Feast of Saint Ambrose
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The Feast of Saint Ambrose is a Milanese religious and civic celebration held annually on December 7th in honor of the city’s patron saint, traditionally marking the start of the cultural and opera season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feast of Saint Ambrose canonical | 1 |
| Festa di Sant’Ambrogio | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T824645 — 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 Saint Ambrose Context triple: [La Scala, openingSeasonAssociatedWith, Feast of Saint Ambrose]
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A.
Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter
The Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter is a Roman Catholic celebration honoring the apostolic authority and pastoral leadership entrusted to Saint Peter as the first pope and symbolized by his episcopal chair in Rome.
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B.
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a major Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the discovery and veneration of the True Cross and honoring the saving power of Christ’s crucifixion.
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C.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
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D.
Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple is a major Christian celebration commemorating the infant Jesus being brought to the Jerusalem Temple, where he was recognized as the Messiah by Simeon and Anna.
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E.
Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
- 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 Saint Ambrose Target entity description: The Feast of Saint Ambrose is a Milanese religious and civic celebration held annually on December 7th in honor of the city’s patron saint, traditionally marking the start of the cultural and opera season.
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A.
Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter
The Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter is a Roman Catholic celebration honoring the apostolic authority and pastoral leadership entrusted to Saint Peter as the first pope and symbolized by his episcopal chair in Rome.
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B.
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a major Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the discovery and veneration of the True Cross and honoring the saving power of Christ’s crucifixion.
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C.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
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D.
Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple is a major Christian celebration commemorating the infant Jesus being brought to the Jerusalem Temple, where he was recognized as the Messiah by Simeon and Anna.
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E.
Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic celebration
ⓘ
local holiday ⓘ religious feast ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Feast of Saint Ambrose
ⓘ
surface form:
Festa di Sant’Ambrogio
|
| associatedWith |
Archdiocese of Milan
ⓘ
La Scala ⓘ
surface form:
Teatro alla Scala
|
| chronologicalRelation | precedes Feast of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ |
| civicStatus | local holiday in Milan ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalImportance | opening of Milan’s winter social season ⓘ |
| date | December 7 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Milan ⓘ |
| hasPatron |
Ambrose of Milan
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Ambrose of Milan
|
| hasPatronSaint |
Ambrose of Milan
ⓘ
surface form:
Ambrose
|
| hasTradition |
civic ceremonies
ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ La Scala ⓘ
surface form:
opera premiere at La Scala
religious services ⓘ |
| hasType |
public celebration
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| honors |
Ambrose of Milan
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Ambrose of Milan
|
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | feast day of Saint Ambrose ⓘ |
| month | December ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ambrose of Milan ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Catholics in Milan
ⓘ
residents of Milan ⓘ |
| observedIn | Milan ⓘ |
| partOf | Milanese cultural calendar ⓘ |
| patronOfCity | Milan ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significance | patron saint day of Milan ⓘ |
| startOf |
La Scala opera season
ⓘ
Milan cultural season ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
Advent
ⓘ
surface form:
Advent season
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feast of Saint Ambrose Description of subject: The Feast of Saint Ambrose is a Milanese religious and civic celebration held annually on December 7th in honor of the city’s patron saint, traditionally marking the start of the cultural and opera season.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Festa di Sant’Ambrogio