Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God
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The Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God is a revered Orthodox Christian icon of the Virgin Mary associated with the city of Smolensk and venerated as a wonderworking protector of Russia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hodegetria of Smolensk | 1 |
| Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God | 1 |
| Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God canonical | 1 |
| Смоленская икона Божией Матери | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12841302 — 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: Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God Context triple: [Our Lady of Smolensk, honorificTitle, Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God]
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A.
Our Lady of Kazan
Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most revered icons of the Virgin Mary in the Russian Orthodox Church, long associated with protection, miracles, and national identity in Russia.
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B.
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.
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C.
Great Cathedral of the Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God
The Great Cathedral of the Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God is the main church of Moscow’s Donskoy Monastery, renowned for its monumental 17th-century Russian Orthodox architecture and its veneration of the Donskoy icon of the Virgin Mary.
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D.
Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a famous 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, renowned for its colorful onion domes and iconic status as a symbol of Russia.
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E.
Kolomna Assumption Cathedral
Kolomna Assumption Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church renowned for its traditional architecture and religious significance within the medieval town of Kolomna.
- 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: Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God Target entity description: The Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God is a revered Orthodox Christian icon of the Virgin Mary associated with the city of Smolensk and venerated as a wonderworking protector of Russia.
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A.
Our Lady of Kazan
Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most revered icons of the Virgin Mary in the Russian Orthodox Church, long associated with protection, miracles, and national identity in Russia.
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B.
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.
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C.
Great Cathedral of the Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God
The Great Cathedral of the Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God is the main church of Moscow’s Donskoy Monastery, renowned for its monumental 17th-century Russian Orthodox architecture and its veneration of the Donskoy icon of the Virgin Mary.
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D.
Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a famous 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, renowned for its colorful onion domes and iconic status as a symbol of Russia.
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E.
Kolomna Assumption Cathedral
Kolomna Assumption Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church renowned for its traditional architecture and religious significance within the medieval town of Kolomna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marian icon
ⓘ
Orthodox Christian icon ⓘ wonderworking icon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Our Lady of Smolensk
ⓘ
Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God ⓘ
linked to:
Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God
|
| associatedWith | Smolensk ⓘ |
| category | Russian Orthodox icons of the Theotokos ⓘ |
| countryOfVeneration | Russia ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Smolensk ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
Theotokos ⓘ |
| feastDay |
10 August (Julian calendar)
ⓘ
28 July (Gregorian equivalent for Russian Church) ⓘ |
| function | intercessory icon ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
healing miracles
ⓘ
protective patronage over cities ⓘ |
| hasIconographicSchool |
Smolensk type of Hodegetria
ⓘ
linked to:
Hodegetria-type icon
|
| hasType |
Hodegetria icon
ⓘ
linked to:
Hodegetria-type icon
|
| honorificTitle | wonderworking ⓘ |
| influenced | Russian Marian iconography ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Church Slavonic ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | commemorated in Orthodox services ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| regionOfCult |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| role |
patroness of Smolensk
ⓘ
protector of Russia ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
motherly protection of the Theotokos
ⓘ
protection of the Russian land ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance | sign of the Theotokos’ intercession for the faithful ⓘ |
| titleInChurchSlavonic |
Смоленская икона Божией Матери
ⓘ
linked to:
Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God
|
| tradition | Byzantine iconography ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo |
Evangelist Luke
ⓘ
linked to:
Luke the Evangelist
|
| usedIn |
military supplications
ⓘ
public processions ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | miracle-working icon ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God Description of subject: The Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God is a revered Orthodox Christian icon of the Virgin Mary associated with the city of Smolensk and venerated as a wonderworking protector of Russia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God
linked to: Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God
linked to: Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God