Hail Holy Queen
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"Hail Holy Queen" is a traditional Catholic Marian hymn that gained renewed popular recognition through its lively choral performance in the film *Sister Act*.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hail Holy Queen canonical | 4 |
| Hail, Holy Queen | 1 |
| leading the choir in "Hail Holy Queen" arrangement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2834600 — 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 Holy Queen Context triple: [Sister Act, featuresSong, Hail Holy Queen]
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A.
Ave Maria
"Ave Maria" is a renowned and frequently interpreted devotional song, famously performed by The Three Tenors in their classical crossover repertoire.
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B.
Hail Mary
The Hail Mary is a central Catholic prayer honoring the Virgin Mary and frequently recited in the Rosary.
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C.
Holy Mother
Holy Mother is the revered title of Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna and a central mother-figure and saint in modern Hinduism and the Ramakrishna movement.
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D.
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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E.
Sanctus
Sanctus is a central Christian liturgical hymn of praise, traditionally sung during the Eucharistic prayer in many church rites.
- 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 Holy Queen Target entity description: "Hail Holy Queen" is a traditional Catholic Marian hymn that gained renewed popular recognition through its lively choral performance in the film *Sister Act*.
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A.
Ave Maria
"Ave Maria" is a renowned and frequently interpreted devotional song, famously performed by The Three Tenors in their classical crossover repertoire.
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B.
Hail Mary
The Hail Mary is a central Catholic prayer honoring the Virgin Mary and frequently recited in the Rosary.
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C.
Holy Mother
Holy Mother is the revered title of Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna and a central mother-figure and saint in modern Hinduism and the Ramakrishna movement.
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D.
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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E.
Sanctus
Sanctus is a central Christian liturgical hymn of praise, traditionally sung during the Eucharistic prayer in many church rites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic hymn
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Christian hymn ⓘ Marian hymn ⓘ |
| gainedRenewedPopularityThrough | Sister Act ⓘ |
| hasApproximateCenturyOfOrigin | 11th century ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDuration | Short hymn ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
Introduced Marian hymnody to wider secular audiences through film
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Popularized Marian hymn in contemporary media ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalUse |
Communal worship
ⓘ
Private prayer ⓘ |
| hasForm | Prayer in hymn form ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Hymn
ⓘ
Religious music ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFunction | Marian antiphon ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeasonAssociation |
Eastertide
ⓘ
Ordinary Time ⓘ |
| hasNotableAdaptation | Hail Holy Queen arrangement in Sister Act ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
St. Katherine’s choir in Sister Act
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Whoopi Goldberg ⓘ |
| hasOpeningWordsEnglish | Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy ⓘ |
| hasOpeningWordsLatin | Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Salve Regina ⓘ |
| hasStyleInSisterAct | Gospel-influenced choral arrangement ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Consolation
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Hope ⓘ Intercession of Mary ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ Mercy ⓘ |
| honorsTitleOfMary |
Mother of mercy
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
Our life, our sweetness, and our hope ⓘ
linked to:
Life, Sweetness, Hope
|
| isAddressedTo |
Queen of Heaven
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Catholic Marian spirituality
ⓘ
Traditional Catholic piety ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Catholic musical tradition
ⓘ
Western Christian liturgical music ⓘ |
| isTraditionallySungAt |
End of Compline in certain seasons
ⓘ
End of the Rosary ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
Compline
ⓘ
Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ Marian devotions ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Rosary ⓘ |
| wasFeaturedIn |
1992 film Sister Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Sister Act
Sister Act ⓘ |
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Subject: Hail Holy Queen Description of subject: "Hail Holy Queen" is a traditional Catholic Marian hymn that gained renewed popular recognition through its lively choral performance in the film *Sister Act*.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hail Holy Queen
subject linked to:
Marian antiphon "Salve Regina"
linked to: Hail Holy Queen