Anointing of the Sick

E4371

Roman Catholic sacrament liturgical rite sacrament

Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Anointing of the Sick canonical	51
Sacrament of the Sick	2
Eastern Orthodox rite of Holy Unction	1
Eucharist as Viaticum	1
Rite of Anointing and Pastoral Care of the Sick	1
Roman Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick	1
Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick	1
Unction of the Sick	1
anointing of the sick	1
sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19391 — 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: Anointing of the Sick
Context triple: [Roman Catholicism, hasSacrament, Anointing of the Sick]

A. Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
B. Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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. Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
E. Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Eucharistic service used throughout the Eastern Orthodox Church, renowned for its rich hymnography, theological depth, and central role in Orthodox worship.
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: Anointing of the Sick
Target entity description: Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.

A. Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
B. Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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. Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
E. Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Eucharistic service used throughout the Eastern Orthodox Church, renowned for its rich hymnography, theological depth, and central role in Orthodox worship.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic sacrament ⓘ liturgical rite ⓘ sacrament ⓘ
administeredTo	baptized Catholics ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Extreme Unction ⓘ Last Rites ⓘ Sacrament of the Sick ⓘ linked to: Anointing of the Sick Unction of the Sick ⓘ linked to: Anointing of the Sick
associatedWith	sacrament of penance ⓘ viaticum ⓘ
catholicTheologyCategory	sacraments of healing ⓘ
codifiedIn	Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ Code of Canon Law ⓘ linked to: Canon law
distinctFrom	funeral rites ⓘ simple blessing of the sick ⓘ
effect	consolation of the Holy Spirit ⓘ courage to endure suffering ⓘ peace of soul ⓘ preparation for passing to eternal life ⓘ
form	prayers of the priest over the sick person ⓘ
frequency	may be received more than once ⓘ
liturgicalSetting	may be celebrated in a church ⓘ may be celebrated in a home ⓘ may be celebrated in a hospital ⓘ
matter	blessed oil of the sick ⓘ
minister	bishop ⓘ priest ⓘ
numberInCatholicSacraments	one of the seven sacraments ⓘ
primaryPurpose	forgiveness of sins ⓘ spiritual strength ⓘ union with the passion of Christ ⓘ
recipientCondition	about to undergo serious surgery ⓘ elderly with frailty ⓘ in danger of death ⓘ seriously ill ⓘ
religiousTradition	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
replacedTerm	Extreme Unction after Second Vatican Council ⓘ linked to: Second Vatican Council
requires	at least implicit consent of the recipient ⓘ proper intention of the minister ⓘ
ritualAction	anointing with oil on the forehead ⓘ anointing with oil on the hands ⓘ
scripturalBasis	Letter of James 5:14–15 ⓘ
secondaryPurpose	physical healing if God wills ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Catholicism → hasSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Eastern Orthodox Christianity → hasSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology → element → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology → sacramentOfHealing → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Anointing of the Sick → alsoKnownAs → Sacrament of the Sick ⓘ

linked to: Anointing of the Sick

Anointing of the Sick → alsoKnownAs → Unction of the Sick ⓘ

linked to: Anointing of the Sick

Latin Rite → hasSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Syriac Rite → celebratesSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland → hasSacraments → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Romanian Orthodox Church → sacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Antiochian Orthodox Church → practicesSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Letter of James 5:14–15 → usedIn → Roman Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

linked to: Anointing of the Sick

Letter of James 5:14–15 → usedIn → Eastern Orthodox rite of Holy Unction ⓘ

linked to: Anointing of the Sick

Extreme Unction → alsoKnownAs → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Extreme Unction → alsoKnownAs → Sacrament of the Sick ⓘ

linked to: Anointing of the Sick

Extreme Unction → mayInclude → Eucharist as Viaticum ⓘ

linked to: Anointing of the Sick

Extreme Unction → liturgicalBook → Rite of Anointing and Pastoral Care of the Sick ⓘ

linked to: Anointing of the Sick

Last Rites → hasComponent → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Last Rites → associatedWithSacrament → Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

linked to: Anointing of the Sick

Last Rites → relatedConcept → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Catholic Church in Haiti → celebratesSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Unction of the Sick → hasAlternativeName → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Church of Ireland → recognisesSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Jordanian Arab Orthodox → coreSacraments → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Anglican theology → oftenRecognizesSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Oil of the Sick → usedIn → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Viaticum → associatedWith → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Viaticum → distinctFrom → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Roman Rite → celebrates → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Immaculate Heart Catholic Church → offers → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Holy Trinity Cathedral parish, Lutsk → celebratesSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Catholic Church in Mexico → hasSacraments → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Jacobite Church → sacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Latin Church worldwide → celebratesSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Health of the sick → associatedWith → sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

linked to: Anointing of the Sick

Paschal mystery → associatedSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Catholic Church in the Netherlands → hasSacraments → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Catholic theology → includesSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Orthodox churches → sacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Roman Catholic Church → hasSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

subject linked to: Roman Catholic Church (in some calendars)

San Fernando Cathedral Parish → offersSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

St. Ann Catholic Church, Hoboken → offersSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Maronite Rite → hasSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Catholic Church → hasSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

subject linked to: Catholic Church worldwide

Eastern Orthodox Church in Great Britain → practicesSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

St. James Roman Catholic Church → offersSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Rituale Romanum → includesRiteFor → anointing of the sick ⓘ

linked to: Anointing of the Sick

St. Peter’s Catholic Church (Olney, Maryland) → offersSacrament → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum → containsRiteFor → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

Sacraments of the Sick → includes → Anointing of the Sick ⓘ

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