Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street
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The Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street is a medieval Russian Orthodox church in Veliky Novgorod renowned for its 14th-century frescoes by the master icon painter Theophanes the Greek.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8372695 — 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: Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street Context triple: [Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings, hasPart, Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street]
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Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour
The Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Yaroslavl, renowned for its medieval architecture and significant frescoes as part of the city’s UNESCO-listed heritage.
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Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics commemorating the site of Tsar Alexander II’s assassination.
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Church of the Savior
The Church of the Savior is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Irkutsk, known for its traditional Siberian architecture and significance as one of the city’s oldest stone buildings.
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Uspenski Cathedral
Uspenski Cathedral is a prominent Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, known for its red-brick exterior, golden cupolas, and status as the largest Orthodox church in Western Europe.
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Feodorovsky Cathedral
Feodorovsky Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, notable for its Neo-Russian architectural style and historical ties to the last Romanov tsar, Nicholas II.
- 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: Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street Target entity description: The Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street is a medieval Russian Orthodox church in Veliky Novgorod renowned for its 14th-century frescoes by the master icon painter Theophanes the Greek.
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A.
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour
The Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Yaroslavl, renowned for its medieval architecture and significant frescoes as part of the city’s UNESCO-listed heritage.
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B.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics commemorating the site of Tsar Alexander II’s assassination.
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C.
Church of the Savior
The Church of the Savior is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Irkutsk, known for its traditional Siberian architecture and significance as one of the city’s oldest stone buildings.
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D.
Uspenski Cathedral
Uspenski Cathedral is a prominent Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, known for its red-brick exterior, golden cupolas, and status as the largest Orthodox church in Western Europe.
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E.
Feodorovsky Cathedral
Feodorovsky Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, notable for its Neo-Russian architectural style and historical ties to the last Romanov tsar, Nicholas II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian Orthodox church
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cultural heritage monument of Russia ⓘ medieval church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval Russian ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1374 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important monument of Novgorod school of painting
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masterpiece of medieval Russian wall painting ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Transfiguration of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
14th-century frescoes
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frescoes by Theophanes the Greek ⓘ |
| frescoesBy | Theophanes the Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frescoesDate | 1378 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Spas na Ilyine
NERFINISHED
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Spaso-Preobrazhensky Church on Ilyina Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType | cross-in-square church ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Theophanes the Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | partially preserved frescoes ⓘ |
| hasDomeCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
apse
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drum with windows ⓘ narthex ⓘ |
| hasIconographicProgram |
New Testament scenes
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Old Testament scenes ⓘ Pantocrator in the dome ⓘ images of saints ⓘ |
| hasInteriorDecoration | Byzantine-style frescoes ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| hasPlan | single-nave ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northwestern Federal District
NERFINISHED
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Novgorod Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Veliky Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricArea | Novgorod Detinets surroundings ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Volkhov River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ilyina Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| significantFor |
development of Novgorod architecture
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history of Theophanes the Greek ⓘ study of Byzantine influence on Russian art ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1992 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Divine Liturgy
NERFINISHED
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Orthodox worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street Description of subject: The Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street is a medieval Russian Orthodox church in Veliky Novgorod renowned for its 14th-century frescoes by the master icon painter Theophanes the Greek.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings (partly)
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hasPart
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Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street
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subject surface form:
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings