lion of Saint Mark
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The lion of Saint Mark is a traditional winged lion symbol associated with Saint Mark the Evangelist and famously used as the emblem of the city and Republic of Venice.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4109844 — 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: lion of Saint Mark Context triple: [Golden Lion, namedAfter, lion of Saint Mark]
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A.
Palatine lion
The Palatine lion is a heraldic lion symbol historically associated with the Electorate of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire, prominently featured in its arms and insignia.
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B.
Horses of Saint Mark
The Horses of Saint Mark are a famous set of ancient bronze equine statues, likely of classical Greek origin, now displayed at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice and renowned for their storied history of looting and relocation.
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C.
Flemish lion
The Flemish lion is a heraldic symbol featuring a black lion on a yellow field, historically associated with the Flemish people and the region of Flanders in Belgium.
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D.
Anaphora of Saint Mark
The Anaphora of Saint Mark is an ancient Eucharistic prayer of the Alexandrian liturgical tradition, historically used in the Coptic and Greek rites.
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E.
Cavallino Rampante
Cavallino Rampante was an early Italian military aerobatic team whose legacy and traditions were later continued by the famed Frecce Tricolori.
- 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: lion of Saint Mark Target entity description: The lion of Saint Mark is a traditional winged lion symbol associated with Saint Mark the Evangelist and famously used as the emblem of the city and Republic of Venice.
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A.
Palatine lion
The Palatine lion is a heraldic lion symbol historically associated with the Electorate of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire, prominently featured in its arms and insignia.
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B.
Horses of Saint Mark
The Horses of Saint Mark are a famous set of ancient bronze equine statues, likely of classical Greek origin, now displayed at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice and renowned for their storied history of looting and relocation.
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C.
Flemish lion
The Flemish lion is a heraldic symbol featuring a black lion on a yellow field, historically associated with the Flemish people and the region of Flanders in Belgium.
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D.
Anaphora of Saint Mark
The Anaphora of Saint Mark is an ancient Eucharistic prayer of the Alexandrian liturgical tradition, historically used in the Coptic and Greek rites.
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E.
Cavallino Rampante
Cavallino Rampante was an early Italian military aerobatic team whose legacy and traditions were later continued by the famed Frecce Tricolori.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic emblem
ⓘ
heraldic symbol ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Doge's Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Doge's Palace façade
St Mark's Square ⓘ
surface form:
Piazza San Marco monuments
St Mark's Basilica decorations ⓘ Venetian coins ⓘ Venetian public buildings ⓘ Venetian seals ⓘ Coat of arms of the Republic of Venice ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of Venice
columns of San Marco and San Todaro in Venice ⓘ flag of Veneto ⓘ flag of the Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Saint Mark
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Mark the Evangelist
|
| culturalRegion |
Adriatic region
ⓘ
Veneto ⓘ |
| depicts | winged lion ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
aureole
ⓘ
book ⓘ halo ⓘ sword ⓘ wings ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
lion of Saint Mark
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
lion of Saint Mark in majesty
lion of Saint Mark in moeca (Venetian dialect name) ⓘ lion of Saint Mark self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
lion of Saint Mark in moleca (crab-like, front-facing form)
lion of Saint Mark self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
lion of Saint Mark passant
lion of Saint Mark self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
lion of Saint Mark sejant
|
| iconographicFeature |
closed book
ⓘ
land background ⓘ open book ⓘ sea background ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| inscriptionOftenShows | "Pax tibi Marce evangelista meus" ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | biblical tetramorph symbolism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
eagle of Saint John
ⓘ
symbols of the four Evangelists ⓘ Portraits of the Evangelists ⓘ
surface form:
winged man of Saint Matthew
Tetramorph ⓘ
surface form:
winged ox of Saint Luke
|
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| represents |
Mark the Evangelist
ⓘ
Venetian civic identity ⓘ Venetian maritime power ⓘ courage ⓘ majesty ⓘ power ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Republic of Venice
ⓘ
Saint Mark ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Mark the Evangelist
Republic of Venice ⓘ
surface form:
Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia
Venice ⓘ
surface form:
city of Venice
|
| timePeriodOfProminence |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Italian Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Navy (historically on some insignia)
Republic of Venice ⓘ Venetian navy ⓘ
surface form:
Venetian Navy
Venetian colonies ⓘ Veneto ⓘ
surface form:
Veneto region
city of Venice ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian art
ⓘ
Venetian heraldry ⓘ flags and banners of Venetian institutions ⓘ municipal heraldry in former Venetian territories ⓘ public sculpture in Venice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: lion of Saint Mark Description of subject: The lion of Saint Mark is a traditional winged lion symbol associated with Saint Mark the Evangelist and famously used as the emblem of the city and Republic of Venice.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lion of Saint Mark
this entity surface form:
Banner of Saint Mark
this entity surface form:
winged lion of Saint Mark
this entity surface form:
Lion of Saint Mark (symbol of Venice)
subject surface form:
osella (Venetian coin-medal)
this entity surface form:
Lion of Saint Mark
subject surface form:
Lion of Saint Mark
this entity surface form:
lion of Saint Mark in moleca (crab-like, front-facing form)
subject surface form:
Lion of Saint Mark
this entity surface form:
lion of Saint Mark passant
subject surface form:
Lion of Saint Mark
this entity surface form:
lion of Saint Mark sejant
subject surface form:
Lion of Saint Mark
this entity surface form:
lion of Saint Mark in majesty