Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen
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The Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen is a revered relic believed to be the preserved right hand of Hungary’s first king and saint, Stephen I, venerated as a national and religious symbol.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3375680 — 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: Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen Context triple: [St. Stephen's Basilica, housesRelic, Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen]
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A.
Scapular of Saint Michael
The Scapular of Saint Michael is a Roman Catholic devotional garment worn as a sign of consecration to the Archangel Michael and a request for his protection and intercession.
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B.
Papal Cross
The Papal Cross is a large white cross-shaped monument in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, erected as the site of Pope John Paul II’s historic open-air Mass in 1979.
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C.
Holy Rosary
The Holy Rosary is a traditional Catholic devotional prayer centered on meditating upon key events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary using a sequence of set prayers and beads.
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D.
The Most Holy
The Most Holy is one of the names of God in Islam, emphasizing His absolute purity, perfection, and transcendence above all imperfection.
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E.
Sceptre with the Cross
The Sceptre with the Cross is a British royal ceremonial staff, part of the Crown Jewels, traditionally held by the monarch during coronations to symbolize temporal power under Christian authority.
- 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: Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen Target entity description: The Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen is a revered relic believed to be the preserved right hand of Hungary’s first king and saint, Stephen I, venerated as a national and religious symbol.
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A.
Scapular of Saint Michael
The Scapular of Saint Michael is a Roman Catholic devotional garment worn as a sign of consecration to the Archangel Michael and a request for his protection and intercession.
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B.
Papal Cross
The Papal Cross is a large white cross-shaped monument in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, erected as the site of Pope John Paul II’s historic open-air Mass in 1979.
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C.
Holy Rosary
The Holy Rosary is a traditional Catholic devotional prayer centered on meditating upon key events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary using a sequence of set prayers and beads.
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D.
The Most Holy
The Most Holy is one of the names of God in Islam, emphasizing His absolute purity, perfection, and transcendence above all imperfection.
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E.
Sceptre with the Cross
The Sceptre with the Cross is a British royal ceremonial staff, part of the Crown Jewels, traditionally held by the monarch during coronations to symbolize temporal power under Christian authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian relic
ⓘ
national symbol ⓘ relic ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Holy Right
ⓘ
Szent Jobb ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
20 August national holiday of Hungary
ⓘ
feast of Saint Stephen ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Székesfehérvár
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surface form:
Royal Basilica of Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Stephen I of Hungary
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canonization of Stephen I ⓘ cult of Saint Stephen ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle |
first king of Hungary
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saint ⓘ |
| bodyPart | right hand ⓘ |
| city | Budapest ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hungarian Catholic tradition ⓘ |
| displayedOn | 20 August processions in Budapest ⓘ |
| era | medieval Christian relic ⓘ |
| hasContainer | reliquary ⓘ |
| hasPart | right hand of Stephen I of Hungary ⓘ |
| hasType | incorrupt relic (traditionally believed) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national treasure of Hungary ⓘ |
| HungarianName | Szent Jobb ⓘ |
| keptIn |
St. Stephen's Basilica
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surface form:
Holy Right Chapel of St. Stephen's Basilica
|
| languageOfName | Hungarian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Stephen's Basilica
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest
|
| material | human remains ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Stephen I of Hungary ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite |
St. Stephen's Basilica
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surface form:
St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest
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| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| reliquaryType | ornate glass and metal case ⓘ |
| significance |
symbol of Christianization of Hungary
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symbol of Hungarian statehood ⓘ |
| status | object of state and church ceremonies in Hungary ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian kingship
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continuity of the Hungarian crown ⓘ protection over Hungary ⓘ |
| tradition | Roman Catholic devotional practices in Hungary ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage
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public processions ⓘ religious veneration ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
national relic of Hungary
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sacred relic ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Hungary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen Description of subject: The Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen is a revered relic believed to be the preserved right hand of Hungary’s first king and saint, Stephen I, venerated as a national and religious symbol.
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