Roman Martyrology
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The Roman Martyrology is the official liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that catalogues saints and blesseds, assigning them feast days and brief notices for commemoration.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman Martyrology canonical | 107 |
| Martyrologium Romanum | 3 |
| Catholic Martyrology | 1 |
| Proprium Sanctorum | 1 |
| Roman Martyrology (Tridentine form) | 1 |
| Roman Martyrology (early forms) | 1 |
| Roman calendar of martyrs | 1 |
| Tridentine Calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1069217 — 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: Roman Martyrology Context triple: [Apostle Bartholomew, commemoratedIn, Roman Martyrology]
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A.
Roman Breviary
The Roman Breviary is the traditional liturgical book of the Catholic Church that organizes the daily cycle of prayers, psalms, readings, and hymns known as the Divine Office.
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B.
Horologion
The Horologion is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book that contains the fixed daily cycle of services, including prayers, hymns, and psalms used throughout the liturgical year.
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C.
Paschal canon
The Paschal canon is a central Orthodox Christian hymnographic work chanted at Easter, celebrating Christ’s Resurrection with a series of odes composed primarily by St. John of Damascus.
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D.
Missale Romanum
Missale Romanum is the official liturgical book of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that contains the prayers, readings, and rubrics for the celebration of Mass.
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E.
Horae Canonicae
Horae Canonicae is a sequence of religiously themed poems by W. H. Auden that meditates on time, faith, and modern existence through the structure of the canonical hours.
- 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: Roman Martyrology Target entity description: The Roman Martyrology is the official liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that catalogues saints and blesseds, assigning them feast days and brief notices for commemoration.
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A.
Roman Breviary
The Roman Breviary is the traditional liturgical book of the Catholic Church that organizes the daily cycle of prayers, psalms, readings, and hymns known as the Divine Office.
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B.
Horologion
The Horologion is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book that contains the fixed daily cycle of services, including prayers, hymns, and psalms used throughout the liturgical year.
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C.
Paschal canon
The Paschal canon is a central Orthodox Christian hymnographic work chanted at Easter, celebrating Christ’s Resurrection with a series of odes composed primarily by St. John of Damascus.
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D.
Missale Romanum
Missale Romanum is the official liturgical book of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that contains the prayers, readings, and rubrics for the celebration of Mass.
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E.
Horae Canonicae
Horae Canonicae is a sequence of religiously themed poems by W. H. Auden that meditates on time, faith, and modern existence through the structure of the canonical hours.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church document
ⓘ
liturgical book ⓘ martyrology ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Pope Benedict XIV
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Pope Gregory XIII ⓘ Pope John Paul II ⓘ Pope John XXIII ⓘ Pope Pius X ⓘ Pope Urban VIII ⓘ |
| authority | Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Martyrology of Usuard
ⓘ
Roman calendar of saints ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Rite liturgical calendar
ancient local martyrologies ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| contains |
brief biographical notices
ⓘ
liturgical commemorations ⓘ |
| describes |
blesseds
ⓘ
saints ⓘ |
| excludes | unapproved cults ⓘ |
| firstOfficialEdition | 1584 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
calendar of saints
ⓘ
entries ordered by calendar date ⓘ prologues for certain feasts ⓘ rubrics for liturgical use ⓘ |
| includesInformationOn |
confessors
ⓘ
doctors of the Church ⓘ martyrdoms ⓘ pastors ⓘ virgins ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| normativeFor | official recognition of saints in the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
calendar date
ⓘ
liturgical year ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Typis Vaticanis ⓘ |
| purpose |
assign feast days
ⓘ
catalogue saints and blesseds ⓘ provide texts for liturgical proclamation ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| revisedEdition |
1748
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1914 ⓘ 1956 ⓘ 2001 ⓘ 2004 ⓘ |
| scope | universal Church ⓘ |
| use | liturgical use ⓘ |
| usedBy |
bishops
ⓘ
lay faithful ⓘ priests ⓘ religious communities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Liturgy of the Hours
ⓘ
Roman Rite ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Roman Martyrology Description of subject: The Roman Martyrology is the official liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that catalogues saints and blesseds, assigning them feast days and brief notices for commemoration.
Referenced by (116)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Roman Martyrology
subject linked to:
the Less
subject linked to:
Roman Catholic Church (in some calendars)
subject linked to:
Saint Zeno
subject linked to:
Saint Sixtus