Hail Mary
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The Hail Mary is a central Catholic prayer honoring the Virgin Mary and frequently recited in the Rosary.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hail Mary canonical | 9 |
| Ave Maria | 2 |
| Ave Maria (Catholic prayer) | 1 |
| Hail Mary prayer | 1 |
| Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) | 1 |
| Virgin most merciful | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917333 — 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: Hail Mary Context triple: [Sorrowful Mysteries, associatedWithPrayer, Hail Mary]
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A.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
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B.
Te Deum
Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
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C.
Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei is a traditional Christian liturgical chant and devotional motif that invokes Jesus Christ as the sacrificial Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
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D.
Regina Caeli
Regina Caeli is a traditional Catholic Marian antiphon joyfully honoring Mary in her role associated with Christ’s Resurrection and celebrated especially during the Easter season.
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E.
Angelus prayer
The Angelus prayer is a traditional Catholic devotion recited three times daily that commemorates the Incarnation of Christ through meditations on the role of the Virgin Mary.
- 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: Hail Mary Target entity description: The Hail Mary is a central Catholic prayer honoring the Virgin Mary and frequently recited in the Rosary.
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A.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
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B.
Te Deum
Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
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C.
Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei is a traditional Christian liturgical chant and devotional motif that invokes Jesus Christ as the sacrificial Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
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D.
Regina Caeli
Regina Caeli is a traditional Catholic Marian antiphon joyfully honoring Mary in her role associated with Christ’s Resurrection and celebrated especially during the Easter season.
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E.
Angelus prayer
The Angelus prayer is a traditional Catholic devotion recited three times daily that commemorates the Incarnation of Christ through meditations on the role of the Virgin Mary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic prayer
ⓘ
Marian prayer ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Mary, Mother of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
|
| alsoKnownAs | Ave Maria ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Communion of Saints
ⓘ
linked to:
Mystical Body of Christ
Divine Maternity of Mary ⓘ Immaculate Conception ⓘ |
| biblicalSource | Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| biblicalVerseSource |
Luke 1:28
ⓘ
Luke 1:42 ⓘ |
| category |
Christian prayer
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Rosary decades
ⓘ
linked to:
Rosary
|
| contains |
greeting of Elizabeth
ⓘ
greeting of the Angel Gabriel ⓘ petition for intercession ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | repetition on rosary beads ⓘ |
| formalizedBy |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| fullyStandardizedByCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| honors | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| includesTitleOfMary |
Blessed among women
ⓘ
Holy Mary ⓘ Mother of God ⓘ |
| inspiredMusicalWorks |
Ave Maria settings
ⓘ
Gounod Ave Maria ⓘ
linked to:
Ave Maria
Schubert Ave Maria ⓘ
linked to:
Ave Maria
|
| languageOfOriginal | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguageVersion |
English Hail Mary
ⓘ
French Je vous salue, Marie ⓘ German Gegrüßet seist du, Maria ⓘ Italian Ave Maria ⓘ Latin Ave Maria ⓘ Spanish Dios te salve, María ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Marian feasts
ⓘ
linked to:
Marian devotions
parish prayer groups ⓘ popular devotion ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Christian tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Christianity
|
| petitionPhrase | pray for us sinners ⓘ |
| petitionTimeReference | now and at the hour of our death ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| repetitionCountInRosaryDecade | 10 ⓘ |
| textBeginsWith | Hail Mary, full of grace ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Incarnation of Christ
ⓘ
intercession of saints ⓘ veneration of Mary ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Angelic Psalter
ⓘ
linked to:
Mysteria Gaudiosa
Angelus ⓘ Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ Rosary ⓘ private devotion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hail Mary Description of subject: The Hail Mary is a central Catholic prayer honoring the Virgin Mary and frequently recited in the Rosary.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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