Mary Magdalene
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Mary Magdalene is a prominent New Testament figure known as a devoted follower of Jesus who witnessed his crucifixion and was the first to see the resurrected Christ.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157044 — 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: Mary Magdalene Context triple: [Golgotha, associatedWithFigure, Mary Magdalene]
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A.
Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
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B.
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, and others who work with explosives and dangerous occupations.
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Miryam
Miryam is the Hebrew form of the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition.
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Saint Anne
Saint Anne is traditionally venerated in Christian theology as the mother of the Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus.
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E.
Claudia
Claudia is a feminine given name used in various cultures, derived from the ancient Roman family name Claudius.
- 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: Mary Magdalene Target entity description: Mary Magdalene is a prominent New Testament figure known as a devoted follower of Jesus who witnessed his crucifixion and was the first to see the resurrected Christ.
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A.
Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
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B.
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, and others who work with explosives and dangerous occupations.
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C.
Miryam
Miryam is the Hebrew form of the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition.
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D.
Saint Anne
Saint Anne is traditionally venerated in Christian theology as the mother of the Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus.
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E.
Claudia
Claudia is a feminine given name used in various cultures, derived from the ancient Roman family name Claudius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament person
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ female disciple of Jesus ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
John 19
ⓘ
John 20 ⓘ Luke 24 ⓘ Luke 8 ⓘ Mark 15 ⓘ Mark 16 ⓘ Matthew 27 ⓘ Matthew 28 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Galilee
ⓘ
contemplative life ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| centralTo | Christian resurrection narratives ⓘ |
| devotedTo |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus
|
| distinguishedFrom |
Saint Martha
ⓘ
surface form:
Mary of Bethany
Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Mary the mother of Jesus
|
| firstWitnessOf | resurrected Jesus ⓘ |
| followerOf |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay | 22 July ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Magdala ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| nameForm |
Mary Magdalene
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή
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| nameMeans |
Mary Magdalene
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mary from Magdala
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| presentAt |
Golgotha
ⓘ
tomb of Jesus ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| reportedTo | apostles about the resurrection ⓘ |
| roleInGospels |
witness of Jesus’ burial
ⓘ
witness of Jesus’ death ⓘ witness of Jesus’ ministry ⓘ witness of Jesus’ resurrection ⓘ |
| title | Apostle to the Apostles ⓘ |
| traditionallyDepictedWith |
long hair
ⓘ
ointment jar ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ |
| witnessedEvent |
burial of Jesus
ⓘ
Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
surface form:
crucifixion of Jesus
empty tomb of Jesus ⓘ resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
resurrection of Jesus
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mary Magdalene Description of subject: Mary Magdalene is a prominent New Testament figure known as a devoted follower of Jesus who witnessed his crucifixion and was the first to see the resurrected Christ.
Referenced by (90)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mary from Magdala
this entity surface form:
Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή
this entity surface form:
Mary the mother of James
this entity surface form:
Mary Magdalene in Mary Magdalene (2018 film)
this entity surface form:
Mary Magdalene received the first post-Resurrection appearance of Jesus in some Gospel accounts
this entity surface form:
Saint Mary Magdalene
subject surface form:
Frederic Sandys