Marian devotions
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Marian devotions are religious practices in Christianity that express reverence, love, and petition toward the Virgin Mary through prayers, rituals, and acts of piety.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Saturdays devotion | 2 |
| Marian devotion | 2 |
| Marian feasts | 2 |
| Brown Scapular devotion | 1 |
| Marian devotional routes | 1 |
| Marian devotions canonical | 1 |
| Marian shrines | 1 |
| MarianDevotion | 1 |
| devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary | 1 |
| worship of Our Lady of Chains | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marian devotions Context triple: [Sorrowful Mysteries, category, Marian devotions]
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A.
Marian apparitions
Marian apparitions are reported supernatural appearances of the Virgin Mary, often associated with religious messages, miracles, and the development of popular Catholic devotions.
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B.
Glorious Mysteries
The Glorious Mysteries are a set of five meditations in the Catholic Rosary that focus on the Resurrection, Ascension, and other triumphant events in the life of Jesus and Mary.
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C.
Joyful Mysteries
The Joyful Mysteries are a set of five meditations in the Catholic Rosary that focus on the early life of Jesus and the joyful events surrounding his incarnation.
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D.
Christian saints
Christian saints are individuals recognized within Christianity for their exceptional holiness, virtue, and closeness to God, often venerated as models of faith and intercessors for believers.
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E.
Assumption of Mary
The Assumption of Mary is a Christian doctrine, especially in Catholicism and Orthodoxy, that teaches the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life.
- 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: Marian devotions Target entity description: Marian devotions are religious practices in Christianity that express reverence, love, and petition toward the Virgin Mary through prayers, rituals, and acts of piety.
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A.
Marian apparitions
Marian apparitions are reported supernatural appearances of the Virgin Mary, often associated with religious messages, miracles, and the development of popular Catholic devotions.
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B.
Glorious Mysteries
The Glorious Mysteries are a set of five meditations in the Catholic Rosary that focus on the Resurrection, Ascension, and other triumphant events in the life of Jesus and Mary.
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C.
Joyful Mysteries
The Joyful Mysteries are a set of five meditations in the Catholic Rosary that focus on the early life of Jesus and the joyful events surrounding his incarnation.
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D.
Christian saints
Christian saints are individuals recognized within Christianity for their exceptional holiness, virtue, and closeness to God, often venerated as models of faith and intercessors for believers.
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E.
Assumption of Mary
The Assumption of Mary is a Christian doctrine, especially in Catholicism and Orthodoxy, that teaches the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (151)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional practice
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form of prayer ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ |
| aim |
deepen Christian faith
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express gratitude to Mary ⓘ express love for Mary ⓘ honor Mary ⓘ imitate Mary’s virtues ⓘ request favors ⓘ seek Mary’s intercession ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglican Communion
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Assumption of Mary ⓘ Byzantine Rite ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Immaculate Conception ⓘ Latin Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
Marian apparitions ⓘ Marian confraternities ⓘ Marian dogmas ⓘ Marian feasts ⓘ Marian movements ⓘ Marian religious orders ⓘ Marian shrines ⓘ Marian sodalities ⓘ Marian spirituality ⓘ Marian titles of Mary ⓘ Mother of the Church ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Our Lady of Fátima ⓘ
surface form:
Our Lady of Fatima
Our Lady of Guadalupe ⓘ Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes ⓘ
surface form:
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Mount Carmel ⓘ Roman Rite ⓘ some Lutheran communities ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Virgin Mary
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surface form:
Mother of God
Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Theotokos
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | worship of God ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| hasForm |
Akathist
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surface form:
Akathist to the Theotokos
Angelus prayer ⓘ Marian devotions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Brown Scapular devotion
Marian devotions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
First Saturdays devotion
Hail Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Hail Mary prayer
Legion of Mary practice ⓘ Litany of Loreto ⓘ Marian akathist service ⓘ Marian altar in home ⓘ Marian antiphon ⓘ Marian art veneration ⓘ Marian candle lighting ⓘ Marian candlelight procession ⓘ Marian catechesis session ⓘ Marian chaplet ⓘ Marian charitable work in her honor ⓘ Marian choir devotion ⓘ Marian confraternity membership ⓘ Marian consecration act ⓘ Marian coronation of images ⓘ Marian drama or pageant ⓘ Holy Rosary ⓘ
surface form:
Marian family rosary
Marian fasting practice ⓘ Marian feast day observance ⓘ Marian feast day procession ⓘ Marian healing service ⓘ Marian hour of grace ⓘ Marian hour of prayer ⓘ Marian hymn ⓘ Ave Maria ⓘ
surface form:
Marian hymn "Ave Maria"
Magnificat ⓘ
surface form:
Marian hymn "Magnificat"
Marian hymn singing ⓘ Marian hymnody ⓘ Marian icon procession ⓘ Marian icon veneration ⓘ Marian intercession testimony ⓘ Marian intercessory group prayer ⓘ Marian intercessory prayer ⓘ Marian lament prayer ⓘ Litany of Loreto ⓘ
surface form:
Marian litany
Marian liturgical commemoration ⓘ Marian medal wearing ⓘ Marian moleben ⓘ Marian month observance ⓘ Marian novena ⓘ Marian offering of candles ⓘ Marian offering of ex-votos ⓘ Marian offering of flowers ⓘ Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Marian office or Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Marian petitionary prayer ⓘ Marian pilgrimage to shrine ⓘ Marian pledge of purity ⓘ Marian pledge or promise ⓘ Marian poetry recitation ⓘ Marian praise prayer ⓘ Marian procession participation ⓘ Marian promise fulfillment act ⓘ Marian retreat ⓘ Marian retreat day ⓘ Rosary ⓘ
surface form:
Marian rosary
Marian scapular confraternity ⓘ Marian scapular enrollment ⓘ Marian scapular kissing ⓘ Marian scapular wearing ⓘ Marian school or parish consecration ⓘ Marian shrine in garden ⓘ Marian shrine vigil ⓘ Marian shrine visit ⓘ Marian sodality practice ⓘ Marian statue veneration ⓘ Marian thanksgiving pilgrimage ⓘ Marian thanksgiving prayer ⓘ Marian vigil ⓘ Marian vigil before major feasts ⓘ Marian votive Mass attendance ⓘ Marian youth group devotion ⓘ May Crowning ceremony ⓘ Memorare prayer ⓘ Miraculous Medal devotion ⓘ Our Lady of Perpetual Help novena ⓘ Paraklesis to the Theotokos ⓘ Regina Caeli ⓘ
surface form:
Regina Caeli prayer
Rosary ⓘ Rosary novena ⓘ Rosary procession ⓘ Ave Regina Caelorum ⓘ
surface form:
Salve Regina chant
Sub tuum praesidium prayer ⓘ True Devotion to Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Total Consecration to Mary
consecration ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ popular piety ⓘ prayer ⓘ procession ⓘ scapular devotion ⓘ |
| language | practiced in many languages worldwide ⓘ |
| practitioner |
families
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individual believers ⓘ lay associations ⓘ parishes ⓘ religious communities ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis |
Christocentric orientation through Mary
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belief in Mary’s intercessory role ⓘ doctrine of communion of saints ⓘ honor given to Mary as Mother of Jesus ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
continue in contemporary Christianity
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developed especially in the Middle Ages ⓘ expanded in the Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| typeOfVeneration | hyperdulia ⓘ |
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Subject: Marian devotions Description of subject: Marian devotions are religious practices in Christianity that express reverence, love, and petition toward the Virgin Mary through prayers, rituals, and acts of piety.
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Marian devotional routes
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MarianDevotion
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Marian feasts
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First Saturdays devotion
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Brown Scapular devotion
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First Saturdays devotion
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worship of Our Lady of Chains
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Marian devotion
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Marian devotion