Marian shrine of Montevergine

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Benedictine monastery Catholic Marian shrine pilgrimage site

The Marian shrine of Montevergine is a major Catholic pilgrimage site in Campania, Italy, renowned for its venerated icon of the Black Madonna and its historic Benedictine monastery.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Montevergine	7
Abbey of Montevergine	6
Sanctuary of Montevergine	5
Monastery of Montevergine	2
Montevergine monastic community	2
Benedictine monastery of Montevergine	1
Congregation of Montevergine	1
Marian shrine of Montevergine canonical	1
Montevergine Abbey	1
Montevergine Abbey shrine	1
Montevergine Sanctuary	1
Montevergine monastery	1
monastery of Montevergine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10159268 — 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: Marian shrine of Montevergine
Context triple: [Saint William of Montevergine, associatedWith, Marian shrine of Montevergine]

A. San Guglielmo di Montevergine
San Guglielmo di Montevergine is a medieval hermit and abbot venerated as a Catholic saint, best known as the founder of the Montevergine monastery in southern Italy.
B. Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso
The Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso is a prominent Catholic pilgrimage church and monastery dramatically overlooking Locarno, Switzerland, renowned for its religious significance and panoramic views of Lake Maggiore.
C. Sanctuary of La Verna
The Sanctuary of La Verna is a major Franciscan pilgrimage site in Tuscany, Italy, renowned as the mountain retreat where Saint Francis of Assisi is believed to have received the stigmata.
D. Sanctuary of Montalto
The Sanctuary of Montalto is a historic hilltop church and Marian shrine overlooking the city of Messina in Sicily, Italy.
E. Foundation of the Abbey of Montevergine
The Foundation of the Abbey of Montevergine is a medieval monastic establishment in southern Italy founded by Saint William of Montevergine, which became an important center of Benedictine spirituality and pilgrimage.
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: Marian shrine of Montevergine
Target entity description: The Marian shrine of Montevergine is a major Catholic pilgrimage site in Campania, Italy, renowned for its venerated icon of the Black Madonna and its historic Benedictine monastery.

A. San Guglielmo di Montevergine
San Guglielmo di Montevergine is a medieval hermit and abbot venerated as a Catholic saint, best known as the founder of the Montevergine monastery in southern Italy.
B. Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso
The Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso is a prominent Catholic pilgrimage church and monastery dramatically overlooking Locarno, Switzerland, renowned for its religious significance and panoramic views of Lake Maggiore.
C. Sanctuary of La Verna
The Sanctuary of La Verna is a major Franciscan pilgrimage site in Tuscany, Italy, renowned as the mountain retreat where Saint Francis of Assisi is believed to have received the stigmata.
D. Sanctuary of Montalto
The Sanctuary of Montalto is a historic hilltop church and Marian shrine overlooking the city of Messina in Sicily, Italy.
E. Foundation of the Abbey of Montevergine
The Foundation of the Abbey of Montevergine is a medieval monastic establishment in southern Italy founded by Saint William of Montevergine, which became an important center of Benedictine spirituality and pilgrimage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Benedictine monastery ⓘ Catholic Marian shrine ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
associatedWith	Montevergine Abbey ⓘ linked to: Marian shrine of Montevergine Sanctuary of Montevergine ⓘ linked to: Marian shrine of Montevergine
belongsTo	Catholic Church in Italy ⓘ linked to: Latin Church in Italy
country	Italy ⓘ
culturalRole	regional religious center ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Virgin Mary ⓘ
devotionalFocus	Marian intercession ⓘ veneration of the Black Madonna ⓘ
elevation	mountain sanctuary ⓘ
governedBy	Benedictine community ⓘ
hasFeature	church ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ pilgrims’ facilities ⓘ
hasIcon	Black Madonna of Montevergine ⓘ
hasMonastery	Benedictine monastery of Montevergine ⓘ linked to: Marian shrine of Montevergine
hasStatus	major Marian shrine in Campania ⓘ
hasTitle	Abbey of Montevergine ⓘ linked to: Marian shrine of Montevergine Sanctuary of Montevergine ⓘ linked to: Marian shrine of Montevergine
heritageAspect	historic monastery ⓘ pilgrimage traditions ⓘ religious art ⓘ
isMajorPilgrimageSiteFor	Catholics ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
knownFor	Benedictine monastic tradition ⓘ Black Madonna image ⓘ regional pilgrimages ⓘ venerated Marian icon ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Latin Rite ⓘ
locatedIn	Avellino province ⓘ linked to: Province of Avellino Campania ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ linked to: Southern Italy
locatedOn	Montevergine mountain ⓘ
monasticOrder	Benedictines ⓘ
pilgrimageTradition	Marian devotion ⓘ
regionallySignificantFor	Campania ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
tourismType	religious tourism ⓘ
veneratedImageType	Black Madonna ⓘ

How these facts were elicited