Icons of the Theotokos

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Christian devotional image Marian image object of veneration religious icon

Icons of the Theotokos are sacred Christian images depicting Mary, the Mother of God, venerated especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic traditions.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Theotokos (Mother of God)	3
Icons of the Theotokos canonical	2
Eleousa (Tenderness) icon type	1
Holy Theotokos	1
Holy Virgin Hodegetria	1
Icons of the Virgin Mary	1
Pope Pius IX entrusted the icon to the Redemptorists	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8954114 — 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: Icons of the Theotokos
Context triple: [Panagia Vimatarissa, category, Icons of the Theotokos]

A. Theotokos of the Don icon
The Theotokos of the Don icon is a revered Russian Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary traditionally associated with military protection and the defense of Moscow.
B. Belt of the Theotokos (Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary)
The Belt of the Theotokos (Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary) is a revered Christian relic believed to be the Virgin Mary’s girdle, venerated especially in Eastern Orthodoxy for its protective and healing grace.
C. Cathedral of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God
The Cathedral of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God is a prominent Orthodox Christian church in Zugdidi, Georgia, dedicated to the revered Blachernae icon of the Virgin Mary.
D. Wonderworking icon of the Virgin Mary “Troeruchitsa”
The Wonderworking icon of the Virgin Mary “Troeruchitsa” is a revered Orthodox Christian icon famed for its miraculous healings and venerated as a major pilgrimage object in Bulgaria.
E. Panagia Orans
Panagia Orans is a traditional Eastern Christian icon of the Virgin Mary depicted standing in prayer with upraised arms, symbolizing her intercession for humanity.
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: Icons of the Theotokos
Target entity description: Icons of the Theotokos are sacred Christian images depicting Mary, the Mother of God, venerated especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic traditions.

A. Theotokos of the Don icon
The Theotokos of the Don icon is a revered Russian Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary traditionally associated with military protection and the defense of Moscow.
B. Belt of the Theotokos (Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary)
The Belt of the Theotokos (Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary) is a revered Christian relic believed to be the Virgin Mary’s girdle, venerated especially in Eastern Orthodoxy for its protective and healing grace.
C. Cathedral of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God
The Cathedral of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God is a prominent Orthodox Christian church in Zugdidi, Georgia, dedicated to the revered Blachernae icon of the Virgin Mary.
D. Wonderworking icon of the Virgin Mary “Troeruchitsa”
The Wonderworking icon of the Virgin Mary “Troeruchitsa” is a revered Orthodox Christian icon famed for its miraculous healings and venerated as a major pilgrimage object in Bulgaria.
E. Panagia Orans
Panagia Orans is a traditional Eastern Christian icon of the Virgin Mary depicted standing in prayer with upraised arms, symbolizing her intercession for humanity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian devotional image ⓘ Marian image ⓘ object of veneration ⓘ religious icon ⓘ
affirmedByCouncil	Second Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Icons of the Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian icons ⓘ
associatedBelief	intercession of Mary ⓘ miraculous protection ⓘ
associatedPractice	incense offering ⓘ kissing the icon ⓘ lighting candles ⓘ
associatedWithDoctrine	Incarnation of Christ ⓘ veneration of saints ⓘ
canonicalSource	Byzantine iconographic manuals ⓘ Painter’s manuals (hermeneiai) ⓘ
centralFigure	Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonType	Eleousa NERFINISHED ⓘ Enthroned Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ Hodegetria NERFINISHED ⓘ Orans NERFINISHED ⓘ Platytera NERFINISHED ⓘ Theotokos of the Sign NERFINISHED ⓘ Theotokos with Child NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts	Mary, the Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	aid to prayer ⓘ didactic image ⓘ sign of divine presence ⓘ
iconographicFeature	Greek Christogram IC XC NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek letters MP ΘΥ ⓘ gold background ⓘ halo around Christ Child ⓘ halo around Mary ⓘ
influenced	Balkan Christian art ⓘ Russian iconography ⓘ
influencedBy	Byzantine art NERFINISHED ⓘ
liturgicalPlacement	church apse ⓘ home icon corner ⓘ iconostasis ⓘ
material	fresco ⓘ gold leaf ⓘ mosaic ⓘ tempera paint ⓘ wooden panel ⓘ
opposedDuring	Byzantine Iconoclasm NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Eastern Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ
theologicalTitleDepicted	Theotokos (God-bearer) NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	church decoration ⓘ liturgical worship ⓘ private devotion ⓘ processions ⓘ
veneratedIn	Byzantine Rite churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Catholic churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Orthodox churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Slavic Orthodox churches NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited