Reformed Christian theology by John Owen that meditates on the person and work of Jesus Christ and the believer’s beholding of His glory.
- 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: A Great Cloud of Witnesses Target entity description: A Great Cloud of Witnesses is a liturgical resource of the Episcopal Church that offers expanded commemorations and biographical notes on a wide range of Christian figures and witnesses throughout history.
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A.
The Triumph of Faith
The Triumph of Faith is a grand Baroque religious painting by Italian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, celebrated for its dramatic composition and luminous, theatrical use of color.
-
B.
The Atonement
The Atonement is a theological and philosophical work by Christian apologist William Lane Craig that analyzes and defends the Christian doctrine of Christ’s atoning death.
-
C.
The Mystery of Faith
The Mystery of Faith is a chapter in Pope John Paul II’s 2003 encyclical *Ecclesia de Eucharistia* that reflects on the Eucharist as the central, wondrous sacrament of Christian belief and worship.
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D.
The Nemesis of Faith
The Nemesis of Faith is a controversial 1849 novel by James Anthony Froude that explores religious doubt and Victorian crisis of faith, which led to its public condemnation and notoriety.
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E.
The Glory of Christ
The Glory of Christ is a classic work of Reformed Christian theology by John Owen that meditates on the person and work of Jesus Christ and the believer’s beholding of His glory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Episcopal Church publication
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hagiographical collection ⓘ liturgical resource ⓘ |
| approvedBy | General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Episcopal Church sanctoral calendar
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linked to:
Episcopal Church liturgical calendar
|
| contains |
biographical sketches
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collects ⓘ commemorative dates ⓘ scripture readings suggestions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination |
Episcopal Church (United States)
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linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| ecclesiasticalStatus | authorized for use in the Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Christian figures
ⓘ
Christian witnesses throughout history ⓘ |
| format |
digital resource
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printed book ⓘ |
| genre | liturgical book ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Great Cloud of Witnesses ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Hebrews 12:1 ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
devotional use
ⓘ
use in Episcopal Church worship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
calendar of commemorations
ⓘ
commemoration of saints and witnesses ⓘ |
| provides |
biographical notes
ⓘ
expanded commemorations ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
The Episcopal Church
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linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| publisher | Church Publishing Incorporated ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Holy Women, Holy Men
ⓘ
Lesser Feasts and Fasts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian saints
ⓘ
historical Christian figures ⓘ holy men and women ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
diversity of Christian witness
ⓘ
sanctity in everyday life ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | "a great cloud of witnesses" in the Epistle to the Hebrews ⓘ |
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