Feast of the Assumption of Mary

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Christian feast Marian feast holy day of obligation liturgical solemnity

The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is a major Christian holy day celebrating the belief that the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Feast of the Assumption of Mary canonical	6
Feast of the Assumption	4
Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary	3
Feast of the Assumption (August 15, Roman Catholic)	1
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary	1
Mass of the Assumption	1
Solemnity of the Assumption	1
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary	1
The Assumption of the Virgin	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1086978 — 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 the Assumption of Mary
Context triple: [Dormition Fast, precedesFeast, Feast of the Assumption of Mary]

A. Feast of the Queenship of Mary
The Feast of the Queenship of Mary is a Roman Catholic celebration honoring the Virgin Mary’s role and dignity as Queen in heaven and in the Church’s spiritual life.
B. Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is a major Catholic feast celebrated on January 1 honoring Mary’s divine maternity and her role in the mystery of Christ.
C. 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.
D. Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
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 the Assumption of Mary
Target entity description: The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is a major Christian holy day celebrating the belief that the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life.

A. Feast of the Queenship of Mary
The Feast of the Queenship of Mary is a Roman Catholic celebration honoring the Virgin Mary’s role and dignity as Queen in heaven and in the Church’s spiritual life.
B. Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is a major Catholic feast celebrated on January 1 honoring Mary’s divine maternity and her role in the mystery of Christ.
C. 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.
D. Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
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 (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Marian feast ⓘ holy day of obligation ⓘ liturgical solemnity ⓘ
associatedDoctrine	Mary’s bodily assumption into heaven ⓘ Mary’s glorification with Christ ⓘ
celebratedOn	15 August ⓘ
commemorates	Virgin Mary ⓘ
commemoratesBelief	Mary taken body and soul into heaven ⓘ
commemoratesEvent	end of the earthly life of Mary ⓘ
dogmaProclaimedBy	Pope Pius XII ⓘ
dogmaProclaimedInDocument	Munificentissimus Deus ⓘ
dogmaProclaimedOn	1 November 1950 ⓘ
hasCanonicalName	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Assumption of Mary
hasDogmaticDefinition	Assumption of Mary ⓘ
hasEasternName	Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	white ⓘ
hasPatronalSignificanceIn	France ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ various Marian shrines ⓘ
hasShortName	Assumption ⓘ Assumption of Mary ⓘ
hasTypeOfCelebration	Marian solemnity ⓘ
isHolyDayOfObligationIn	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide many Catholic countries ⓘ
isPublicHolidayIn	Austria ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Croatia ⓘ France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Malta ⓘ Poland ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Slovenia ⓘ Spain ⓘ many Latin American countries ⓘ
linkedTo	Marian processions ⓘ linked to: Marian feasts blessing of herbs and flowers in some regions ⓘ
liturgicalRankInRomanRite	solemnity ⓘ
observedBy	Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism some Anglican churches ⓘ some Lutheran churches ⓘ
precedesByFastInEasternTradition	Dormition Fast ⓘ
relatedEasternFeast	Feast of the Dormition ⓘ linked to: Dormition of the Theotokos
theologicalTheme	hope of the resurrection of the faithful ⓘ participation of Mary in Christ’s resurrection ⓘ

How these facts were elicited