Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God

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Christian feast Eastern Orthodox feast Marian feast liturgical feast

The Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God is a Christian feast commemorating the placing of the Virgin Mary’s robe in a church as a revered relic, particularly venerated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God canonical	1
Placing of the Robe of the Mother of God	1
Procession with the wonder-working icon of the Virgin Mary	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1251208 — 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: Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God
Context triple: [Church of the Deposition of the Robe, dedicatedTo, Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God]

A. The Elevation of the Cross
The Elevation of the Cross is a monumental Baroque altarpiece by Peter Paul Rubens, renowned for its dramatic composition, dynamic figures, and intense emotional and spiritual impact.
B. Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
The Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple is a major Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the presentation of the Virgin Mary as a child in the Jerusalem Temple, highlighting her dedication to God and preparation to become the Mother of Christ.
C. The Marriage of the Virgin
The Marriage of the Virgin is an early Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, celebrated for its harmonious composition and use of perspective.
D. Triodion
The Triodion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the pre-Lenten period, Great Lent, and Holy Week.
E. Dormition of the Theotokos
Dormition of the Theotokos is a principal Eastern Christian feast commemorating the Virgin Mary's death, resurrection, and assumption into heaven.
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: Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God
Target entity description: The Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God is a Christian feast commemorating the placing of the Virgin Mary’s robe in a church as a revered relic, particularly venerated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.

A. The Elevation of the Cross
The Elevation of the Cross is a monumental Baroque altarpiece by Peter Paul Rubens, renowned for its dramatic composition, dynamic figures, and intense emotional and spiritual impact.
B. Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
The Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple is a major Eastern Christian celebration commemorating the presentation of the Virgin Mary as a child in the Jerusalem Temple, highlighting her dedication to God and preparation to become the Mother of Christ.
C. The Marriage of the Virgin
The Marriage of the Virgin is an early Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, celebrated for its harmonious composition and use of perspective.
D. Triodion
The Triodion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the pre-Lenten period, Great Lent, and Holy Week.
E. Dormition of the Theotokos
Dormition of the Theotokos is a principal Eastern Christian feast commemorating the Virgin Mary's death, resurrection, and assumption into heaven.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Eastern Orthodox feast ⓘ Marian feast ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Placing of the Robe of the Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God
associatedWithChurch	Blachernae Church ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Constantinople ⓘ linked to: Constantinople (probable)
associatedWithRelic	robe of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
celebratedIn	Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite ⓘ linked to: Eastern Catholic Churches Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
commemorates	placing of the robe of the Virgin Mary in a church ⓘ veneration of the robe of the Mother of God as a relic ⓘ
hasCalendarPlacement	after the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
hasCommemorationType	relic deposition ⓘ
hasDate	July 2 ⓘ
hasDateInGregorianCalendar	July 15 ⓘ
hasDateInJulianCalendar	July 2 ⓘ
hasDevotionalPractice	processions ⓘ special hymns to the Theotokos ⓘ veneration of relics ⓘ
hasFeastCategory	Marian devotion ⓘ
hasFeastRank	lesser feast ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext	imperial Constantinople ⓘ
hasIconographicTheme	Theotokos protecting the faithful ⓘ presentation of the robe in church ⓘ
hasLanguageOfTitle	Greek ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	blue ⓘ white ⓘ
hasLiturgicalHymn	kontakion ⓘ troparion ⓘ
hasLiturgicalService	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Matins ⓘ Vespers ⓘ
hasLiturgicalTradition	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
hasLiturgicalType	feast ⓘ
hasMainSubject	Virgin Mary ⓘ
hasPatronageTheme	intercession of the Theotokos ⓘ protection of the city ⓘ
hasPrimaryFocus	reverence for the robe of the Mother of God ⓘ
hasRegionOfOrigin	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
honors	protection of the Mother of God ⓘ
linkedToDoctrine	honor given to holy relics ⓘ intercession of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
partOf	liturgical year of the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
usesTitleOfMary	Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
veneratedBy	Eastern Catholics ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christians ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of the Deposition of the Robe → dedicatedTo → Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God ⓘ

Bachkovo Monastery → hasPilgrimageFeast → Procession with the wonder-working icon of the Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God

Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God → alsoKnownAs → Placing of the Robe of the Mother of God ⓘ