Christ as Savior of the World

E545118

Christian icon religious artwork type

Christ as Savior of the World is a traditional Christian iconographic representation of Jesus blessing the viewer and symbolically ruling over the cosmos, often shown holding a transparent orb signifying his dominion over the earth.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Divine Savior of the World	7
Christ and redeemed humanity	1
Christ as Savior of the World canonical	1
Jesus Christ the Saviour of the World	1
Jesus as Soter	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5735092 — 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: Christ as Savior of the World
Context triple: [Salvator Mundi, depicts, Christ as Savior of the World]

A. The Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a widely influential theological book by John Stott that explores the meaning, necessity, and implications of Jesus’ crucifixion for Christian faith and life.
B. The Drama of the Atonement
The Drama of the Atonement is a theological work by Gustaf Aulén that further develops his influential ideas on Christ’s atoning work and the meaning of the cross in Christian doctrine.
C. The Glory of Christ
The Glory of Christ is a classic work of Reformed Christian theology by John Owen that meditates on the person and work of Jesus Christ and the believer’s beholding of His glory.
D. The Emergent Christ
The Emergent Christ is a theological work that explores how Christology can be reimagined in light of contemporary science, evolution, and an unfolding, relational universe.
E. The Way to Christ
The Way to Christ is a seminal mystical and devotional work by German theosopher Jakob Böhme that guides readers toward inner spiritual rebirth and union with God.
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: Christ as Savior of the World
Target entity description: Christ as Savior of the World is a traditional Christian iconographic representation of Jesus blessing the viewer and symbolically ruling over the cosmos, often shown holding a transparent orb signifying his dominion over the earth.

A. The Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a widely influential theological book by John Stott that explores the meaning, necessity, and implications of Jesus’ crucifixion for Christian faith and life.
B. The Drama of the Atonement
The Drama of the Atonement is a theological work by Gustaf Aulén that further develops his influential ideas on Christ’s atoning work and the meaning of the cross in Christian doctrine.
C. The Glory of Christ
The Glory of Christ is a classic work of Reformed Christian theology by John Owen that meditates on the person and work of Jesus Christ and the believer’s beholding of His glory.
D. The Emergent Christ
The Emergent Christ is a theological work that explores how Christology can be reimagined in light of contemporary science, evolution, and an unfolding, relational universe.
E. The Way to Christ
The Way to Christ is a seminal mystical and devotional work by German theosopher Jakob Böhme that guides readers toward inner spiritual rebirth and union with God.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian icon ⓘ religious artwork type ⓘ
associatedWith	Christian doctrine of redemption ⓘ Christ’s universal kingship ⓘ Gospel proclamation ⓘ title of Christ as Savior ⓘ
depicts	Christ facing directly toward the viewer ⓘ
emphasizes	Christ’s divine authority ⓘ Christ’s salvific mission ⓘ personal encounter between Christ and viewer ⓘ
hasAttribute	transparent orb ⓘ
hasDepiction	Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGesture	Christ blessing the viewer ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse	Baroque Christian art ⓘ Renaissance Christian art ⓘ medieval Christian art ⓘ modern Christian devotional images ⓘ
hasIconographicElement	Christ frontal pose ⓘ background suggesting heavenly space ⓘ halo around Christ’s head ⓘ inscribed cross in halo (in some versions) ⓘ orb held in left hand ⓘ rich or royal garments ⓘ right hand raised in blessing ⓘ
hasIconographicType	Salvator Mundi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLiturgicalContext	altarpiece imagery ⓘ chapel iconostasis (in some traditions) ⓘ church decoration ⓘ
hasMedium	icon ⓘ mosaic ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stained glass ⓘ
hasSymbolicMeaning	Christ as mediator between God and humanity ⓘ Christ’s authority over time and space ⓘ Christ’s blessing extended to the viewer ⓘ Christ’s role as judge and king ⓘ
hasTheme	salvation of the world ⓘ
hasTheologicalBasis	New Testament Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ belief in Christ as universal Savior ⓘ
relatedConcept	Christ the King NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantocrator icon NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvator Mundi paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes	Christ’s dominion over the earth ⓘ Christ’s rule over the cosmos ⓘ
usedIn	Christian devotional practice ⓘ liturgical art ⓘ private devotion ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salvator Mundi → depicts → Christ as Savior of the World ⓘ

Bete Medhane Alem → dedicatedTo → Christ as Savior of the World ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jesus Christ the Saviour of the World

Feast of the Divine Savior of the World → alsoHonors → Christ as Savior of the World ⓘ