relics of Mary Magdalene
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The relics of Mary Magdalene are venerated remains believed by tradition to belong to the biblical follower of Jesus, long associated with major pilgrimage sites such as the Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene in Vézelay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| relics of Mary Magdalene canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12808835 — 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: relics of Mary Magdalene Context triple: [Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay, hasRelicTradition, relics of Mary Magdalene]
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A.
Relics of the Virgin Mary
Relics of the Virgin Mary are sacred Christian objects believed to be physically connected to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and venerated for their spiritual and historical significance.
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B.
The Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene
The Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene is a 19th-century religious painting by Russian artist Fyodor Bruni depicting the resurrected Christ’s encounter with Mary Magdalene.
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C.
Relics of Saint Matthias
The Relics of Saint Matthias are venerated remains believed to belong to Saint Matthias, the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot, and are preserved as sacred objects of devotion within the Catholic Church.
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D.
Mary Magdalene (2018 film)
Mary Magdalene (2018 film) is a biblical drama that reimagines the life of Mary Magdalene and her relationship with Jesus, starring Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix.
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E.
Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy
Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy is a Baroque painting by Artemisia Gentileschi that portrays a sensuous, emotionally intense vision of the penitent saint in a moment of spiritual rapture.
- 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: relics of Mary Magdalene Target entity description: The relics of Mary Magdalene are venerated remains believed by tradition to belong to the biblical follower of Jesus, long associated with major pilgrimage sites such as the Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene in Vézelay.
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A.
Relics of the Virgin Mary
Relics of the Virgin Mary are sacred Christian objects believed to be physically connected to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and venerated for their spiritual and historical significance.
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B.
The Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene
The Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene is a 19th-century religious painting by Russian artist Fyodor Bruni depicting the resurrected Christ’s encounter with Mary Magdalene.
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C.
Relics of Saint Matthias
The Relics of Saint Matthias are venerated remains believed to belong to Saint Matthias, the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot, and are preserved as sacred objects of devotion within the Catholic Church.
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D.
Mary Magdalene (2018 film)
Mary Magdalene (2018 film) is a biblical drama that reimagines the life of Mary Magdalene and her relationship with Jesus, starring Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix.
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E.
Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy
Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy is a Baroque painting by Artemisia Gentileschi that portrays a sensuous, emotionally intense vision of the penitent saint in a moment of spiritual rapture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian relics
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pilgrimage objects ⓘ religious relics ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mary Magdalene ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | France ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Vézelay ⓘ |
| believedBy | Christian faithful ⓘ |
| category |
relics associated with Jesus’ followers
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relics of saints ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
contested authenticity
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objects of medieval devotion ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Gospel narratives
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New Testament ⓘ |
| linkedToTitleOfMaryMagdalene |
disciple of Jesus
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witness of the Resurrection ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageSite |
Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene in Vézelay
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linked to:
Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay
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| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInDevotion | focus of Marian-Magdalen cults ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorCult | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
liturgical celebrations
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local feast days ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | remains of Mary Magdalene ⓘ |
| venerationPractice |
pilgrimage
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processions ⓘ public display ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: relics of Mary Magdalene Description of subject: The relics of Mary Magdalene are venerated remains believed by tradition to belong to the biblical follower of Jesus, long associated with major pilgrimage sites such as the Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene in Vézelay.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sainte Marie-Madeleine Basilica, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
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traditionallyAssociatedWith
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relics of Mary Magdalene
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