Feast of the Theophany

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Christian feast holy day liturgical celebration

The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Theophany	6
Feast of Epiphany	4
Eve of Theophany	3
Feast of Theophany	2
Afterfeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)	1
Epiphany (January 6) in many Christian traditions	1
Ethiopian Timkat (Epiphany)	1
Eve of Theophany (when it falls on a weekday)	1
Feast of Epiphany (Theophany) in Eastern Christianity	1
Feast of the Epiphany	1
Feast of the Epiphany (Jordan in Orthodox tradition)	1
Feast of the Theophany canonical	1
Forefeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition)	1
Great Blessing of Waters	1
Holy Theophany	1
Orthodox Epiphany (for churches on Julian calendar)	1
Solemnity of the Epiphany	1
Timkat (Epiphany)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337973 — 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 the Theophany
Context triple: [Great Feast in Eastern Christianity, includes, Feast of the Theophany]

A. 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.
B. Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
C. Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s revelation in glory on Mount Tabor before his disciples Peter, James, and John.
D. Dormition Fast
The Dormition Fast is a two-week period of fasting and spiritual preparation in Eastern Christianity leading up to the feast commemorating the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary.
E. Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, commemorating God’s incarnation as a human being in Bethlehem.
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 the Theophany
Target entity description: The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.

A. 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.
B. Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
C. Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s revelation in glory on Mount Tabor before his disciples Peter, James, and John.
D. Dormition Fast
The Dormition Fast is a two-week period of fasting and spiritual preparation in Eastern Christianity leading up to the feast commemorating the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary.
E. Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, commemorating God’s incarnation as a human being in Bethlehem.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ holy day ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Epiphany ⓘ Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ⓘ Feast of the Epiphany ⓘ linked to: Epiphany Holy Theophany ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Theophany Theophany ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Theophany
associatedEvent	Great Blessing of Waters ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Theophany immersion of a cross in water ⓘ processions to rivers, lakes, or seas ⓘ
associatedScripture	Gospel of John 1:29–34 ⓘ linked to: Baptism in the Jordan Gospel of Luke 3:21–22 ⓘ linked to: Gospel of Luke Gospel of Mark 1:9–11 ⓘ linked to: Gospel of Mark Gospel of Matthew 3:13–17 ⓘ linked to: Gospel of Matthew
celebratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ 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 other Western Christian traditions ⓘ
celebratedOn	January 19 (Julian calendar date corresponding to January 6 Gregorian) ⓘ January 6 ⓘ
commemorates	baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River ⓘ manifestation of Jesus as the Son of God ⓘ revelation of the Holy Trinity ⓘ
followedBy	Afterfeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition) ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Theophany
hasLiturgicalColor	gold ⓘ white ⓘ
hasLiturgicalElement	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Great Compline ⓘ Matins ⓘ Vespers ⓘ blessing and distribution of holy water ⓘ
hasTheme	beginning of Christ's public ministry ⓘ manifestation of Christ to the world ⓘ revelation of the Trinity ⓘ sanctification of the waters ⓘ
linkedDoctrine	doctrine of baptism ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ
liturgicalRank	great feast (Eastern Orthodox) ⓘ solemnity (Roman Catholic) ⓘ linked to: Solemnity
partOf	Christian liturgical year ⓘ Twelve Great Feasts (Eastern Orthodox) ⓘ linked to: Great Feast in Eastern Christianity
precededBy	Forefeast of Theophany (Eastern tradition) ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Theophany
seasonalContext	end of the Christmas–Epiphany cycle in many traditions ⓘ
symbolizes	Christ as the Light of the world ⓘ renewal of baptismal vows ⓘ

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