Our Lady of Sorrows

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Catholic devotion Marian title

Our Lady of Sorrows is a devotional title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her profound suffering and compassion, especially in relation to the passion and death of Jesus Christ.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Our Lady of Sorrows canonical	12
Mater Dolorosa	2
Mary, Mother of Sorrows	1
Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows	1
Our Lady of Piety	1
Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows	1
the Seven Sorrows of Mary	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2997013 — 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: Our Lady of Sorrows
Context triple: [St Mary, title, Our Lady of Sorrows]

A. Our Lady of Nazareth
Our Lady of Nazareth is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her life and role in the town of Nazareth, often serving as the patronal dedication of churches and cathedrals.
B. Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a Roman Catholic devotional title and symbol honoring the interior life, purity, maternal love, and compassionate sorrow of the Virgin Mary for Jesus and all humanity.
C. Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary associated with the Catholic devotion of praying the Rosary and commemorated in a major feast day on October 7.
D. Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a widely venerated Marian title and icon in the Catholic Church, associated with the Virgin Mary’s continual aid and protection for the faithful.
E. Our Lady of Light
Our Lady of Light is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary venerated in Catholic tradition, particularly associated with guidance, protection, and miraculous intercession.
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: Our Lady of Sorrows
Target entity description: Our Lady of Sorrows is a devotional title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her profound suffering and compassion, especially in relation to the passion and death of Jesus Christ.

A. Our Lady of Nazareth
Our Lady of Nazareth is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her life and role in the town of Nazareth, often serving as the patronal dedication of churches and cathedrals.
B. Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a Roman Catholic devotional title and symbol honoring the interior life, purity, maternal love, and compassionate sorrow of the Virgin Mary for Jesus and all humanity.
C. Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary associated with the Catholic devotion of praying the Rosary and commemorated in a major feast day on October 7.
D. Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a widely venerated Marian title and icon in the Catholic Church, associated with the Virgin Mary’s continual aid and protection for the faithful.
E. Our Lady of Light
Our Lady of Light is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary venerated in Catholic tradition, particularly associated with guidance, protection, and miraculous intercession.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic devotion ⓘ Marian title ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mater Dolorosa ⓘ linked to: Our Lady of Sorrows Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows ⓘ linked to: Our Lady of Sorrows Sorrowful Mother ⓘ linked to: Mysteria Dolorosa
associatedWith	Passion of Jesus Christ ⓘ linked to: Passion of Jesus death of Jesus Christ ⓘ
commemorates	Mary at the foot of the Cross ⓘ linked to: Descent from the Cross of Jesus Mary’s participation in Christ’s redemptive suffering ⓘ
connectedTo	Stabat Mater hymn ⓘ
emphasizes	compassion of Mary ⓘ suffering of Mary ⓘ
feastFollows	Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ
feastPrecededBy	Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ
focusesOn	Mary’s emotional and spiritual pain ⓘ Mary’s fidelity at the Cross ⓘ
hasFeastDay	15 September ⓘ
hasFeastName	Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows ⓘ linked to: Our Lady of Sorrows
hasIconography	Mary standing beneath the crucified Christ ⓘ Mary weeping or in mourning ⓘ Mary with a heart pierced by seven swords ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	white (Roman Rite feast) ⓘ
hasTraditionalColor	black ⓘ
honoredBy	Servite Order ⓘ
inspiredDevotion	Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows ⓘ linked to: Marian chaplets Via Matris (Way of the Mother) ⓘ
invokedFor	compassion for the suffering of others ⓘ consolation in suffering ⓘ strength in trials ⓘ
linkedTo	Seven Sorrows of Mary ⓘ linked to: Mysteria Dolorosa devotion of the Seven Dolors ⓘ
patronage	Congregation of Holy Cross ⓘ Servite Order ⓘ
recognizedBy	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide many Christian traditions ⓘ
refersTo	Virgin Mary ⓘ
symbolizedBy	black or dark blue garments ⓘ seven swords piercing Mary’s heart ⓘ
theologicalTheme	Mary as comforter of the afflicted ⓘ Mary’s compassion for sinners ⓘ co-suffering with Christ ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Lutheran Church ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

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

St Mary → title → Our Lady of Sorrows ⓘ

Titles of Mary → hasExample → Our Lady of Sorrows ⓘ

Holy Cross → associatedWithTitleOfMary → Our Lady of Sorrows ⓘ

Abel Gance → directed → Mater Dolorosa ⓘ