Donskoy Monastery
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Donskoy Monastery is a historic Russian Orthodox monastery in Moscow, notable for its architectural ensemble and as a burial place of prominent figures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donskoy Monastery canonical | 4 |
| Donskoy Monastery complex | 1 |
| Donskoy Monastery necropolis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1540635 — 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: Donskoy Monastery Context triple: [Anton Denikin, burialPlace, Donskoy Monastery]
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A.
Svyatogorsky Monastery
Svyatogorsky Monastery is a historic Russian Orthodox monastery in the Pskov region, best known as the burial site of the poet Alexander Pushkin.
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B.
Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Alexander Nevsky Lavra is a major Russian Orthodox monastery and historical complex in Saint Petersburg, founded by Peter the Great and dedicated to the medieval prince and saint Alexander Nevsky.
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C.
Danilov Monastery
Danilov Monastery is a historic Russian Orthodox monastic complex in Moscow, known as one of the city’s oldest monasteries and a significant religious and cultural landmark.
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D.
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is a historic Russian Orthodox monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned as a spiritual center of the Russian Church and a masterpiece of medieval Russian architecture.
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E.
Holy Trinity Monastery
Holy Trinity Monastery is one of the historic Eastern Orthodox monasteries dramatically perched atop the rock formations of Meteora in central Greece.
- 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: Donskoy Monastery Target entity description: Donskoy Monastery is a historic Russian Orthodox monastery in Moscow, notable for its architectural ensemble and as a burial place of prominent figures.
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A.
Svyatogorsky Monastery
Svyatogorsky Monastery is a historic Russian Orthodox monastery in the Pskov region, best known as the burial site of the poet Alexander Pushkin.
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B.
Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Alexander Nevsky Lavra is a major Russian Orthodox monastery and historical complex in Saint Petersburg, founded by Peter the Great and dedicated to the medieval prince and saint Alexander Nevsky.
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C.
Danilov Monastery
Danilov Monastery is a historic Russian Orthodox monastic complex in Moscow, known as one of the city’s oldest monasteries and a significant religious and cultural landmark.
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D.
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is a historic Russian Orthodox monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned as a spiritual center of the Russian Church and a masterpiece of medieval Russian architecture.
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E.
Holy Trinity Monastery
Holy Trinity Monastery is one of the historic Eastern Orthodox monasteries dramatically perched atop the rock formations of Meteora in central Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian Orthodox monastery
ⓘ
architectural ensemble ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Russian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow Patriarchate
|
| architecturalStyle | Russian architecture ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
ⓘ
Alexei Shchusev NERFINISHED ⓘ Fyodor Shalyapin Jr. ⓘ Konstantin Pobedonostsev ⓘ Nikolai Danilevsky ⓘ Sergei Taneyev ⓘ Vasily Klyuchevsky ⓘ members of Russian nobility ⓘ |
| contains |
new necropolis
ⓘ
old necropolis ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| denomination | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| follows | Russian Orthodox monastic tradition ⓘ |
| foundedAs | fortified monastery ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Feodor I of Russia ⓘ |
| hasBellTower | Donskoy Monastery bell tower ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Cultural heritage monuments in Moscow
ⓘ
Monasteries in Moscow ⓘ Russian Orthodox monasteries ⓘ |
| hasChapel | chapels dedicated to the Theotokos ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
burial place
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasGateChurch | gate churches with icons of the Theotokos ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Donskoy Monastery
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Donskoy Monastery necropolis
Great Cathedral of the Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God ⓘ Great Cathedral of the Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God ⓘ
surface form:
Small Cathedral of the Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God
|
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ |
| inception | 1591 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moscow
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Moscow ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Donskoy District, Moscow ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | right bank of the Moskva River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Our Lady of the Don
ⓘ
Theotokos of the Don icon ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| reopenedForWorship | late 20th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent | defense of Moscow against Crimean Tatars in 1591 ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | monastery walls ⓘ |
| usedAs | museum during Soviet period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Donskoy Monastery Description of subject: Donskoy Monastery is a historic Russian Orthodox monastery in Moscow, notable for its architectural ensemble and as a burial place of prominent figures.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Donskoy Monastery necropolis
this entity surface form:
Donskoy Monastery complex