Triumph of the Cross
E228204
Triumph of the Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the exaltation and veneration of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raising Aloft of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross | 2 |
| Triumph of the Cross canonical | 2 |
| Exaltatio Sanctae Crucis | 1 |
| Season of the Cross | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2047331 — 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: Triumph of the Cross Context triple: [Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, alsoKnownAs, Triumph of the Cross]
-
A.
Carrying of the Cross
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.
-
B.
The Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a widely influential theological book by John Stott that explores the meaning, necessity, and implications of Jesus’ crucifixion for Christian faith and life.
-
C.
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross is a 1932 pre-Code historical drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, set in ancient Rome and known for its lavish spectacle and controversial, risqué content.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Scourging at the Pillar
Scourging at the Pillar is a Christian devotional meditation on Jesus Christ’s brutal whipping before his crucifixion, traditionally contemplated as the second Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary.
- 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: Triumph of the Cross Target entity description: Triumph of the Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the exaltation and veneration of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
-
A.
Carrying of the Cross
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.
-
B.
The Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a widely influential theological book by John Stott that explores the meaning, necessity, and implications of Jesus’ crucifixion for Christian faith and life.
-
C.
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross is a 1932 pre-Code historical drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, set in ancient Rome and known for its lavish spectacle and controversial, risqué content.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Scourging at the Pillar
Scourging at the Pillar is a Christian devotional meditation on Jesus Christ’s brutal whipping before his crucifixion, traditionally contemplated as the second Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
Christian liturgical feast ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
ⓘ
discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena ⓘ
linked to:
Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)
recovery of the True Cross from the Persians by Emperor Heraclius ⓘ |
| calendarPlacement | part of the liturgical year in many Christian traditions ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | 14 September ⓘ |
| celebratedSince | early centuries of Christianity ⓘ |
| commemorates |
the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified
ⓘ
the exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ the veneration of the cross of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
meaning of the cross in Christian salvation history
ⓘ
mystery of the crucifixion ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Elevation of the Holy Cross
ⓘ
Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ Feast of the Holy Cross ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Feast of the Triumph of the Cross ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Raising Aloft of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross ⓘ
linked to:
Triumph of the Cross
|
| hasDevotionalPractices |
adoration of the cross
ⓘ
processions with a cross ⓘ veneration of the cross ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalReadings | biblical texts about the cross of Christ ⓘ |
| honors |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
the Holy Cross ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Cross
|
| isPublicHolidayIn | some traditionally Christian countries ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | red ⓘ |
| liturgicalRankInRomanRite | feast ⓘ |
| observedBy |
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:
Roman Catholicism
some other Protestant Churches ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor the instrument of Christ’s redemption
ⓘ
to invite the faithful to meditate on the cross ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross
ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Good Friday ⓘ Passion of Jesus ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbol | cross ⓘ |
| theme |
glorification of the cross as a sign of redemption
ⓘ
salvation through the crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ victory of Christ through the cross ⓘ |
| typeOfCelebration |
Eucharistic celebration
ⓘ
liturgical office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Triumph of the Cross Description of subject: Triumph of the Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the exaltation and veneration of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
→
alsoKnownAs
→
Raising Aloft of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross
ⓘ
linked to: Triumph of the Cross
linked to: Triumph of the Cross
linked to: Triumph of the Cross
linked to: Triumph of the Cross