Tomb of the Virgin Mary
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The Tomb of the Virgin Mary is a revered Christian shrine in Jerusalem traditionally venerated as the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tomb of the Virgin Mary canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4759247 — 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: Tomb of the Virgin Mary Context triple: [Status Quo of the Holy Places, appliesTo, Tomb of the Virgin Mary]
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A.
Martyrs’ Shrine
Martyrs’ Shrine is a Roman Catholic church and national shrine in Midland, Ontario, dedicated to the Canadian Martyrs (Jesuit missionaries) and serving as a major pilgrimage and historical site.
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B.
Basilica of the Agony
The Basilica of the Agony is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, built over the rock traditionally associated with Jesus’ agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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C.
Basilica of the Annunciation
The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
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D.
Garden Tomb
The Garden Tomb is a rock-cut tomb in Jerusalem that many Protestants venerate as an alternative possible site of Jesus Christ’s burial and resurrection.
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E.
Holy Sepulchre complex
The Holy Sepulchre complex in Görlitz is a notable religious site modeled after Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, serving as a significant pilgrimage and architectural landmark in the city.
- 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: Tomb of the Virgin Mary Target entity description: The Tomb of the Virgin Mary is a revered Christian shrine in Jerusalem traditionally venerated as the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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A.
Martyrs’ Shrine
Martyrs’ Shrine is a Roman Catholic church and national shrine in Midland, Ontario, dedicated to the Canadian Martyrs (Jesuit missionaries) and serving as a major pilgrimage and historical site.
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B.
Basilica of the Agony
The Basilica of the Agony is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, built over the rock traditionally associated with Jesus’ agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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C.
Basilica of the Annunciation
The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
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D.
Garden Tomb
The Garden Tomb is a rock-cut tomb in Jerusalem that many Protestants venerate as an alternative possible site of Jesus Christ’s burial and resurrection.
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E.
Holy Sepulchre complex
The Holy Sepulchre complex in Görlitz is a notable religious site modeled after Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, serving as a significant pilgrimage and architectural landmark in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian shrine
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | traditional burial of Mary ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Assumption of Mary
NERFINISHED
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Dormition of Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Apostle James
NERFINISHED
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Apostle John NERFINISHED ⓘ Apostle Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Armenian Apostolic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| damagedDuring | Persian invasion of 614 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastAssociated |
Feast of the Assumption
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Feast of the Dormition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEntranceFrom | Jericho Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
iconostasis
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side chapels ⓘ steep stairway leading underground ⓘ underground burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
holy site in the Holy Land
ⓘ
important Marian shrine ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfCurrentForm | Crusader period ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Arabic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition |
Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
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Kidron Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Garden of Gethsemane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount of Olives slope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Church of All Nations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gethsemane NERFINISHED ⓘ Kidron Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Crusaders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sharedUseWith |
Coptic Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief | burial place of Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Eastern Catholic Churches
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ some Anglican faithful ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Christian pilgrims
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tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tomb of the Virgin Mary Description of subject: The Tomb of the Virgin Mary is a revered Christian shrine in Jerusalem traditionally venerated as the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.