Our Lady of Ransom
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Our Lady of Ransom is a Marian title particularly associated with the Virgin Mary's role in the redemption and liberation of Christian captives, venerated especially in Spain and Latin America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Our Lady of Ransom canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6109499 — 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 Ransom Context triple: [Nuestra Señora de la Merced, alsoKnownAs, Our Lady of Ransom]
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A.
The Lady of Lyons
The Lady of Lyons is a popular 1838 romantic melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, centered on love, pride, and social class in post-Napoleonic France.
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B.
White Ship
The White Ship was a 12th-century English vessel that infamously sank in 1120 in the English Channel, drowning King Henry I’s heir William Adelin and triggering a succession crisis known as The Anarchy.
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C.
King's Ransom
"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
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D.
Our Lady of the Treille
Our Lady of the Treille is a Marian title venerated in Lille, France, associated with a historic statue and a major local pilgrimage tradition.
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E.
Lady of Montargis
Lady of Montargis is a noble title historically associated with Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, reflecting her lordship over the French lordship of Montargis.
- 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 Ransom Target entity description: Our Lady of Ransom is a Marian title particularly associated with the Virgin Mary's role in the redemption and liberation of Christian captives, venerated especially in Spain and Latin America.
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A.
The Lady of Lyons
The Lady of Lyons is a popular 1838 romantic melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, centered on love, pride, and social class in post-Napoleonic France.
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B.
White Ship
The White Ship was a 12th-century English vessel that infamously sank in 1120 in the English Channel, drowning King Henry I’s heir William Adelin and triggering a succession crisis known as The Anarchy.
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C.
King's Ransom
"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
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D.
Our Lady of the Treille
Our Lady of the Treille is a Marian title venerated in Lille, France, associated with a historic statue and a major local pilgrimage tradition.
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E.
Lady of Montargis
Lady of Montargis is a noble title historically associated with Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, reflecting her lordship over the French lordship of Montargis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic devotion
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Marian title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
liberation of Christian captives ⓘ ransom of Christian slaves ⓘ redemption of captives ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Catholic parishes in Latin America
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Catholic parishes in Spain ⓘ Mercedarian communities ⓘ |
| devotionType |
Marian devotion for prisoners
ⓘ
Marian devotion for the oppressed ⓘ |
| feastDayInCatholicCalendar | 24 September ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Nuestra Señora de la Merced
ⓘ
Our Lady of Mercy ⓘ Our Lady of the Merced ⓘ Virgin of Mercy ⓘ
linked to:
Mother of Mercy
|
| hasDevotionalPractices |
novenas
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processions ⓘ votive offerings from freed captives ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay | 24 September ⓘ |
| honorsRoleOf |
Mary as liberator of captives
ⓘ
linked to:
Mother of Mercy
Mary in redemption of Christian captives ⓘ |
| iconographyIncludes |
Mary holding a scapular
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Mary holding chains ⓘ freed captives at Mary’s feet ⓘ |
| linkedToReligiousOrder |
Mercedarian Order
ⓘ
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ |
| liturgicalColorOftenUsed | white ⓘ |
| originatedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| originatedInCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| originatedInRegion | Catalonia ⓘ |
| patronage |
captives
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people deprived of freedom ⓘ prisoners ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
liberation from slavery
ⓘ
mercy ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo |
Mary’s intercession for those in captivity
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Mary’s role in spiritual and physical freedom ⓘ |
| veneratedEspeciallyIn |
Argentina
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Chile ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Latin America ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Peru ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
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Input
Subject: Our Lady of Ransom Description of subject: Our Lady of Ransom is a Marian title particularly associated with the Virgin Mary's role in the redemption and liberation of Christian captives, venerated especially in Spain and Latin America.
Referenced by (3)
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