Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

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Marian feast Solemnity holy day of obligation liturgical feast

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is a major Catholic feast celebrated on January 1 honoring Mary’s divine maternity and her role in the mystery of Christ.

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Label	Occurrences
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God canonical	6
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God	2
Feast of Mary, Mother of God	1
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God in the post–Vatican II Roman Rite	1
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T518470 — 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: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Context triple: [Christmastide, hasMajorFeast, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God]

A. Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
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.
B. 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.
C. Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
D. 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.
E. Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
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: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Target entity description: The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is a major Catholic feast celebrated on January 1 honoring Mary’s divine maternity and her role in the mystery of Christ.

A. Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
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.
B. 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.
C. Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
D. 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.
E. Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marian feast ⓘ Solemnity ⓘ holy day of obligation ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Feast of Mary, Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
associatedWith	New Year’s Day ⓘ World Day of Peace ⓘ
category	Christian liturgical feast ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ
celebratedAnnually	yes ⓘ
celebratedBy	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide Roman Rite ⓘ
celebratedOn	January 1 ⓘ
commemoratesDoctrine	Mary as Mother of Jesus Christ ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Mary’s role in the mystery of Christ ⓘ divine maternity of Mary ⓘ
connectedWith	devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ reflection on the beginning of the civil year ⓘ
currentFormEstablishedIn	1969 ⓘ
emphasizes	Mary’s cooperation in salvation history ⓘ the identity of Jesus as true God and true man ⓘ
focusesOn	Mary’s divine motherhood ⓘ contemplation of Christ’s infancy ⓘ
followsImmediatelyAfter	Octave of Christmas ⓘ linked to: Christmastide
hasCanonicalStatus	day of precept in the Code of Canon Law (can. 1246 §1) ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRank	highest rank of feast in the Roman Rite ⓘ
hasPrincipalMassReading	Galatians 4:4–7 ⓘ Luke 2:16–21 ⓘ Numbers 6:22–27 ⓘ
hasProperPreface	Marian preface in the Roman Missal ⓘ
honors	Mary, Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
honorsTitleOfMary	Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
institutedInCurrentFormBy	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
isObservedIn	universal Church ⓘ
isWithin	Christmas season ⓘ
linkedToMysteryOf	Incarnation of Christ ⓘ Nativity of the Lord ⓘ linked to: Nativity of Christ
liturgicalColor	white ⓘ
liturgicalObligationMayVaryIn	different episcopal conferences ⓘ
liturgicalType	Mass with proper prayers and readings ⓘ
partOf	General Roman Calendar ⓘ
precedes	Solemnity of the Epiphany in many calendars ⓘ
requires	attendance at Mass for Catholics where it is a holy day of obligation ⓘ
theologicalBasisIncludes	Council of Ephesus (431) declaration of Mary as Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Council of Ephesus

How these facts were elicited