Salus Populi Romani
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Salus Populi Romani is a revered Byzantine-style icon of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child housed in Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and traditionally associated with the protection of the Roman people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salus Populi Romani canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6237897 — 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: Salus Populi Romani Context triple: [Icon of Salus Populi Romani, hasTitle, Salus Populi Romani]
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A.
Milites Templi
Milites Templi is the 1139 papal bull issued by Pope Innocent II that granted the Knights Templar significant privileges and autonomy within Christendom.
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B.
Typis Vaticanis
Typis Vaticanis is the Vatican's official publishing house historically responsible for printing liturgical and other ecclesiastical texts.
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C.
Bulla Cruciatae
Bulla Cruciatae is a papal bull issued by Pope Paul V that renewed and regulated the granting of indulgences and financial contributions associated with crusading efforts against non-Christian powers.
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D.
Unam Sanctam
Unam Sanctam is a 1302 papal bull by Pope Boniface VIII that famously asserted the supremacy of spiritual and papal authority over temporal rulers.
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E.
Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
- 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: Salus Populi Romani Target entity description: Salus Populi Romani is a revered Byzantine-style icon of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child housed in Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and traditionally associated with the protection of the Roman people.
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A.
Milites Templi
Milites Templi is the 1139 papal bull issued by Pope Innocent II that granted the Knights Templar significant privileges and autonomy within Christendom.
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B.
Typis Vaticanis
Typis Vaticanis is the Vatican's official publishing house historically responsible for printing liturgical and other ecclesiastical texts.
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C.
Bulla Cruciatae
Bulla Cruciatae is a papal bull issued by Pope Paul V that renewed and regulated the granting of indulgences and financial contributions associated with crusading efforts against non-Christian powers.
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D.
Unam Sanctam
Unam Sanctam is a 1302 papal bull by Pope Boniface VIII that famously asserted the supremacy of spiritual and papal authority over temporal rulers.
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E.
Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marian icon
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religious painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madonna Salus Populi Romani
NERFINISHED
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Our Lady Salus Populi Romani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalCategory | Italo-Byzantine icon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman people
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protection of Rome ⓘ |
| belongsTo | patrimony of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Marian devotion in the city of Rome ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of the spiritual protection of the city of Rome ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalRole | protective icon of Rome ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
object of intercessory prayer
ⓘ
object of pilgrimage ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFeast | local celebrations in Rome ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Salvation of the Roman People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyDocumentedSince | at least the 13th century ⓘ |
| housedInChapel | Borghese Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicFeature |
Mary holding the Christ Child
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frontal pose of the Virgin ⓘ solemn, hieratic style ⓘ |
| iconType | Hodegetria-type icon ⓘ |
| keptIn | highly venerated chapel setting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore as a Marian shrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
papal Marian devotion ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| material | wooden panel ⓘ |
| medium | tempera ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significanceFor |
Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Byzantine ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Virgin and Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Health of the Roman People
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Salvation of the Roman People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyBelievedToBe |
miraculous image
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protector of the Roman people ⓘ |
| traditionallyDatedTo |
early Christian era
ⓘ
late antiquity ⓘ |
| usedIn |
prayers for protection in times of crisis
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public processions in Rome ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Roman Catholics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
popes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salus Populi Romani Description of subject: Salus Populi Romani is a revered Byzantine-style icon of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child housed in Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and traditionally associated with the protection of the Roman people.
Referenced by (1)
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