Our Lady of the Don
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Our Lady of the Don is a revered Russian Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary traditionally associated with military protection and the defense of Moscow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Don canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8111475 — 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 the Don Context triple: [Donskoy Monastery, namedAfter, Our Lady of the Don]
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A.
Our Lady of Tortosa
Our Lady of Tortosa is a Marian title referring to the Virgin Mary as venerated in the historic Crusader city of Tortosa (modern Tartus, Syria).
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B.
Dona
Dona is the nickname of Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia as the wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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C.
La Gallega
La Gallega is an alternative name for the Santa María, the largest of Christopher Columbus’s three ships on his first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
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D.
Our Lady of Needs
Our Lady of Needs is a Marian title in Roman Catholic devotion, venerated as a protector and intercessor especially invoked in times of material or spiritual necessity.
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E.
Our Lady of the Rocks
Our Lady of the Rocks is a small artificial island off the coast of Perast in Montenegro, famous for its Catholic church and picturesque setting in the Bay of Kotor.
- 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 the Don Target entity description: Our Lady of the Don is a revered Russian Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary traditionally associated with military protection and the defense of Moscow.
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A.
Our Lady of Tortosa
Our Lady of Tortosa is a Marian title referring to the Virgin Mary as venerated in the historic Crusader city of Tortosa (modern Tartus, Syria).
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B.
Dona
Dona is the nickname of Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia as the wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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C.
La Gallega
La Gallega is an alternative name for the Santa María, the largest of Christopher Columbus’s three ships on his first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
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D.
Our Lady of Needs
Our Lady of Needs is a Marian title in Roman Catholic devotion, venerated as a protector and intercessor especially invoked in times of material or spiritual necessity.
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E.
Our Lady of the Rocks
Our Lady of the Rocks is a small artificial island off the coast of Perast in Montenegro, famous for its Catholic church and picturesque setting in the Bay of Kotor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marian icon
ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Donskaya Icon of the Mother of God
ⓘ
linked to:
Theotokos of the Don icon
Theotokos of the Don ⓘ
linked to:
Theotokos of the Don icon
|
| artForm | icon painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Don Cossacks
ⓘ
defense of Moscow ⓘ military protection ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | feast in the Russian Orthodox liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Russian medieval art ⓘ |
| depictionFeature |
close touching of faces
ⓘ
tender embrace of Mother and Child ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice |
prayers for military success
ⓘ
processions before battles ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Donskoy Monastery
ⓘ
Moscow ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Russian Marian icons ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
intercession
ⓘ
military victory ⓘ protection of the city ⓘ |
| hasType | Hodegetria-related icon ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Our Lady ⓘ |
| iconographicType |
Eleusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Eleousa
|
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| material | tempera on panel ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| significance |
national religious symbol of Russia
ⓘ
symbol of Moscow’s divine protection ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
patroness of warriors
ⓘ
protector of Moscow ⓘ |
| traditionallyLinkedTo |
Battle of Kulikovo
ⓘ
victory over the Tatars ⓘ |
| usedAs | battle icon ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian military leaders
ⓘ
Russian princes ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Russia
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| worshipStatus | miracle-working icon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Our Lady of the Don Description of subject: Our Lady of the Don is a revered Russian Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary traditionally associated with military protection and the defense of Moscow.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.