Feast of Saint Stephen
E408422
The Feast of Saint Stephen is a Christian liturgical celebration, traditionally observed on December 26 in Western churches, honoring Saint Stephen as the first Christian martyr.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feast of Saint Stephen canonical | 4 |
| Feast of St. Stephen | 1 |
| Synaxis of the Holy Protomartyr Stephen (Byzantine rite) | 1 |
| feast of Saint Stephen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4039410 — 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 Saint Stephen Context triple: [Stephen, nameDayAssociatedWith, Feast of Saint Stephen]
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A.
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul
The Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul is a Christian liturgical celebration on January 25 commemorating Saul of Tarsus’s dramatic encounter with Christ and his transformation into the Apostle Paul.
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B.
Feast of Saint Sebastian
The Feast of Saint Sebastian is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring Saint Sebastian, an early Christian martyr venerated as a protector against plagues and a patron of soldiers and athletes.
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C.
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.
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D.
Feast of the Holy Innocents
The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the infant boys killed by King Herod in Bethlehem, observed within the Christmas season.
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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 Saint Stephen Target entity description: The Feast of Saint Stephen is a Christian liturgical celebration, traditionally observed on December 26 in Western churches, honoring Saint Stephen as the first Christian martyr.
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A.
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul
The Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul is a Christian liturgical celebration on January 25 commemorating Saul of Tarsus’s dramatic encounter with Christ and his transformation into the Apostle Paul.
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B.
Feast of Saint Sebastian
The Feast of Saint Sebastian is a Christian liturgical celebration honoring Saint Sebastian, an early Christian martyr venerated as a protector against plagues and a patron of soldiers and athletes.
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C.
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.
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D.
Feast of the Holy Innocents
The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the infant boys killed by King Herod in Bethlehem, observed within the Christmas season.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
ⓘ
Christian martyr ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ protomartyr ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Day of Christmas
ⓘ
St Stephen’s Day ⓘ |
| associatedScripture |
Acts 6
ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of the Apostles
Acts 7 ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of the Apostles
|
| associatedWith |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Boxing Day traditions in some English-speaking countries ⓘ first Christian martyr ⓘ |
| calendarRelation | second day of the Octave of Christmas in the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| carolLyricReference | "Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen" ⓘ |
| commemorates | martyrdom of Saint Stephen ⓘ |
| countrySpecificName | Wren Day in Ireland ⓘ |
| dateInAnglicanCommunion | December 26 ⓘ |
| dateInEasternOrthodoxChurchesJulianCalendar | December 27 ⓘ |
| dateInLutheranChurches | December 26 ⓘ |
| dateInRomanCatholicChurch | December 26 ⓘ |
| dateInWesternChristianity | December 26 ⓘ |
| follows |
Christmas Day
ⓘ
linked to:
Christmas
|
| hasLiturgicalFocus |
faithfulness unto death
ⓘ
forgiveness of persecutors ⓘ witness to Christ ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
charity to the poor
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ service in the Church ⓘ |
| honors | Saint Stephen ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | red ⓘ |
| liturgicalRankInRomanRite | Feast ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Christmas season ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
traditional carol "Good King Wenceslas"
ⓘ
linked to:
Good King Wenceslas
|
| observedBy |
Anglicans
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christians ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutherans ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Oriental Orthodox Christians ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholics ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| originPeriod | early Christian Church ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian liturgical year
ⓘ
General Roman Calendar ⓘ |
| patronageConnection |
deacons
ⓘ
stonemasons ⓘ those persecuted for faith ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn |
Catalonia
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ some European countries ⓘ |
| typeOfObservance | fixed-date feast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feast of Saint Stephen Description of subject: The Feast of Saint Stephen is a Christian liturgical celebration, traditionally observed on December 26 in Western churches, honoring Saint Stephen as the first Christian martyr.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Feast of Saint Stephen
subject linked to:
Cantata II
linked to: Feast of Saint Stephen
subject linked to:
“Festum Sanctorum Innocentium” (Latin)
linked to: Feast of Saint Stephen