Descent of the Holy Spirit
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The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Descent of the Holy Spirit canonical | 2 |
| Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost | 2 |
| The Descent of the Holy Spirit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Descent of the Holy Spirit Context triple: [Glorious Mysteries, hasMystery, Descent of the Holy Spirit]
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A.
De Spiritu Sancto
De Spiritu Sancto is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that systematically defends and explains the divinity and personhood of the Holy Spirit within the Christian Trinity.
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B.
Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
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C.
The Light of Faith
The Light of Faith is an encyclical letter of Pope Francis (begun by Benedict XVI) that reflects on the nature, role, and contemporary relevance of Christian faith.
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D.
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.
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E.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
- 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: Descent of the Holy Spirit Target entity description: The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
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A.
De Spiritu Sancto
De Spiritu Sancto is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that systematically defends and explains the divinity and personhood of the Holy Spirit within the Christian Trinity.
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B.
Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
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C.
The Light of Faith
The Light of Faith is an encyclical letter of Pope Francis (begun by Benedict XVI) that reflects on the nature, role, and contemporary relevance of Christian faith.
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D.
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.
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E.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious event
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New Testament event ⓘ Pentecost event ⓘ |
| associatedDoctrine |
apostolic authority
ⓘ
charisms of the Spirit ⓘ indwelling of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Peter’s Pentecost sermon ⓘ |
| associatedWithFeast | Pentecost ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Saint Peter
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Peter
|
| celebratedOn | 50th day after Easter ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Pentecost Sunday Mass ⓘ
linked to:
Pentecost
Pentecost vigil ⓘ |
| commemoratedByPrayer |
Sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus
ⓘ
Veni Creator Spiritus ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Christian iconography
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Eastern Orthodox icons of Pentecost ⓘ Western Christian art of Pentecost ⓘ |
| fulfilled |
Old Testament prophecy of Joel 2:28–32
ⓘ
promise of Jesus about the Paraclete ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalAccountIn | Acts of the Apostles ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryBiblicalReference | Acts 2:1–4 ⓘ |
| immediateConsequence | about three thousand baptisms ⓘ |
| involves |
Holy Spirit
ⓘ
linked to:
God the Holy Spirit
Mary, the mother of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
apostles ⓘ other disciples ⓘ |
| isCentralTo |
Christian pneumatology
ⓘ
ecclesiology ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Great Commission
ⓘ
mission to the nations ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | red (in many Western churches) ⓘ |
| manifestedAs |
sound like a rushing mighty wind
ⓘ
tongues as of fire ⓘ |
| marks |
beginning of apostolic preaching
ⓘ
birth of the Church ⓘ |
| prefiguredBy | Old Testament theophanies of fire and wind ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
apostolic boldness
ⓘ
formation of the early Christian community ⓘ mass conversions ⓘ speaking in other tongues ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
dove
ⓘ
fire ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
beginning of sacramental life of the Church
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empowerment for mission ⓘ inauguration of the New Covenant community ⓘ outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all flesh ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt |
feast of Shavuot (Jewish Pentecost)
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linked to:
Shavuot
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| tookPlaceIn | Jerusalem ⓘ |
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