Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street

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Russian Orthodox church cultural heritage monument of Russia medieval church

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Church of the Savior of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street frescoes	1
Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street canonical	1
Spaso-Preobrazhensky Church on Ilyina Street	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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ masterpiece of medieval Russian wall painting ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Transfiguration of Jesus ⓘ
denomination	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
famousFor	14th-century frescoes ⓘ frescoes by Theophanes the Greek ⓘ
frescoesBy	Theophanes the Greek ⓘ
frescoesDate	1378 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Spas na Ilyine ⓘ Spaso-Preobrazhensky Church on Ilyina Street ⓘ linked to: Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street
hasArchitecturalType	cross-in-square church ⓘ
hasArtist	Theophanes the Greek ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	partially preserved frescoes ⓘ
hasDomeCount	1 ⓘ
hasFeature	apse ⓘ drum with windows ⓘ narthex ⓘ
hasIconographicProgram	New Testament scenes ⓘ Old Testament scenes ⓘ Pantocrator in the dome ⓘ images of saints ⓘ
hasInteriorDecoration	Byzantine-style frescoes ⓘ
hasMaterial	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
hasPlan	single-nave ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn	Northwestern Federal District ⓘ Novgorod Oblast ⓘ Veliky Novgorod ⓘ linked to: Novgorod
locatedInHistoricArea	Novgorod Detinets surroundings ⓘ
locatedNear	Volkhov River ⓘ
locatedOn	Ilyina Street ⓘ
partOf	Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings ⓘ linked to: Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings (partly)
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
significantFor	development of Novgorod architecture ⓘ history of Theophanes the Greek ⓘ study of Byzantine influence on Russian art ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1992 ⓘ
usedFor	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Orthodox worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings → hasPart → Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street ⓘ

subject linked to: Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings (partly)

Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street → hasAlternativeName → Spaso-Preobrazhensky Church on Ilyina Street ⓘ

linked to: Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on Ilyina Street

Theophanes the Greek → notableWork → Church of the Savior of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street frescoes ⓘ