Good Wednesday

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Good Wednesday, also known as Spy Wednesday, is the Christian Holy Week day commemorating Judas Iscariot’s agreement to betray Jesus.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Good Wednesday canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian holy day ⓘ
Holy Week observance ⓘ
liturgical observance ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Jesus Christ ⓘ
Judas Iscariot ⓘ
calendar liturgical year ⓘ
category Christian holy days ⓘ
Holy Week ⓘ
celebratedIn churches worldwide ⓘ
commemorates Judas Iscariot’s agreement to betray Jesus ⓘ
betrayal of Jesus Christ ⓘ
follows Holy Tuesday ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Great and Holy Wednesday ⓘ
linked to: Holy Wednesday

Holy Wednesday ⓘ
Spy Wednesday ⓘ
Wednesday of Holy Week ⓘ
linked to: Holy Wednesday
hasDevotionalPractices meditation on the betrayal of Christ ⓘ
special church services ⓘ
hasLiturgicalFocus Gospel accounts of Judas’s betrayal ⓘ
hasNameOrigin called Spy Wednesday because Judas acted as a spy among the disciples ⓘ
hasTheme betrayal of Christ ⓘ
preparation for the Passion of Jesus ⓘ
liturgicalColor violet ⓘ
observedBy Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Lutheran churches ⓘ
Methodist churches ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

other Western Christian churches ⓘ
occursDuring Lent ⓘ
occursIn week before Easter Sunday ⓘ
partOf Holy Week ⓘ
precedes Maundy Thursday ⓘ
relatedTo Easter Triduum ⓘ
linked to: Paschal Triduum

Good Friday ⓘ
Passion of Jesus ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ

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

Spy Wednesday → alsoKnownAs → Good Wednesday ⓘ