Icon of Salus Populi Romani
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The Icon of Salus Populi Romani is a highly venerated Byzantine-style image of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, traditionally believed to protect the people of Rome and frequently visited by popes for prayer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Icon of Salus Populi Romani canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1222169 — 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: Icon of Salus Populi Romani Context triple: [Basilica of Saint Mary Major, hasArtwork, Icon of Salus Populi Romani]
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A.
Papal scudo
The Papal scudo was the historical currency of the Papal States, used for centuries until it was supplanted by the Italian lira following the unification of Italy.
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B.
Mother of the Church
Mother of the Church is a Catholic honorific title for the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her spiritual motherhood over all Christians and the entire Church.
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C.
Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
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D.
Lateran Obelisk
The Lateran Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Thebes, later brought to Rome and now standing in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano as one of the tallest and oldest obelisks in the city.
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E.
coat of arms of the Holy See
The coat of arms of the Holy See is the official ecclesiastical heraldic emblem of the papacy, featuring the crossed keys of Saint Peter beneath the papal tiara to represent the authority of the Pope and the Vatican.
- 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: Icon of Salus Populi Romani Target entity description: The Icon of Salus Populi Romani is a highly venerated Byzantine-style image of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, traditionally believed to protect the people of Rome and frequently visited by popes for prayer.
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A.
Papal scudo
The Papal scudo was the historical currency of the Papal States, used for centuries until it was supplanted by the Italian lira following the unification of Italy.
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B.
Mother of the Church
Mother of the Church is a Catholic honorific title for the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her spiritual motherhood over all Christians and the entire Church.
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C.
Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
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D.
Lateran Obelisk
The Lateran Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Thebes, later brought to Rome and now standing in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano as one of the tallest and oldest obelisks in the city.
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E.
coat of arms of the Holy See
The coat of arms of the Holy See is the official ecclesiastical heraldic emblem of the papacy, featuring the crossed keys of Saint Peter beneath the papal tiara to represent the authority of the Pope and the Vatican.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine-style icon
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Marian icon ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artStyle | Byzantine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
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Marian devotion ⓘ papal devotion ⓘ |
| category |
Christian icon
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Marian art ⓘ Roman Catholic devotional image ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Rome’s protection under Mary ⓘ |
| depicts |
Child Jesus
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surface form:
Christ Child
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| era | late antiquity or early Middle Ages (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| function | protective icon for the people of Rome ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Salus Populi Romani ⓘ |
| housedInChapel | Borghese Chapel ⓘ |
| iconographicType |
Hodegetria-type icon
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surface form:
Hodegetria-type Madonna
|
| liturgicalUse |
Marian feasts
ⓘ
special papal occasions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| material | wooden panel ⓘ |
| medium | tempera ⓘ |
| notableDevotee |
Pope Francis
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Pope John Paul II ⓘ Pope Pius XII ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite | Basilica of Saint Mary Major ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subjectHasTitle |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Mary, Mother of God
|
| traditionallyBelievedTo | protect the people of Rome ⓘ |
| translationOfTitle | Protectress of the Roman People ⓘ |
| usedFor |
prayer
ⓘ
processions ⓘ public veneration ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| venerationStatus | highly venerated ⓘ |
| visitedBy | popes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Icon of Salus Populi Romani Description of subject: The Icon of Salus Populi Romani is a highly venerated Byzantine-style image of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, traditionally believed to protect the people of Rome and frequently visited by popes for prayer.
Referenced by (1)
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