Holy Rosary
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The Holy Rosary is a traditional Catholic devotional prayer centered on meditating upon key events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary using a sequence of set prayers and beads.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Rosary canonical | 12 |
| Marian family rosary | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887682 — 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: Holy Rosary Context triple: [Joyful Mysteries, partOf, Holy Rosary]
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A.
Holy Family
The Holy Family refers to Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph together as the central model of Christian family life and virtue.
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B.
Holy Cross
Holy Cross is the historic parish in Shrewsbury, England, associated with the medieval Shrewsbury Abbey.
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C.
Holy Trinity
The Holy Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as three distinct, co-equal persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—in one divine essence.
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D.
Holy Cross Cathedral
Holy Cross Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and religious landmark located in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a major Roman Catholic devotion that honors Christ’s compassionate love symbolized by his heart, often depicted aflame and crowned with thorns.
- 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: Holy Rosary Target entity description: The Holy Rosary is a traditional Catholic devotional prayer centered on meditating upon key events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary using a sequence of set prayers and beads.
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A.
Holy Family
The Holy Family refers to Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph together as the central model of Christian family life and virtue.
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B.
Holy Cross
Holy Cross is the historic parish in Shrewsbury, England, associated with the medieval Shrewsbury Abbey.
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C.
Holy Trinity
The Holy Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as three distinct, co-equal persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—in one divine essence.
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D.
Holy Cross Cathedral
Holy Cross Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and religious landmark located in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
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E.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a major Roman Catholic devotion that honors Christ’s compassionate love symbolized by his heart, often depicted aflame and crowned with thorns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic devotional practice
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ form of prayer ⓘ meditative prayer ⓘ |
| associatedFeast |
Our Lady of the Rosary
ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
|
| associatedPope |
Pope John Paul II
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Pope Pius V ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint | Saint Dominic ⓘ |
| category |
Catholic sacramental devotion
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Christian prayer ⓘ |
| centralFocus | meditation on the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| commonSetting |
church
ⓘ
home ⓘ pilgrimage sites ⓘ |
| currentStandardNumberOfDecades | 20 ⓘ |
| decadeDefinition | one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be ⓘ |
| devotionalObject | rosary beads ⓘ |
| feastDate | October 7 ⓘ |
| grouping | mysteries ⓘ |
| hasMysterySet |
Glorious Mysteries
ⓘ
Joyful Mysteries ⓘ Luminous Mysteries ⓘ Sorrowful Mysteries ⓘ |
| includesPrayer |
Apostles’ Creed
ⓘ
Fatima Prayer ⓘ Glory Be ⓘ Hail Holy Queen ⓘ Our Father ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Rosarium ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | non-liturgical devotion ⓘ |
| prayedIndividuallyOrCommunally | both ⓘ |
| primaryPrayer | Hail Mary ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | contemplation of Christ ⓘ |
| promotedInDocument | Rosarium Virginis Mariae ⓘ |
| promulgatedInDocument | Consueverunt Romani Pontifices ⓘ |
| recommendedBy | many popes ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| requires | mental meditation on mysteries ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| spiritualBenefitsClaimed |
deeper union with Christ
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growth in virtue ⓘ intercession of Mary ⓘ |
| structure | series of decades ⓘ |
| traditionalNumberOfDecades | 15 ⓘ |
| uses | string of beads ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holy Rosary Description of subject: The Holy Rosary is a traditional Catholic devotional prayer centered on meditating upon key events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary using a sequence of set prayers and beads.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marian family rosary