Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

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Christian feast holy day liturgical solemnity

The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul is a major Christian liturgical celebration on June 29 honoring the martyrdom and apostolic leadership of the apostles Peter and Paul.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul canonical	4
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul	2
Feast of Saint Peter	1
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (L-Imnarja)	1
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1450749 — 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 Saints Peter and Paul
Context triple: [Apostles' Fast, preparesFor, Feast of Saints Peter and Paul]

A. Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter
The Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter is a Roman Catholic celebration honoring the apostolic authority and pastoral leadership entrusted to Saint Peter as the first pope and symbolized by his episcopal chair in Rome.
B. 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.
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. 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.
E. Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica is a Roman Catholic liturgical celebration commemorating the consecration of the cathedral church of the Bishop of Rome, regarded as the mother and head of all churches in the city and the world.
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 Saints Peter and Paul
Target entity description: The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul is a major Christian liturgical celebration on June 29 honoring the martyrdom and apostolic leadership of the apostles Peter and Paul.

A. Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter
The Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter is a Roman Catholic celebration honoring the apostolic authority and pastoral leadership entrusted to Saint Peter as the first pope and symbolized by his episcopal chair in Rome.
B. 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.
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. 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.
E. Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica is a Roman Catholic liturgical celebration commemorating the consecration of the cathedral church of the Bishop of Rome, regarded as the mother and head of all churches in the city and the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ holy day ⓘ liturgical solemnity ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Rome ⓘ
celebratedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide other Protestant Churches ⓘ
commemorates	apostolic leadership of Peter and Paul ⓘ martyrdom of Saint Paul ⓘ martyrdom of Saint Peter ⓘ
connectedToOffice	papacy ⓘ
connectedToTitle	Apostle to the Gentiles ⓘ linked to: Apostle Paul Prince of the Apostles ⓘ
dateObserved	June 29 ⓘ
followsCalendar	Gregorian calendar ⓘ linked to: Gregorian calendar (Western churches) Julian calendar ⓘ
hasLiturgicalProper	proper prayers ⓘ proper preface ⓘ proper readings ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRank	solemnity ⓘ
hasPatronSaint	Saint Paul ⓘ Saint Peter ⓘ linked to: Apostle Peter
hasPrincipalCelebrationSite	Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican ⓘ linked to: St. Peter's Basilica
hasTheme	missionary vocation of the Church ⓘ unity of the Church ⓘ witness to Christ unto death ⓘ
hasType	holy day of obligation in some countries ⓘ
holyDayOfObligationIn	Italy ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ parts of Latin America ⓘ
honors	Saint Paul ⓘ Saint Peter ⓘ linked to: Apostle Peter
includesRite	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ Mass ⓘ
languageVariant	Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles (Anglican usage) ⓘ linked to: Saints Peter and Paul Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul ⓘ linked to: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles ⓘ linked to: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
linkedToEvent	traditional date of martyrdom of Peter and Paul ⓘ
liturgicalColor	red ⓘ
marksEndOf	Apostles Fast (in Eastern Christianity) ⓘ linked to: Apostles' Fast
partOf	Christian liturgical year ⓘ
patronageOf	City of Rome ⓘ linked to: Rome
relatedTo	Apostles Fast (in Eastern Christianity) ⓘ linked to: Apostles' Fast Octave of Saints Peter and Paul (in some traditions) ⓘ

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