Theotokos of the Don icon
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The Theotokos of the Don icon is a revered Russian Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary traditionally associated with military protection and the defense of Moscow.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God | 2 |
| Donskaya Icon of the Mother of God | 1 |
| Theotokos of the Don | 1 |
| Theotokos of the Don icon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8111476 — 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: Theotokos of the Don icon Context triple: [Donskoy Monastery, namedAfter, Theotokos of the Don icon]
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A.
Our Lady of Kazan
Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most revered icons of the Virgin Mary in the Russian Orthodox Church, long associated with protection, miracles, and national identity in Russia.
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B.
Bogorodica
Bogorodica is a small settlement in the Gevgelija region of southeastern North Macedonia, known for its proximity to the Greek border and its role as a local transit point.
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C.
Wonderworking icon of the Virgin Mary “Troeruchitsa”
The Wonderworking icon of the Virgin Mary “Troeruchitsa” is a revered Orthodox Christian icon famed for its miraculous healings and venerated as a major pilgrimage object in Bulgaria.
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D.
Cathedral of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God
The Cathedral of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God is a prominent Orthodox Christian church in Zugdidi, Georgia, dedicated to the revered Blachernae icon of the Virgin Mary.
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E.
Dormition of the Mother of God fresco
The Dormition of the Mother of God fresco is a renowned 13th-century Byzantine-style wall painting at the Sopoćani Monastery depicting the Virgin Mary's peaceful death surrounded by the apostles and Christ.
- 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: Theotokos of the Don icon Target entity description: The Theotokos of the Don icon is a revered Russian Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary traditionally associated with military protection and the defense of Moscow.
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A.
Our Lady of Kazan
Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most revered icons of the Virgin Mary in the Russian Orthodox Church, long associated with protection, miracles, and national identity in Russia.
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B.
Bogorodica
Bogorodica is a small settlement in the Gevgelija region of southeastern North Macedonia, known for its proximity to the Greek border and its role as a local transit point.
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C.
Wonderworking icon of the Virgin Mary “Troeruchitsa”
The Wonderworking icon of the Virgin Mary “Troeruchitsa” is a revered Orthodox Christian icon famed for its miraculous healings and venerated as a major pilgrimage object in Bulgaria.
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D.
Cathedral of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God
The Cathedral of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God is a prominent Orthodox Christian church in Zugdidi, Georgia, dedicated to the revered Blachernae icon of the Virgin Mary.
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E.
Dormition of the Mother of God fresco
The Dormition of the Mother of God fresco is a renowned 13th-century Byzantine-style wall painting at the Sopoćani Monastery depicting the Virgin Mary's peaceful death surrounded by the apostles and Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orthodox icon
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Russian Orthodox religious artwork ⓘ |
| artStyle | Byzantine iconographic tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Don Cossacks
ⓘ
defense of Moscow ⓘ military protection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important object of Russian religious art
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symbol of Russian national defense ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
patroness of warriors
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protector of Moscow ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalPractice |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
veneration with candles and prayers ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | Church Slavonic ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFeast | Don Icon of the Mother of God feast day ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
Russian Orthodox spiritual life
ⓘ
Russian patriotic tradition ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Russian military leaders
ⓘ
Russian tsars ⓘ
linked to:
Tsar
|
| honorificTitleOfMary | Theotokos ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Eleusa type ⓘ |
| material | tempera on panel ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Russian Orthodoxy ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Orthodox Church
|
| subjectOf |
Orthodox akathists
ⓘ
Orthodox hymns ⓘ Russian religious processions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intercessory prayer
ⓘ
protection in war ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | miracle-working icon ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Theotokos of the Don icon Description of subject: The Theotokos of the Don icon is a revered Russian Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary traditionally associated with military protection and the defense of Moscow.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Theotokos of the Don icon
linked to: Theotokos of the Don icon
Great Cathedral of the Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God
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dedicatedTo
→
Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God
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linked to: Theotokos of the Don icon
Great Cathedral of the Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God
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associatedWith
→
Donskoy Icon of the Mother of God
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linked to: Theotokos of the Don icon