Feast of All Saints (Byzantine tradition)

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Byzantine Rite feast Christian feast liturgical celebration

The Feast of All Saints in the Byzantine tradition is a liturgical celebration honoring all known and unknown saints, observed on the first Sunday after Pentecost.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Feast of All Saints	6
Feast of All Saints (Byzantine tradition) canonical	1
Sunday of All Saints in Eastern Christianity	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1450747 — 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 All Saints (Byzantine tradition)
Context triple: [Apostles' Fast, follows, Feast of All Saints (Byzantine tradition)]

A. Feast of the Twelve Apostles
The Feast of the Twelve Apostles is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring the collective group of Jesus Christ’s twelve chosen disciples.
B. 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.
C. Feast of the Assumption of Mary
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.
D. Feast of the Theophany
The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
E. Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos is an important Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the birth of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and marking the beginning of the liturgical cycle of her life.
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 All Saints (Byzantine tradition)
Target entity description: The Feast of All Saints in the Byzantine tradition is a liturgical celebration honoring all known and unknown saints, observed on the first Sunday after Pentecost.

A. Feast of the Twelve Apostles
The Feast of the Twelve Apostles is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring the collective group of Jesus Christ’s twelve chosen disciples.
B. 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.
C. Feast of the Assumption of Mary
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.
D. Feast of the Theophany
The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
E. Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos is an important Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the birth of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and marking the beginning of the liturgical cycle of her life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine Rite feast ⓘ Christian feast ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	All Saints Sunday ⓘ linked to: Sunday of All Saints Sunday of All Saints ⓘ
associatedWith	icon of All Saints ⓘ
calendarType	moveable feast ⓘ
celebratedBy	Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite ⓘ linked to: Eastern Catholic Churches Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
celebratedWith	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Great Vespers ⓘ Matins ⓘ
commemorates	all righteous people who have pleased God ⓘ apostles ⓘ hierarchs ⓘ martyrs ⓘ monastics ⓘ prophets ⓘ righteous laypeople ⓘ
emphasizes	fruits of Pentecost ⓘ sanctification by the Holy Spirit ⓘ
follows	Pentecost ⓘ
hasProperHymnography	kontakion of All Saints ⓘ troparion of All Saints ⓘ
honors	all saints ⓘ known saints ⓘ unknown saints ⓘ
languageOfOriginalTexts	Greek ⓘ
liturgicalColor	gold ⓘ white ⓘ
liturgicalFamily	Byzantine Rite ⓘ Byzantine tradition ⓘ
liturgicalTextsFoundIn	Pentecostarion ⓘ
observedOn	first Sunday after Pentecost ⓘ
occursInSeason	Pentecostarion period ⓘ
partOf	Byzantine liturgical year ⓘ
positionInLiturgicalCycle	first Sunday after the Feast of Pentecost ⓘ
rank	Sunday feast ⓘ
relatedFeast	Feast of All Saints (Western tradition) ⓘ linked to: All Saints’ Day
scope	universal Church ⓘ
scripturalReadingsInclude	Epistle to the Hebrews 11:33–40; 12:1–2 ⓘ linked to: Letter to the Hebrews Gospel of Matthew 10:32–33, 37–38; 19:27–30 ⓘ linked to: Gospel of Matthew
theologicalTheme	communion of saints ⓘ glorification of the saints in Christ ⓘ universal call to holiness ⓘ

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