Agony in the Garden

E108189

Christian theological theme New Testament event biblical narrative episode in the life of Jesus

Agony in the Garden is a New Testament event in which Jesus prays in deep anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night before his crucifixion.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Agony in the Garden canonical	17
The Agony in the Garden	3
Agony in Gethsemane	2
Agony of Jesus in Gethsemane	1
Agony of Jesus in the Garden	1
Christ on the Mount of Olives	1
Gethsemane vigil of Jesus	1
Le Christ au Jardin des Oliviers (Christ in the Garden of Olives)	1
agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (following the supper)	1
agony of Jesus in Gethsemane	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917341 — 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: Agony in the Garden
Context triple: [Sorrowful Mysteries, firstMystery, Agony in the Garden]

A. The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
B. Lamentation of Christ
Lamentation of Christ is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the mourners grieving over the dead body of Jesus after his crucifixion.
C. Resurrection
Resurrection is a 1899 novel by Leo Tolstoy that explores themes of moral redemption, social injustice, and spiritual awakening through the story of a nobleman seeking to atone for a wrong done to a peasant woman.
D. Resurrection
Resurrection is the critically acclaimed 1994 hip-hop album by Common, noted for its jazzy production and influential storytelling that helped define Chicago’s underground rap scene.
E. De Carne Christi
De Carne Christi is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that defends the true, fleshly incarnation of Christ against docetic and Gnostic views.
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: Agony in the Garden
Target entity description: Agony in the Garden is a New Testament event in which Jesus prays in deep anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night before his crucifixion.

A. The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
B. Lamentation of Christ
Lamentation of Christ is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the mourners grieving over the dead body of Jesus after his crucifixion.
C. Resurrection
Resurrection is a 1899 novel by Leo Tolstoy that explores themes of moral redemption, social injustice, and spiritual awakening through the story of a nobleman seeking to atone for a wrong done to a peasant woman.
D. Resurrection
Resurrection is the critically acclaimed 1994 hip-hop album by Common, noted for its jazzy production and influential storytelling that helped define Chicago’s underground rap scene.
E. De Carne Christi
De Carne Christi is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that defends the true, fleshly incarnation of Christ against docetic and Gnostic views.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological theme ⓘ New Testament event ⓘ biblical narrative ⓘ episode in the life of Jesus ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Agony in Gethsemane ⓘ linked to: Agony in the Garden Agony of Jesus in the Garden ⓘ linked to: Agony in the Garden
centralConcept	“Not my will, but yours be done” ⓘ
commemoratedDuring	Holy Week ⓘ
commemoratedIn	Catholic tradition ⓘ Orthodox tradition ⓘ Protestant tradition ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Holy Thursday night ⓘ
describedIn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
follows	Last Supper ⓘ
hasLocation	Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ Mount of Olives ⓘ
hasMainFigure	Jesus Christ ⓘ
hasMotiveInArt	Jesus praying alone while disciples sleep nearby ⓘ angel presenting a chalice or cup to Jesus ⓘ
hasParticipants	James the son of Zebedee ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater John the son of Zebedee ⓘ linked to: John son of Zebedee Peter ⓘ
hasTheme	anguish ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ prayer ⓘ submission to the will of God ⓘ suffering ⓘ temptation ⓘ vigilance in prayer ⓘ
includesEvent	Jesus asking the cup to pass from him ⓘ Jesus praying in deep anguish ⓘ Jesus submitting to the Father’s will ⓘ Jesus sweating like drops of blood (in Luke) ⓘ appearance of an angel strengthening Jesus (in Luke) ⓘ disciples falling asleep while praying ⓘ
language	English title ⓘ
notDescribedIn	Gospel of John as a distinct agony scene ⓘ
occursOn	night before the crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
partOf	Passion of Jesus ⓘ
precedes	Arrest of Jesus ⓘ Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ Trial of Jesus ⓘ
relatedPassage	Luke 22:39–46 ⓘ Mark 14:32–42 ⓘ Matthew 26:36–46 ⓘ
representedIn	Christian art ⓘ Christian devotional literature ⓘ Christian music ⓘ
significanceIn	Christian spirituality ⓘ Christian theology of suffering ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (29)

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

Sorrowful Mysteries → firstMystery → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Sorrowful Mysteries → meditationSubject → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Arrest of Jesus → follows → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Mount of Olives → eventSite → Agony of Jesus in Gethsemane ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

James the Greater → presentAt → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

subject linked to: Apostle James the Greater

Paschal Triduum → commemoratesEvent → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

El Greco → notableWork → The Agony in the Garden ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

Jean-Pierre Cortot → notableWork → Le Christ au Jardin des Oliviers (Christ in the Garden of Olives) ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

Gethsemane prayer → alsoKnownAs → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Passion narrative → includesEvent → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Church of All Nations → associatedWithEvent → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Great Week → focusesOnEvent → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Garden of Gethsemane → associatedWithEvent → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Sheer Thursday → associatedWithEvent → agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (following the supper) ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

Third Week → keyEventMeditated → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Agony in the Garden → alsoKnownAs → Agony of Jesus in the Garden ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

Agony in the Garden → alsoKnownAs → Agony in Gethsemane ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

Scourging at the Pillar → follows → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

New Testament Passion narratives → includeEvent → Agony in Gethsemane ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

Passion plays → includesEvent → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Iacobus Maior → presentAt → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Luke 22 → containsEvent → agony of Jesus in Gethsemane ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

Tintoretto → notableWork → The Agony in the Garden ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

John son of Zebedee → presentAt → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Giovanni Bellini → notableWork → The Agony in the Garden ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

Andrea Mantegna → notableWork → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

Théodore Chassériau → notableWork → Christ on the Mount of Olives ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

Holy Hour devotion → associatedWith → Gethsemane vigil of Jesus ⓘ

linked to: Agony in the Garden

Church of the Agony → associatedWithEvent → Agony in the Garden ⓘ

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Referenced by (29)

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