Carrying of the Cross

E109890

Christian devotion Rosary mystery event in the Passion of Jesus

Carrying of the Cross is a traditional Christian meditation on Jesus bearing his cross to Calvary, commemorated as the fourth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Carrying of the Cross canonical	5
Carrying of the cross	1
Στάσεις του Δρόμου του Σταυρού	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917344 — 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: Carrying of the Cross
Context triple: [Sorrowful Mysteries, fourthMystery, Carrying of the Cross]

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. War Cross
War Cross is a military decoration awarded by several countries, notably France, to recognize acts of bravery in combat.
C. 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.
D. Fidelis ad Mortem
Fidelis ad Mortem is the Latin motto of the New York City Police Department, expressing a commitment to remain faithful unto death.
E. 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.
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: Carrying of the Cross
Target entity description: Carrying of the Cross is a traditional Christian meditation on Jesus bearing his cross to Calvary, commemorated as the fourth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary.

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. War Cross
War Cross is a military decoration awarded by several countries, notably France, to recognize acts of bravery in combat.
C. 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.
D. Pillar of Mercy
The Pillar of Mercy is one of the three central columns in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, representing expansion, compassion, and benevolent divine energy.
E. Fidelis ad Mortem
Fidelis ad Mortem is the Latin motto of the New York City Police Department, expressing a commitment to remain faithful unto death.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian devotion ⓘ Rosary mystery ⓘ event in the Passion of Jesus ⓘ
associatedWith	Stations of the Cross ⓘ Via Crucis ⓘ linked to: Stations of the Cross Via Dolorosa ⓘ Way of the Cross ⓘ linked to: Stations of the Cross
commemoratedOn	Good Friday ⓘ
commemorates	Jesus bearing his cross to Calvary ⓘ Jesus’ journey from Jerusalem to Golgotha ⓘ
devotionalPracticeIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ linked to: European Lutheran churches Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism other Christian denominations ⓘ
encouragesPractice	offering personal sufferings in union with Christ ⓘ
focusOfPrayer	meditation on Christ’s Passion ⓘ
hasArtisticDepictionType	Christian painting ⓘ Christian sculpture ⓘ church stained glass ⓘ liturgical procession ⓘ
hasRoleIn	Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary ⓘ linked to: Sorrowful Mysteries
includesEvent	Jesus falling under the weight of the cross (traditional) ⓘ linked to: Christ fallen under the Cross Jesus taking up the cross ⓘ linked to: Christ fallen under the Cross Simon of Cyrene helping carry the cross ⓘ arrival at Calvary ⓘ encounter with the women of Jerusalem ⓘ
keyFigure	Jesus Christ ⓘ
languageEquivalent	Italian: Gesù che porta la croce ⓘ Latin: Portatio Crucis ⓘ Spanish: Jesús con la cruz a cuestas ⓘ
liturgicalSeasonEmphasized	Holy Week ⓘ Lent ⓘ
meditatedUsing	Rosary ⓘ Stations of the Cross devotion ⓘ
partOf	Passion of Christ ⓘ
positionInRosary	fourth Sorrowful Mystery ⓘ linked to: Sorrowful Mysteries
relatedDoctrine	Christian teaching on redemptive suffering ⓘ imitation of Christ ⓘ
scripturalBasis	Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
spiritualTheme	acceptance of suffering ⓘ following Christ ⓘ perseverance ⓘ self-denial ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Sorrowful Mysteries → fourthMystery → Carrying of the Cross ⓘ

Sorrowful Mysteries → meditationSubject → Carrying of the Cross ⓘ

Crowning with Thorns → isFollowedBy → Carrying of the Cross ⓘ

Passion of Jesus → includesEvent → Carrying of the Cross ⓘ

Life of Christ → depicts → Carrying of the Cross ⓘ

Passion Christi → includesEvent → Carrying of the cross ⓘ

linked to: Carrying of the Cross

Σίμων Κυρηναῖος → associatedWith → Στάσεις του Δρόμου του Σταυρού ⓘ