Marian apparitions of 1877
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The Marian apparitions of 1877 are reported visions of the Virgin Mary experienced by young girls in the village of Gietrzwałd in what is now Poland, later recognized by the Catholic Church as worthy of belief.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marian apparitions of 1877 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10299357 — 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: Marian apparitions of 1877 Context triple: [Gietrzwałd, hasEvent, Marian apparitions of 1877]
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Marian apparitions at Fatima
The Marian apparitions at Fatima refer to a series of reported visions of the Virgin Mary experienced by three shepherd children in Fátima, Portugal, in 1917, which became a major focus of Catholic devotion and pilgrimage.
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Marian apparitions
Marian apparitions are reported supernatural appearances of the Virgin Mary, often associated with religious messages, miracles, and the development of popular Catholic devotions.
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Lourdes apparitions of 1858
The Lourdes apparitions of 1858 were a series of reported visions of the Virgin Mary experienced by Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, which led to the site becoming a major Catholic pilgrimage destination renowned for claims of miraculous healings.
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Assumption Day pilgrimage
The Assumption Day pilgrimage is a major annual Greek Orthodox religious procession on the island of Tinos, drawing thousands of devotees who come to venerate the icon of the Virgin Mary on August 15.
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Chapel of the Apparitions
The Chapel of the Apparitions is a small Catholic shrine in Fátima, Portugal, built on the site where three shepherd children reported Marian apparitions in 1917.
- 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: Marian apparitions of 1877 Target entity description: The Marian apparitions of 1877 are reported visions of the Virgin Mary experienced by young girls in the village of Gietrzwałd in what is now Poland, later recognized by the Catholic Church as worthy of belief.
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A.
Marian apparitions at Fatima
The Marian apparitions at Fatima refer to a series of reported visions of the Virgin Mary experienced by three shepherd children in Fátima, Portugal, in 1917, which became a major focus of Catholic devotion and pilgrimage.
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B.
Marian apparitions
Marian apparitions are reported supernatural appearances of the Virgin Mary, often associated with religious messages, miracles, and the development of popular Catholic devotions.
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C.
Lourdes apparitions of 1858
The Lourdes apparitions of 1858 were a series of reported visions of the Virgin Mary experienced by Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, which led to the site becoming a major Catholic pilgrimage destination renowned for claims of miraculous healings.
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D.
Assumption Day pilgrimage
The Assumption Day pilgrimage is a major annual Greek Orthodox religious procession on the island of Tinos, drawing thousands of devotees who come to venerate the icon of the Virgin Mary on August 15.
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E.
Chapel of the Apparitions
The Chapel of the Apparitions is a small Catholic shrine in Fátima, Portugal, built on the site where three shepherd children reported Marian apparitions in 1917.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious event
ⓘ
Marian apparition ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Apparitions of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasContext | period of Germanization policies in partitioned Poland ⓘ |
| hasCountryAtTime | Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrentCountry | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDenomination | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalOutcome |
development of Gietrzwałd as a pilgrimage site
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growth of Marian devotion in Warmia ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalProvince | Archdiocese of Warmia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1877-09-16 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfMessages | Polish ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFeast | Feast of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Gietrzwałd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Warmia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocationAtTime |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainSeerAgeAtTime | 13 ⓘ |
| hasMessageContent |
assurance of Mary’s intercession
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encouragement to trust in God ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfApparitions | over 160 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfVisionaries | 2 ⓘ |
| hasOtherSeerAgeAtTime | 12 ⓘ |
| hasPapalActingAuthority | Pope Pius XI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPapalRecognition | Papal coronation of the image of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageStatus | national Marian shrine of Poland ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryTitleOfMary | Our Lady of Gietrzwałd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecognitionDate | 1977 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRecognitionType | worthy of belief ⓘ |
| hasRecognizingAuthority |
Bishopric of Warmia
GENERATED
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Roman Catholic Church GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRecognizingBishop | Bishop Józef Drzazga GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousOrderConnection | Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasShrine | Sanctuary of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | only officially approved Marian apparition in Poland ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1877-06-27 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
call to prayer
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conversion ⓘ penance ⓘ perseverance in the Catholic faith ⓘ recitation of the Rosary ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfVisionaries | young girls ⓘ |
| hasVisionary |
Barbara Samulowska
NERFINISHED
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Justyna Szafryńska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1877 ⓘ |
| recognizedAsWorthyOfBelief | Yes ⓘ |
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