Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos

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Christian feast Eastern Christian feast Marian feast liturgical feast

The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos is an important Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the birth of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and marking the beginning of the liturgical cycle of her life.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Nativity of the Theotokos	8
Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos canonical	2
Nativity of Mary	2
Feasts of the Theotokos	1
Nativity of the Mother of God	1
birth of the Theotokos	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337983 — 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 Nativity of the Theotokos
Context triple: [Great Feast in Eastern Christianity, includes, Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos]

A. Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple is a major Christian celebration commemorating the infant Jesus being brought to the Jerusalem Temple, where he was recognized as the Messiah by Simeon and Anna.
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 Nativity of the Theotokos
Target entity description: The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos is an important Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the birth of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and marking the beginning of the liturgical cycle of her life.

A. Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple is a major Christian celebration commemorating the infant Jesus being brought to the Jerusalem Temple, where he was recognized as the Messiah by Simeon and Anna.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Eastern Christian feast ⓘ Marian feast ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ
associatedWith	Byzantine Rite ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ
category	Feasts of the Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos Marian feasts ⓘ September feasts ⓘ
celebratedOn	21 September (Julian calendar) ⓘ 8 September ⓘ
commemorates	Nativity of Mary, the Mother of Jesus ⓘ linked to: Birth of the Virgin Mary birth of Mary ⓘ
follows	liturgical new year in Byzantine Rite ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Birth of the Virgin Mary ⓘ Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Birth of the Virgin Mary Nativity of the Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos Nativity of the Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
hasIconographicFigure	Saint Anna ⓘ linked to: Saint Anne Saint Joachim ⓘ infant Mary ⓘ
hasIconographicTheme	birth of the Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
hasKontakion	Kontakion of the Nativity of the Theotokos ⓘ
hasLiturgicalService	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Great Vespers ⓘ Matins ⓘ
hasTroparion	Troparion of the Nativity of the Theotokos ⓘ linked to: troparia
honors	Mary ⓘ Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
liturgicalColor	blue or white (in many traditions) ⓘ
liturgicalRank	Great Feast (Byzantine Rite) ⓘ linked to: Great Feast
liturgicalSeason	beginning of the liturgical cycle of feasts of the Theotokos ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	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
observedBy	Eastern Catholic Christians ⓘ linked to: Eastern Catholic Churches Eastern Orthodox Christians ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Oriental Orthodox Christians ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholics ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
parentsOfMaryMentioned	Anna ⓘ Joachim ⓘ
precedes	Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ
sourceTradition	Protoevangelium of James ⓘ
theologicalTheme	beginning of salvation in Mary ⓘ preparation for the Incarnation of Christ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

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

Great Feast in Eastern Christianity → includes → Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos ⓘ

Sant’Anna → associatedWith → Nativity of Mary ⓘ

subject linked to: Sant’Anna (Italian)