Holy Face of Jesus
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The Holy Face of Jesus is a Roman Catholic devotion focused on honoring and contemplating the suffering, love, and redemptive presence of Christ as reflected in his countenance, especially during the Passion.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| face of Jesus Christ | 2 |
| Acheiropoieta images of Christ | 1 |
| Holy Face chaplet | 1 |
| Holy Face novena | 1 |
| Holy Face of Jesus canonical | 1 |
| Holy Face prayers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2667414 — 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: Holy Face of Jesus Context triple: [Sacred Heart of Jesus, relatedDevotion, Holy Face of Jesus]
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A.
Virgin Mary statue
The Virgin Mary statue on Cerro San Cristóbal is a prominent white monument of the Virgin Mary overlooking Santiago, Chile, and serving as a major religious and tourist attraction.
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B.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a major Roman Catholic devotion that honors Christ’s compassionate love symbolized by his heart, often depicted aflame and crowned with thorns.
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C.
Lucca Madonna
Lucca Madonna is a small 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child in a richly detailed domestic interior.
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D.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe is a celebrated Marian title of the Virgin Mary associated with her 1531 apparitions to Saint Juan Diego in Mexico, revered as a powerful religious and cultural symbol throughout the Americas.
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E.
Alba Madonna
The Alba Madonna is a renowned early 16th-century circular painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and the infant John the Baptist, celebrated as a masterpiece of High Renaissance art.
- 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: Holy Face of Jesus Target entity description: The Holy Face of Jesus is a Roman Catholic devotion focused on honoring and contemplating the suffering, love, and redemptive presence of Christ as reflected in his countenance, especially during the Passion.
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A.
Virgin Mary statue
The Virgin Mary statue on Cerro San Cristóbal is a prominent white monument of the Virgin Mary overlooking Santiago, Chile, and serving as a major religious and tourist attraction.
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B.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a major Roman Catholic devotion that honors Christ’s compassionate love symbolized by his heart, often depicted aflame and crowned with thorns.
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C.
Lucca Madonna
Lucca Madonna is a small 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child in a richly detailed domestic interior.
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D.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe is a celebrated Marian title of the Virgin Mary associated with her 1531 apparitions to Saint Juan Diego in Mexico, revered as a powerful religious and cultural symbol throughout the Americas.
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E.
Alba Madonna
The Alba Madonna is a renowned early 16th-century circular painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and the infant John the Baptist, celebrated as a masterpiece of High Renaissance art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotion
ⓘ
Roman Catholic devotion ⓘ |
| associatedWithImage |
Acheiropoieta images of Christ
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Face of Jesus
Manoppello Image ⓘ
linked to:
Manoppello
Shroud of Turin ⓘ Veil of Veronica ⓘ |
| devotionalGoal |
consolation of the Heart of Jesus
ⓘ
conversion of sinners ⓘ peace in families and society ⓘ sanctification of souls ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Passion of Christ
ⓘ
face of Jesus Christ ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Face of Jesus
love of Christ ⓘ redemptive presence of Christ ⓘ suffering of Christ ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
consolation of Jesus
ⓘ
contemplation of Christ’s countenance ⓘ reparation for sins ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalPractice |
Holy Face chaplet
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Face of Jesus
Holy Face novena ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Face of Jesus
Holy Face prayers ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Face of Jesus
Holy Hour of Reparation ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Hour devotion
|
| hasFeast | Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
disfigured face of Christ during the Passion
ⓘ
face of Christ crowned with thorns ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | mystical visions of various saints ⓘ |
| liturgicalConnection |
Lent
ⓘ
Passiontide ⓘ |
| prayerIntention |
reparation for blasphemy and atheism
ⓘ
reparation for offenses against God ⓘ reparation for sacrilege ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
Pope John Paul II
ⓘ
Pope Leo XIII ⓘ Pope Pius XII ⓘ |
| relatedDevotion |
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Eucharistic adoration ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Hour devotion
Passion of Christ devotions ⓘ
linked to:
Passion of Christ
|
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| spiritualEffect |
deeper participation in the Passion of Christ
ⓘ
growth in love of Christ ⓘ increase of faith, hope, and charity ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Eucharistic reparation
ⓘ
contemplation of the Incarnate Word ⓘ reparation for blasphemy ⓘ reparation for profanation of Sundays and holy days ⓘ union with the sufferings of Christ ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Roman Catholics
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
some Eastern Christians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holy Face of Jesus Description of subject: The Holy Face of Jesus is a Roman Catholic devotion focused on honoring and contemplating the suffering, love, and redemptive presence of Christ as reflected in his countenance, especially during the Passion.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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