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Baptism of Jesus

event in the life of Jesus
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Baptism of Jesus
Piero della Francesca · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Baptism of Jesus is a gospel episode[1]. It draws 5,105 Wikipedia views per month (gospel episode category, ranking #13 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[3]
  • Instance of: artistic theme[4], baptism[5]
  • Part of: Matthew 3[6], Mark 1[7], Luke 3[8], John 1[9], life of Jesus in the New Testament[10], Luminous Mysteries[11], Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church[12]
  • Commons category: Baptism of Jesus Christ[13]
  • Characters: John the Baptist[14], historical Jesus[15]
  • Participant: John the Baptist[16], Jesus Christ[17], historical Jesus[18]
  • Feast day: Sunday after Epiphany[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Baptism of Jesus Christ[20]
  • Depicted by: The Baptism of Christ[21], Baptism of Christ[22], Baptism of Jesus Christ[23]
  • Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[24], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26]
  • Derivative work: The Baptism of Christ[27]
  • P14483: b/bautismo-de-jesus[28]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Baptism of Jesus include Al Maghtas[29], an archaeological site[30], in Jordan[31].

Why It Matters

Baptism of Jesus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Al Maghtas[29], an archaeological site[30], in Jordan[31].

Related Entities

historical Jesus Jesus Christ John the Baptist

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → gospel episode, artistic theme, baptism
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: gospel episode"
  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → RIF
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  3. 15w ago · Ldhank · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Characters → John the Baptist, historical Jesus
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Characters: historical Jesus"
  4. 20w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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  5. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → b/bautismo-de-jesus
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: b/bautismo-de-jesus, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  6. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → The Baptism of Christ
    Characters → John the Baptist, historical Jesus
    Feast day → Sunday after Epiphany
    Instance of → gospel episode, artistic theme, baptism
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007293569605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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