Harrowing of Hell

In Christianity, the period of time between Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection, during which he saved souls held captive in the underworld
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Harrowing of Hell
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Harrowing of Hell

Summary

Harrowing of Hell is an artistic theme[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of artistic_theme entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,971 views/month, #1 of 160).[2]

Key Facts

  • Harrowing of Hell's religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • Harrowing of Hell's instance of is recorded as artistic theme[4].
  • Harrowing of Hell's instance of is recorded as gospel episode[5].
  • Harrowing of Hell's instance of is recorded as katabasis[6].
  • Harrowing of Hell followed crucifixion of Jesus[7].
  • Harrowing of Hell was followed by Resurrection of Jesus[8].
  • Harrowing of Hell is part of Passion[9].
  • Harrowing of Hell's Commons category is recorded as Harrowing of Hell[10].
  • Harrowing of Hell is the opposite of Ascension of Jesus[11].
  • Harrowing of Hell comprises spirits in prison[12].
  • Harrowing of Hell comprises hell[13].
  • Harrowing of Hell's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[14].
  • Harrowing of Hell's P14483 is recorded as a/anastasis[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include artistic theme[4], gospel episode[5], and katabasis[6]. Harrowing of Hell is the opposite of Ascension of Jesus[11].

Use and Application

Components include spirits in prison[12] and hell[13], a religious concept[16]. Harrowing of Hell is part of Passion[9].

Why It Matters

Harrowing of Hell ranks in the top 0.62% of artistic_theme entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,971 views/month, #1 of 160).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . 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. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → artistic theme, gospel episode, katabasis
    Has part(s) → spirits in prison, hell
    Part of → Passion
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q106355253]]"
  2. 13w ago · Ldhank · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Passion
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q3012407]]"
  3. 13w ago · Ldhank · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Catholic Encyclopedia
    Opposite of → Ascension of Jesus
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P461]]: [[Q5686605]]"
  4. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Catholic Encyclopedia
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q302556]]"
  5. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Catholic Encyclopedia
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  6. 18w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) → spirits in prison, hell
    Follows → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: a/anastasis, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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