Our Lady of Sorrows
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Our Lady of Sorrows is a devotional title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her profound suffering and compassion, especially in relation to the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Our Lady of Sorrows canonical | 12 |
| Mater Dolorosa | 2 |
| Mary, Mother of Sorrows | 1 |
| Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows | 1 |
| Our Lady of Piety | 1 |
| Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows | 1 |
| the Seven Sorrows of Mary | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2997013 — 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 Sorrows Context triple: [St Mary, title, Our Lady of Sorrows]
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A.
Our Lady of Nazareth
Our Lady of Nazareth is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her life and role in the town of Nazareth, often serving as the patronal dedication of churches and cathedrals.
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B.
Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a Roman Catholic devotional title and symbol honoring the interior life, purity, maternal love, and compassionate sorrow of the Virgin Mary for Jesus and all humanity.
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C.
Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary associated with the Catholic devotion of praying the Rosary and commemorated in a major feast day on October 7.
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D.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a widely venerated Marian title and icon in the Catholic Church, associated with the Virgin Mary’s continual aid and protection for the faithful.
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E.
Our Lady of Light
Our Lady of Light is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary venerated in Catholic tradition, particularly associated with guidance, protection, and miraculous intercession.
- 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 Sorrows Target entity description: Our Lady of Sorrows is a devotional title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her profound suffering and compassion, especially in relation to the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
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A.
Our Lady of Nazareth
Our Lady of Nazareth is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her life and role in the town of Nazareth, often serving as the patronal dedication of churches and cathedrals.
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B.
Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a Roman Catholic devotional title and symbol honoring the interior life, purity, maternal love, and compassionate sorrow of the Virgin Mary for Jesus and all humanity.
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C.
Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary associated with the Catholic devotion of praying the Rosary and commemorated in a major feast day on October 7.
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D.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a widely venerated Marian title and icon in the Catholic Church, associated with the Virgin Mary’s continual aid and protection for the faithful.
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E.
Our Lady of Light
Our Lady of Light is a Marian title of the Virgin Mary venerated in Catholic tradition, particularly associated with guidance, protection, and miraculous intercession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic devotion
ⓘ
Marian title ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Our Lady of Sorrows
ⓘ
surface form:
Mater Dolorosa
Our Lady of Sorrows ⓘ
surface form:
Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
Mysteria Dolorosa ⓘ
surface form:
Sorrowful Mother
|
| associatedWith |
Passion of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Passion of Jesus Christ
death of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Descent from the Cross of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Mary at the foot of the Cross
Mary’s participation in Christ’s redemptive suffering ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Stabat Mater hymn ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
compassion of Mary
ⓘ
suffering of Mary ⓘ |
| feastFollows | Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ |
| feastPrecededBy | Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Mary’s emotional and spiritual pain
ⓘ
Mary’s fidelity at the Cross ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay | 15 September ⓘ |
| hasFeastName |
Our Lady of Sorrows
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
|
| hasIconography |
Mary standing beneath the crucified Christ
ⓘ
Mary weeping or in mourning ⓘ Mary with a heart pierced by seven swords ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | white (Roman Rite feast) ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalColor | black ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Servite Order ⓘ |
| inspiredDevotion |
Marian chaplets
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows
Via Matris (Way of the Mother) ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
compassion for the suffering of others
ⓘ
consolation in suffering ⓘ strength in trials ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Mysteria Dolorosa
ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Sorrows of Mary
devotion of the Seven Dolors ⓘ |
| patronage |
Congregation of Holy Cross
ⓘ
Servite Order ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
many Christian traditions ⓘ |
| refersTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
black or dark blue garments
ⓘ
seven swords piercing Mary’s heart ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Mary as comforter of the afflicted
ⓘ
Mary’s compassion for sinners ⓘ co-suffering with Christ ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Our Lady of Sorrows Description of subject: Our Lady of Sorrows is a devotional title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her profound suffering and compassion, especially in relation to the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mater Dolorosa
this entity surface form:
the Seven Sorrows of Mary
this entity surface form:
Mater Dolorosa
this entity surface form:
Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
this entity surface form:
Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
this entity surface form:
Mary, Mother of Sorrows
this entity surface form:
Our Lady of Piety