Transfiguration Monastery

E182838

Russian Orthodox monastery architectural landmark monastic complex

Transfiguration Monastery is a historic Russian Orthodox monastic complex and architectural landmark located in the city of Yaroslavl.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Monastery of the Transfiguration	1
Transfiguration Monastery canonical	1
Transfiguration of the Saviour Monastery	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1616673 — 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: Transfiguration Monastery
Context triple: [Yaroslavl, hasLandmark, Transfiguration Monastery]

A. Varlaam Monastery
Varlaam Monastery is one of the historic Eastern Orthodox monasteries of Meteora in central Greece, renowned for its dramatic perch atop a towering rock pillar and its well-preserved Byzantine art and architecture.
B. Iviron Monastery
Iviron Monastery is one of the historic Eastern Orthodox monastic communities on Mount Athos in Greece, renowned for its Georgian origins and rich collection of religious relics and manuscripts.
C. Karakallou Monastery
Karakallou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its medieval heritage, Byzantine architecture, and rich collection of religious manuscripts and icons.
D. Nekresi Monastery
Nekresi Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex and important religious-cultural site located in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia.
E. Simonopetra Monastery
Simonopetra Monastery is a prominent Eastern Orthodox monastic community dramatically perched on a rocky cliff on Mount Athos in Greece, renowned for its striking architecture and spiritual heritage.
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: Transfiguration Monastery
Target entity description: Transfiguration Monastery is a historic Russian Orthodox monastic complex and architectural landmark located in the city of Yaroslavl.

A. Varlaam Monastery
Varlaam Monastery is one of the historic Eastern Orthodox monasteries of Meteora in central Greece, renowned for its dramatic perch atop a towering rock pillar and its well-preserved Byzantine art and architecture.
B. Iviron Monastery
Iviron Monastery is one of the historic Eastern Orthodox monastic communities on Mount Athos in Greece, renowned for its Georgian origins and rich collection of religious relics and manuscripts.
C. Karakallou Monastery
Karakallou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its medieval heritage, Byzantine architecture, and rich collection of religious manuscripts and icons.
D. Nekresi Monastery
Nekresi Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex and important religious-cultural site located in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia.
E. Simonopetra Monastery
Simonopetra Monastery is a prominent Eastern Orthodox monastic community dramatically perched on a rocky cliff on Mount Athos in Greece, renowned for its striking architecture and spiritual heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian Orthodox monastery ⓘ architectural landmark ⓘ monastic complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ Russian medieval architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Russian medieval monasticism ⓘ history of Yaroslavl ⓘ
city	Yaroslavl ⓘ
cityRole	one of the oldest monasteries in Yaroslavl ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
culturalRole	symbol of Yaroslavl’s historic center ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Transfiguration of Jesus ⓘ
denomination	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
federalSubject	Yaroslavl Oblast ⓘ
foundedAs	Orthodox male monastery ⓘ
foundedInCentury	12th century ⓘ
foundedInPeriod	Kievan Rus period ⓘ
governingBody	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasFeature	cathedral church ⓘ fortified monastery walls ⓘ gate church ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ towers ⓘ
hasFunction	museum complex ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
hasMainChurch	Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage	Спасо-Преображенский монастырь ⓘ
heritageCriteria	UNESCO cultural criteria (ii) and (iv) via Yaroslavl historic centre ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
historicalRegion	Rostov-Suzdal land ⓘ linked to: Vladimir-Suzdal
locatedIn	Golden Ring of Russia ⓘ Yaroslavl ⓘ Yaroslavl Oblast ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: Russia
locatedOnRiver	Volga River ⓘ
namedAfter	Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
partOf	Historic Centre of the City of Yaroslavl ⓘ
region	Yaroslavl Oblast ⓘ
religion	Russian Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Russian Orthodox Church
significance	important monument of Russian medieval architecture ⓘ
tourismRegion	Golden Ring tourist route ⓘ linked to: Golden Ring of Russia
usedAs	cultural heritage site ⓘ religious center ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Yaroslavl → hasLandmark → Transfiguration Monastery ⓘ

Historic Centre of the City of Yaroslavl → contains → Transfiguration of the Saviour Monastery ⓘ

linked to: Transfiguration Monastery

Arzamas → hasLandmark → Monastery of the Transfiguration ⓘ