Third Sunday of Quadragesima
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The Third Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the third Sunday in the season of Lent, marking a stage in the Church’s preparation for Easter.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Sunday of Quadragesima canonical | 3 |
| Third Sunday of Lent | 2 |
| Third Sunday in Lent | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2340739 — 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: Third Sunday of Quadragesima Context triple: [Quadragesima, hasWeekName, Third Sunday of Quadragesima]
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A.
Second Sunday of Quadragesima
The Second Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the second Sunday in the season of Lent, observed as part of the penitential preparation for Easter.
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B.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
The Fifth Sunday of Lent is the final Sunday of Lent before Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, marking the beginning of Passiontide in many traditions.
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C.
Second Sunday of Advent
The Second Sunday of Advent is the liturgical day in the Christian Advent season that focuses on hopeful preparation for Christ’s coming, preceding the more joy-centered Gaudete Sunday.
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D.
Second Sunday of Great Lent
The Second Sunday of Great Lent is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical celebration dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas and his teachings on hesychasm and the experience of divine grace.
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E.
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Sunday of the Prodigal Son is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical observance before Great Lent that focuses on repentance and God’s mercy through the Gospel parable of the prodigal son.
- 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: Third Sunday of Quadragesima Target entity description: The Third Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the third Sunday in the season of Lent, marking a stage in the Church’s preparation for Easter.
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A.
Second Sunday of Quadragesima
The Second Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the second Sunday in the season of Lent, observed as part of the penitential preparation for Easter.
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B.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
The Fifth Sunday of Lent is the final Sunday of Lent before Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, marking the beginning of Passiontide in many traditions.
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C.
Second Sunday of Advent
The Second Sunday of Advent is the liturgical day in the Christian Advent season that focuses on hopeful preparation for Christ’s coming, preceding the more joy-centered Gaudete Sunday.
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D.
Second Sunday of Great Lent
The Second Sunday of Great Lent is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical celebration dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas and his teachings on hesychasm and the experience of divine grace.
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E.
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Sunday of the Prodigal Son is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical observance before Great Lent that focuses on repentance and God’s mercy through the Gospel parable of the prodigal son.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
ⓘ
Sunday ⓘ day in the liturgical year ⓘ liturgical observance ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
conversion
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penance ⓘ preparation for baptism and renewal of baptismal promises ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | pre‑Paschal period ⓘ |
| calendarSystem |
Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
|
| celebratedBy | Western Christians ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | Sunday ⓘ |
| etymology | Quadragesima is Latin for ‘fortieth’, referring to the forty days of Lent ⓘ |
| follows | Second Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dominica III in Quadragesima
ⓘ
linked to:
Quadragesima
Third Sunday in Lent ⓘ
linked to:
Third Sunday of Quadragesima
Third Sunday of Lent ⓘ
linked to:
Third Sunday of Quadragesima
|
| hasCategory |
Christian holy days
ⓘ
Lenten Sundays ⓘ
linked to:
Sunday of Lent
|
| hasLanguageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | violet ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank | Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeason | Lent ⓘ |
| occursDuring | forty‑day Lenten fast (excluding Sundays) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Christian liturgical calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian liturgical year
|
| positionInSeason | third Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| precedes | Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ |
| preparesFor |
Easter
ⓘ
Holy Week ⓘ |
| usedInTradition |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Lutheran churches ⓘ
linked to:
European Lutheran churches
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
some Reformed churches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Third Sunday of Quadragesima Description of subject: The Third Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the third Sunday in the season of Lent, marking a stage in the Church’s preparation for Easter.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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