Our Lady of Montserrat
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Our Lady of Montserrat is a revered Black Madonna statue and Marian devotion housed in the Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia, Spain, and is one of the region’s most important religious symbols.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Our Lady of Montserrat canonical | 1 |
| Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat | 1 |
| Virgin of Montserrat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8423107 — 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 Montserrat Context triple: [Monserrat, namedAfter, Our Lady of Montserrat]
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A.
María de Montserrat
María de Montserrat is the given name of Montserrat Caballé, the renowned Spanish operatic soprano celebrated for her bel canto technique and powerful, expressive voice.
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B.
Our Lady of Le Puy
Our Lady of Le Puy is a revered Marian title associated with a major medieval pilgrimage shrine in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, long regarded as an important starting point on the Camino de Santiago.
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C.
Nossa Senhora de Lourdes
Nossa Senhora de Lourdes is a small Brazilian municipality in the state of Sergipe, known for its rural character and location in the semi-arid interior region.
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D.
Our Lady of Peñafrancia
Our Lady of Peñafrancia is a revered Marian image and patroness in the Philippines, especially venerated in the Bicol region through one of the country’s largest annual religious festivals.
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E.
Our Lady of Fátima
Our Lady of Fátima is the title given to the Virgin Mary in connection with her reported 1917 apparitions to three shepherd children in Fátima, Portugal, which became a major focus of Catholic devotion and pilgrimage.
- 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 Montserrat Target entity description: Our Lady of Montserrat is a revered Black Madonna statue and Marian devotion housed in the Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia, Spain, and is one of the region’s most important religious symbols.
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A.
María de Montserrat
María de Montserrat is the given name of Montserrat Caballé, the renowned Spanish operatic soprano celebrated for her bel canto technique and powerful, expressive voice.
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B.
Our Lady of Le Puy
Our Lady of Le Puy is a revered Marian title associated with a major medieval pilgrimage shrine in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, long regarded as an important starting point on the Camino de Santiago.
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C.
Nossa Senhora de Lourdes
Nossa Senhora de Lourdes is a small Brazilian municipality in the state of Sergipe, known for its rural character and location in the semi-arid interior region.
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D.
Our Lady of Peñafrancia
Our Lady of Peñafrancia is a revered Marian image and patroness in the Philippines, especially venerated in the Bicol region through one of the country’s largest annual religious festivals.
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E.
Our Lady of Fátima
Our Lady of Fátima is the title given to the Virgin Mary in connection with her reported 1917 apparitions to three shepherd children in Fátima, Portugal, which became a major focus of Catholic devotion and pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Madonna
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ religious icon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Moreneta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Little Dark One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Romanesque period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedictine Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boys Choir of Montserrat (Escolania de Montserrat) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian pilgrimages ⓘ Montserrat Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ Montserrat mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChristChildGesture | blessing ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Catalan identity ⓘ |
| dateOfCurrentImage | 12th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| devotionalPractices | prayer, novenas, pilgrimages ⓘ |
| enshrinedIn | basilica of Montserrat Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | 27 April ⓘ |
| hasShrineType | Marian shrine ⓘ |
| height | approximately 95 cm ⓘ |
| holdsInLeftArm | Christ Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holdsInRightHand | sphere ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Sedes Sapientiae (Seat of Wisdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most important religious symbols of Catalonia ⓘ |
| influenced | Marian devotions in Latin America ⓘ |
| inspired | numerous churches dedicated under this title worldwide ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalDevotion |
Catalan
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| liturgicalTitle | Patroness of Catalonia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montserrat Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageSite | yes ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| patronage |
Catalonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montserrat Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice | kissing or touching the sphere in her hand ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Catalonia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seatedOn | throne ⓘ |
| style | Romanesque sculpture ⓘ |
| symbolismOfSphere | universe ⓘ |
| titleOf | Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | image found miraculously in a cave ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Our Lady of Montserrat Description of subject: Our Lady of Montserrat is a revered Black Madonna statue and Marian devotion housed in the Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia, Spain, and is one of the region’s most important religious symbols.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Virgin of Montserrat
this entity surface form:
Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat