Virgin Mary

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New Testament person biblical figure human religious figure saint

The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.

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All labels observed (102)

Label	Occurrences
Virgin Mary canonical	1,547
Blessed Virgin Mary	335
Mary, mother of Jesus	255
Theotokos	59
the Virgin Mary	37
Mary, Mother of Jesus	33
Mother of God	21
Mother of Jesus	18
Mary, Mother of God	9
the Blessed Virgin Mary	7
Mary the mother of Jesus	6
Mary, the mother of Jesus	6
Mary, Mother of the Church	5
Immaculate Virgin Mary	4
Mary Immaculate	4
Mary as Queen of Heaven	4
Mary mother of Jesus	4
Mary, the Mother of Jesus	4
Our Lady	4
The Holy Virgin Mary	3
The Virgin Mary	3
Theotokos (Mother of God)	3
Virgin Mary—Art	3
Mary as Theotokos	2
Mary, Mother of Divine Providence	2
Mary, Queen of Heaven	2
Mother Mary	2
Mother of the Redeemer	2
Theotokos (Virgin Mary)	2
Virgin Mary (Theotokos)	2
Virgin Mary Kounistra	2
Virgin of Humility	2
Annunziata	1
Beata Maria Virgo de Monte Carmelo	1
Beata Maria Virgo de Victoria	1
Blessed Virgin	1
Blessed Virgin Mary (Immaculate Conception)	1
Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel	1
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy	1
Christotokos	1
Holy Mother of God	1
Holy Righteous Ancestress of God (Orthodox title)	1
Immaculate Mother of God	1
Mary (Christian tradition)	1
Mary (according to some Christian traditions)	1
Mary (mother of Jesus)	1
Mary as Christotokos	1
Mary as Mother of God	1
Mary as Mother of Jesus Christ	1
Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer)	1
Mary as Theotokos (Mother of God)	1
Mary as bearer of God (Theotokos)	1
Mary as mother of mercy	1
Mary as the Virgin	1
Mary in Western Christianity	1
Mary of Nazareth	1
Mary the Mother of Jesus	1
Mary under the title Our Lady of Needs	1
Mary with halo	1
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint	1
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint—In art	1
Mary, Mother of Christians	1
Mary, Mother of the Incarnation	1
Mary, mother of Jesus in the New Testament	1
Mary, the Theotokos	1
Mother of Jesus Christ	1
Mother of Mercy	1
Mother of mercy	1
Mother of the Church	1
Our Lady of Fatima	1
Our Lady of Guadalupe	1
Our Lady of Lourdes	1
Our Lady of Sorrows	1
Queen of all saints	1
Queen of apostles	1
Queen of the most holy Rosary	1
Saint Mary	1
The Blessed Virgin Mary	1
Theotokos (God-bearer)	1
Theotokos (Mary as Mother of God)	1
Titles of Mary	1
Virgin Mary Pantanassa	1
Virgin Mary as Theotokos	1
Virgin Mary as protectress of the sanctuary	1
Virgin Mary as spiritual protector of Bavaria	1
Virgin Mary figure	1
Virgin Mary in contemplation	1
Virgin Mary under the protection of God	1
Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of Mount Carmel	1
Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of Pompeii	1
Virgin Mary with a rosary	1
Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus	1
Virgin of virgins	1
associated with the Virgin Mary title "María de las Mercedes"	1
chaste and devout Mary	1
enthroned Virgin Mary	1
kneeling Virgin Mary	1
mother of Jesus	1
sensual Virgin Mary	1
the Virgin	1
young Virgin Mary	1
السيدة مريم العذراء	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17679 — 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: Virgin Mary
Context triple: [Christianity, teachesAboutFigure, Virgin Mary]

A. Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
B. Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
C. Eleni Kounalakis
Eleni Kounalakis is an American politician and former U.S. ambassador who serves as the lieutenant governor of California.
D. Lynn
Lynn is a coastal city in northeastern Massachusetts, known as one of the larger urban centers in the Greater Boston metropolitan area.
E. Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
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: Virgin Mary
Target entity description: The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.

A. Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
B. Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
C. Eleni Kounalakis
Eleni Kounalakis is an American politician and former U.S. ambassador who serves as the lieutenant governor of California.
D. Lynn
Lynn is a coastal city in northeastern Massachusetts, known as one of the larger urban centers in the Greater Boston metropolitan area.
E. Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ human ⓘ religious figure ⓘ saint ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Madonna ⓘ Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Our Lady ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Saint Mary ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
appearsIn	Christian art ⓘ Christian liturgy ⓘ Christian music ⓘ Christian theology ⓘ
associatedWithDoctrine	Assumption of Mary ⓘ linked to: Dormition of the Theotokos Immaculate Conception ⓘ Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ virgin birth of Jesus ⓘ
centralThemeIn	Angelus prayer ⓘ Marian apparitions ⓘ Marian devotions ⓘ Rosary ⓘ
childOf	Saint Anne ⓘ Saint Joachim ⓘ linked to: Saint Anne
feastDay	August 15 ⓘ December 8 ⓘ January 1 ⓘ September 8 ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
honorific	Blessed ⓘ Holy ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	blue mantle ⓘ crown of stars ⓘ halo ⓘ white veil ⓘ
languageOfName	Hebrew ⓘ
mentionedIn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
motherOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
name	Mary ⓘ
originalFormOfName	Miryam ⓘ
patronage	many cities ⓘ many countries ⓘ various religious orders ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
roleInSalvationHistory	mother of the incarnate Word ⓘ
roleInTheology	model of faith and discipleship ⓘ
significance	central figure of Christian devotion ⓘ symbol of purity and obedience to God ⓘ
spouseOf	Saint Joseph ⓘ
title	Mother of Mercy ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Mother of the Church ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Our Lady of Fatima ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Our Lady of Guadalupe ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Our Lady of Lourdes ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Our Lady of Sorrows ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Queen of Heaven ⓘ Star of the Sea ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Islam ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy some other Protestant traditions ⓘ
virtueAssociated	humility ⓘ maternal love ⓘ obedience ⓘ purity ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2,462)

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

Christianity → teachesAboutFigure → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Roman Catholicism → venerates → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Virgin Mary → alsoKnownAs → Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary → alsoKnownAs → Saint Mary ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary → alsoKnownAs → Mother of God ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary → alsoKnownAs → Theotokos ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary → alsoKnownAs → Our Lady ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary → title → Mother of the Church ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary → title → Mother of Mercy ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary → title → Our Lady of Sorrows ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary → title → Our Lady of Guadalupe ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary → title → Our Lady of Lourdes ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary → title → Our Lady of Fatima ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Christmas → associatedFigure → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Golgotha → associatedWithFigure → Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Crucifixion of Jesus → hasWitness → Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Saint Joseph → spouse → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Saint Joseph → spouse → Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Rosary → secondaryFocus → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Angelus prayer → honors → Virgin Mary ⓘ

The Alba Madonna → depicts → Virgin Mary ⓘ

subject linked to: The Alba Madonna by Raphael

King's College Chapel → dedicatedTo → Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Dormition of the Theotokos → honors → Mary, the Theotokos ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Dormition of the Theotokos → honors → Mother of God ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Dormition of the Theotokos → associatedDoctrine → Theotokos ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Dormition of the Theotokos → principalFigure → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Nazareth → associatedWith → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Saint Anne → motherOf → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Saint Anne → title → Holy Righteous Ancestress of God (Orthodox title) ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Perpetual Virginity of Mary → hasSubject → Mary, the mother of Jesus ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Perpetual Virginity of Mary → isConnectedToTitle → Theotokos ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Miryam → isHebrewFormOf → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Miryam → isNameOf → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Miryam → associatedWithFigure → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Miryam → linkedToBiblicalFigure → Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Nativity of Christ → hasMainFigure → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Mount Athos → patronSaint → Virgin Mary (Theotokos) ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Notre-Dame Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Star of the Sea → refersTo → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Star of the Sea → appliedTo → Mary, Mother of Jesus ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Star of the Sea → category → Titles of Mary ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Oriental Orthodoxy → veneration → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Joseph → spouse → Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Council of Ephesus → affirmedTitleOf → Virgin Mary as Theotokos ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Council of Ephesus → affirmedDoctrine → Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer) ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Madonna → refersTo → Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

Madonna → honorificFor → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Immaculate Conception → concerns → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Henry VII Lady Chapel → dedicatedTo → Virgin Mary ⓘ

Henry VII Lady Chapel → dedicatedTo → Our Lady ⓘ

linked to: Virgin Mary

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