Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple

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Christian feast Great Feast in the Eastern Orthodox Church Marian feast Twelve Great Feasts liturgical feast

The Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple is a major Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the presentation of the Virgin Mary as a child in the Jerusalem Temple, highlighting her dedication to God and preparation to become the Mother of Christ.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple	2
Presentation of the Theotokos in the Temple	2
Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple	1
Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple canonical	1
Great Feast of the Theotokos	1
Joachim and Anna bringing Mary to the Temple	1
Presentation of the Theotokos	1
The Entry of the Virgin Mary into the Temple	1
The Presentation in the Temple	1
presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337976 — 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 Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
Context triple: [Great Feast in Eastern Christianity, includes, Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple]

A. Dormition of the Theotokos
Dormition of the Theotokos is a principal Eastern Christian feast commemorating the Virgin Mary's death, resurrection, and assumption into heaven.
B. 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.
C. Feast of the Theophany
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.
D. Annunciation
The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.
E. Menaion
The Menaion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite containing the fixed texts and services for each day of the liturgical year, arranged by month.
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 Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
Target entity description: The Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple is a major Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the presentation of the Virgin Mary as a child in the Jerusalem Temple, highlighting her dedication to God and preparation to become the Mother of Christ.

A. Dormition of the Theotokos
Dormition of the Theotokos is a principal Eastern Christian feast commemorating the Virgin Mary's death, resurrection, and assumption into heaven.
B. 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.
C. Feast of the Theophany
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.
D. Annunciation
The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.
E. Menaion
The Menaion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite containing the fixed texts and services for each day of the liturgical year, arranged by month.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Great Feast in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ Marian feast ⓘ Twelve Great Feasts ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ
associatedPlace	Holy of Holies (Temple) in Christian tradition ⓘ linked to: Holy of Holies Jerusalem Temple ⓘ linked to: Jewish Temple
belongsToTradition	Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
celebratedBy	Byzantine Rite Churches ⓘ linked to: Byzantine Rite Coptic Catholic Church ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Maronite Church ⓘ linked to: Maronite Christianity Slavic Orthodox Churches ⓘ
celebratedOn	21 November (Gregorian calendar) in Roman Catholic usage ⓘ 21 November (Julian calendar) in Eastern Orthodox usage ⓘ 4 December (Gregorian calendar) by Orthodox Churches using the Julian calendar ⓘ
commemorates	dedication of Mary to God in the Temple ⓘ preparation of Mary to become the Mother of Christ ⓘ presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
commemoratesEvent	Mary’s entrance into the Jerusalem Temple as a child ⓘ
commemoratesPerson	Virgin Mary ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: The Presentation of the Virgin Mary Presentation of the Theotokos ⓘ linked to: The Presentation of the Virgin Mary
hasCanonicalName	Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
hasCategory	Marian feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasHymnType	kontakion ⓘ stichera ⓘ troparion ⓘ
hasIconographicTheme	High Priest receiving Mary in the Temple ⓘ Joachim and Anna bringing Mary to the Temple ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple Mary as a child ascending the steps of the Temple ⓘ
hasLiturgicalService	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Great Vespers ⓘ Matins ⓘ
isFixedFeast	true ⓘ
isMarianFeastOf	Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
isPartOfSeason	Nativity Fast in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Nativity Fast
liturgicalColor	blue in many Eastern traditions ⓘ
liturgicalRank	Great Feast of the Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
sourceTradition	Protoevangelium of James ⓘ
theologicalTheme	Mary’s total consecration to God ⓘ Temple typology fulfilled in Mary ⓘ holiness of the Theotokos ⓘ preparation for the Incarnation ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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

Great Feast in Eastern Christianity → includes → Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple ⓘ

Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple → hasCanonicalName → Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple ⓘ