Black Madonna of Częstochowa
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The Black Madonna of Częstochowa is a revered icon of the Virgin Mary housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Poland, venerated as a national and religious symbol and believed by many to possess miraculous powers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Madonna of Częstochowa canonical | 3 |
| Black Madonna | 1 |
| Our Lady of Czestochowa | 1 |
| Our Lady of Częstochowa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6425086 — 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: Black Madonna of Częstochowa Context triple: [Częstochowa, isKnownFor, Black Madonna of Częstochowa]
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A.
Our Lady of Smolensk
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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B.
Black Madonna of Remagen
The Black Madonna of Remagen is a modern riverside memorial statue in Remagen, Germany, commemorating the horrors of war and promoting peace and reconciliation.
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C.
Statue of the Virgin Mary
The Statue of the Virgin Mary is the iconic gilded figure of Mary that crowns the University of Notre Dame’s Golden Dome, serving as a prominent religious and campus symbol.
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D.
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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E.
Golden Madonna of Essen
The Golden Madonna of Essen is an early 11th-century gilded wooden statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, considered the oldest surviving sculpture of its kind in Western Europe and a masterpiece of Ottonian art.
- 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: Black Madonna of Częstochowa Target entity description: The Black Madonna of Częstochowa is a revered icon of the Virgin Mary housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Poland, venerated as a national and religious symbol and believed by many to possess miraculous powers.
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A.
Our Lady of Smolensk
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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B.
Black Madonna of Remagen
The Black Madonna of Remagen is a modern riverside memorial statue in Remagen, Germany, commemorating the horrors of war and promoting peace and reconciliation.
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C.
Statue of the Virgin Mary
The Statue of the Virgin Mary is the iconic gilded figure of Mary that crowns the University of Notre Dame’s Golden Dome, serving as a prominent religious and campus symbol.
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D.
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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E.
Golden Madonna of Essen
The Golden Madonna of Essen is an early 11th-century gilded wooden statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, considered the oldest surviving sculpture of its kind in Western Europe and a masterpiece of Ottonian art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marian icon
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national symbol of Poland ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artStyle | Byzantine-influenced ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jasna Góra Monastery
NERFINISHED
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Polish national identity ⓘ Polish resistance and independence movements ⓘ pilgrimage to Częstochowa ⓘ |
| believedTo | work miracles ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| coveredBy | metal riza (revetment) ⓘ |
| crownedAs | Queen and Protector of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crownedBy | King John II Casimir Vasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of hope and protection for Poles ⓘ |
| dateOfRoyalVows | 1656 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Child Jesus
NERFINISHED
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Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| feastDay | 26 August ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfVeneration |
miraculous icon
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patroness of Poland ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Queen of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Hodegetria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Polish religious art
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numerous copies and reproductions worldwide ⓘ |
| keptIn | Chapel of the Miraculous Image at Jasna Góra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDevotion |
Latin
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Polish ⓘ various languages of Catholic diaspora ⓘ |
| linkedEvent |
Swedish Deluge
NERFINISHED
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defense of Jasna Góra (1655) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Częstochowa
NERFINISHED
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Jasna Góra Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
darkened skin tones of Mary and Jesus
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richly decorated robes and crowns ⓘ star on Mary’s veil ⓘ two parallel scars on the right cheek of Mary ⓘ |
| paintingMedium | tempera ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Poland
NERFINISHED
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Polish people ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite | Jasna Góra Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| restored | multiple times in history ⓘ |
| supportMaterial | wooden panel ⓘ |
| title | Our Lady of Częstochowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wears | jeweled crowns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black Madonna of Częstochowa Description of subject: The Black Madonna of Częstochowa is a revered icon of the Virgin Mary housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Poland, venerated as a national and religious symbol and believed by many to possess miraculous powers.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Our Lady of Częstochowa
this entity surface form:
Black Madonna
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
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hasChapelHonoring
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Black Madonna of Częstochowa
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this entity surface form:
Our Lady of Czestochowa