Vlatadon Monastery
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Vlatadon Monastery is a historic Byzantine-era monastery in Thessaloniki, Greece, renowned for its religious significance, well-preserved architecture, and inclusion in the UNESCO-listed Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vlatadon Monastery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5477551 — 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: Vlatadon Monastery Context triple: [Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki, hasPart, Vlatadon Monastery]
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Nekresi Monastery
Nekresi Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex and important religious-cultural site located in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia.
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B.
Varlaam Monastery
Varlaam Monastery is one of the historic Eastern Orthodox monasteries of Meteora in central Greece, renowned for its dramatic perch atop a towering rock pillar and its well-preserved Byzantine art and architecture.
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C.
Dalmatian Monastery
Dalmatian Monastery is an early Christian monastic community in Constantinople historically linked to the veneration and activities of Saint Isaac of Dalmatia.
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D.
Kaisariani Monastery
Kaisariani Monastery is a historic Byzantine-era monastic complex near Athens, Greece, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes, architecture, and scenic setting on the slopes of Mount Hymettus.
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E.
Kounistra Monastery
Kounistra Monastery is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery on the island of Skiathos, known for its tranquil forest setting and veneration of the icon of the Virgin Mary Kounistra.
- 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: Vlatadon Monastery Target entity description: Vlatadon Monastery is a historic Byzantine-era monastery in Thessaloniki, Greece, renowned for its religious significance, well-preserved architecture, and inclusion in the UNESCO-listed Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki.
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A.
Nekresi Monastery
Nekresi Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex and important religious-cultural site located in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia.
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B.
Varlaam Monastery
Varlaam Monastery is one of the historic Eastern Orthodox monasteries of Meteora in central Greece, renowned for its dramatic perch atop a towering rock pillar and its well-preserved Byzantine art and architecture.
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C.
Dalmatian Monastery
Dalmatian Monastery is an early Christian monastic community in Constantinople historically linked to the veneration and activities of Saint Isaac of Dalmatia.
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D.
Kaisariani Monastery
Kaisariani Monastery is a historic Byzantine-era monastic complex near Athens, Greece, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes, architecture, and scenic setting on the slopes of Mount Hymettus.
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E.
Kounistra Monastery
Kounistra Monastery is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery on the island of Skiathos, known for its tranquil forest setting and veneration of the icon of the Virgin Mary Kounistra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Eastern Orthodox monastery ⓘ |
| affiliation | Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Byzantine monasteries in Greece
ⓘ
Monasteries in Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| contains |
Byzantine frescoes
ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ courtyard ⓘ icons ⓘ library ⓘ main katholikon ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| denomination | Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | stauropegic monastery ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dorotheos Vlatis
ⓘ
Markos Vlatis ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| hasDiocese | Ecumenical Patriarchate jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasUse |
monastery
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ research center ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic view of Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural criteria (i), (ii), (iv) via serial property ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inception |
14th century
ⓘ
circa 1351 ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgicalServices | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Macedonia
ⓘ
Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ Thessaloniki ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
Upper Town of Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hill above Thessaloniki city center ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vlatades brothers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Byzantine architecture
ⓘ
historical continuity of worship ⓘ religious significance ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Thermaic Gulf
ⓘ
city of Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki
ⓘ
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to:
Patriarchate of Constantinople
|
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| significantPeriod | Byzantine era ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1988 ⓘ |
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