Our Lady of Smolensk
E307057
Our Lady of Smolensk is a revered icon of the Virgin Mary in the Russian Orthodox tradition, historically associated with protection and intercession for the Russian people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Our Lady of Smolensk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2882864 — 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: Our Lady of Smolensk Context triple: [Smolny Cathedral, dedicatedTo, Our Lady of Smolensk]
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A.
Our Lady of Kazan
Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most revered icons of the Virgin Mary in the Russian Orthodox Church, long associated with protection, miracles, and national identity in Russia.
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B.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a widely venerated Marian title and icon in the Catholic Church, associated with the Virgin Mary’s continual aid and protection for the faithful.
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C.
Aikaterine
Aikaterine is an ancient Greek female given name that is the linguistic ancestor of various forms such as Katherine and Kathleen.
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D.
Shrine of Our Lady of Europe
The Shrine of Our Lady of Europe is a historic Catholic sanctuary and former mosque at Gibraltar’s southern tip, venerated as a maritime and regional place of pilgrimage dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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E.
Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary associated with the Catholic devotion of praying the Rosary and commemorated in a major feast day on October 7.
- 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: Our Lady of Smolensk Target entity description: Our Lady of Smolensk is a revered icon of the Virgin Mary in the Russian Orthodox tradition, historically associated with protection and intercession for the Russian people.
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A.
Our Lady of Kazan
Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most revered icons of the Virgin Mary in the Russian Orthodox Church, long associated with protection, miracles, and national identity in Russia.
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B.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a widely venerated Marian title and icon in the Catholic Church, associated with the Virgin Mary’s continual aid and protection for the faithful.
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C.
Aikaterine
Aikaterine is an ancient Greek female given name that is the linguistic ancestor of various forms such as Katherine and Kathleen.
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D.
Shrine of Our Lady of Europe
The Shrine of Our Lady of Europe is a historic Catholic sanctuary and former mosque at Gibraltar’s southern tip, venerated as a maritime and regional place of pilgrimage dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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E.
Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary associated with the Catholic devotion of praying the Rosary and commemorated in a major feast day on October 7.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marian icon
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Orthodox icon ⓘ religious artwork ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Smolensk
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defense of the Russian land ⓘ protection of cities ⓘ |
| category |
Icons of the Theotokos
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Russian Orthodox icons ⓘ |
| countryOfVeneration | Russia ⓘ |
| depicts |
Virgin Mary
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surface form:
Theotokos
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
Mary pointing toward Christ
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image of Mary holding the Christ Child ⓘ |
| hasCult |
local veneration in Smolensk
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national veneration in Russia ⓘ |
| hasFeastOrCommemoration | commemorated in the Russian Orthodox liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
highly revered icon in Russia
ⓘ
national religious symbol for many Orthodox believers ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Our Lady of Smolensk
self-link
ⓘ
Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God ⓘ |
| iconographicSchool | Russian iconography ⓘ |
| iconType | Hodegetria-type icon ⓘ |
| influenced | later Russian Marian icons ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
Church Slavonic
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Russian ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
object of intercessory prayer
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object of prayer for protection ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
symbol of Marian intercession
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symbol of divine protection ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| role |
miracle-working icon
ⓘ
protective icon ⓘ |
| usedIn |
liturgical processions
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private devotion ⓘ public prayer services ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
intercessor for Russia
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protectress of the Russian people ⓘ |
| venerationType | Marian devotion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Our Lady of Smolensk Description of subject: Our Lady of Smolensk is a revered icon of the Virgin Mary in the Russian Orthodox tradition, historically associated with protection and intercession for the Russian people.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.