Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

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Catholic liturgical solemnity Christian feast holy day

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Feast of Corpus Christi	11
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ canonical	5
Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ	2
Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam)	1
Corpus Christi Sunday	1
Corpus Christi feast	1
Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ	1
Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)	1
Institution of the Feast of Corpus Christi	1
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T190097 — 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: Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Context triple: [Ordinary Time, contains, Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ]

A. Paschal Triduum
The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
B. Solemnity of Christ the King
The Solemnity of Christ the King is a major Catholic feast celebrating Jesus Christ’s universal kingship and the culmination of the liturgical year.
C. Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
D. Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a Christian liturgical celebration, observed at the end of the Christmas season, that honors Jesus’ public revelation and the beginning of his ministry.
E. Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
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: Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Target entity description: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

A. Paschal Triduum
The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
B. Solemnity of Christ the King
The Solemnity of Christ the King is a major Catholic feast celebrating Jesus Christ’s universal kingship and the culmination of the liturgical year.
C. Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
D. Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a Christian liturgical celebration, observed at the end of the Christmas season, that honors Jesus’ public revelation and the beginning of his ministry.
E. Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic liturgical solemnity ⓘ Christian feast ⓘ holy day ⓘ
associatedWith	Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ Eucharistic adoration ⓘ linked to: Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Eucharistic procession ⓘ public witness to faith in the Eucharist ⓘ
celebratedBy	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism some Anglican churches ⓘ some Lutheran churches ⓘ some Old Catholic churches ⓘ
celebrationIncludes	Mass with special Eucharistic prayers ⓘ blessing of the city or parish with the Eucharist ⓘ procession with the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance ⓘ
dateRule	Sunday after Trinity Sunday in many countries ⓘ Thursday after Trinity Sunday ⓘ
emphasizesDoctrine	transubstantiation ⓘ
focusesOnSacrament	Eucharist ⓘ linked to: Holy Eucharist
geographicalSpread	celebrated worldwide where the Catholic Church is present ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Corpus Christi ⓘ Feast of Corpus Christi ⓘ linked to: Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
hasCategory	Catholic holy days ⓘ linked to: Christian liturgical year Eucharistic devotions ⓘ Moveable feasts ⓘ
hasHymn	Adoro te devote ⓘ Lauda Sion Salvatorem ⓘ linked to: Te Deum Pange lingua gloriosi ⓘ Tantum ergo Sacramentum ⓘ
hymnAuthor	Thomas Aquinas ⓘ linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
inspiredBy	Eucharistic visions of Saint Juliana of Liège ⓘ
institutedBy	Pope Urban IV ⓘ
institutionDocument	papal bull Transiturus de hoc mundo ⓘ
institutionYear	1264 ⓘ
isHolyDayOfObligationIn	some countries ⓘ
liturgicalColor	white ⓘ
liturgicalRank	solemnity ⓘ
mainTheme	adoration of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist ⓘ thanksgiving for the institution of the Eucharist ⓘ
observedByRite	Roman Rite ⓘ linked to: Latin Rite
occursAfter	Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity ⓘ
occursIn	liturgical season of Ordinary Time ⓘ
originatedInCentury	13th century ⓘ
promotedBy	Saint Thomas Aquinas ⓘ linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
publicDevotionAspect	carrying the Eucharist through the streets ⓘ
purpose	to honor the Body and Blood of Christ outside the context of Holy Week ⓘ
scripturalBasis	1 Corinthians 11:23–29 ⓘ Last Supper narratives in the Gospels ⓘ

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