Our Lady of La Vang

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Catholic devotion Marian apparition

Our Lady of La Vang is a revered Marian apparition in Vietnam, venerated especially by Vietnamese Catholics as a symbol of comfort and protection amid persecution.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Our Lady of La Vang canonical	1
Shrine of Our Lady of La Vang	1
Đức Mẹ La Vang	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10730184 — 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 La Vang
Context triple: [Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, hasChapelHonoring, Our Lady of La Vang]

A. Chầu Bà
Chầu Bà is a prominent female spirit in Vietnam’s Mother Goddess (Đạo Mẫu) religion, venerated as a protective and benevolent deity in spirit possession rituals and temple worship.
B. Chau Say Tevoda
Chau Say Tevoda is a 12th-century Khmer Hindu temple near Angkor Thom in Cambodia, notable for its intricate carvings and restored classical Angkorian architecture.
C. Phu Nhai Basilica
Phu Nhai Basilica is a prominent Roman Catholic church in northern Vietnam, renowned for its grand neo-Gothic architecture and status as one of the country’s most important Marian pilgrimage sites.
D. Co Le Pagoda
Co Le Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam, renowned for its distinctive architecture and cultural significance.
E. Chua Mot Cot
Chua Mot Cot is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its unique single-pillar pagoda design that appears to rise from a lotus pond.
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 La Vang
Target entity description: Our Lady of La Vang is a revered Marian apparition in Vietnam, venerated especially by Vietnamese Catholics as a symbol of comfort and protection amid persecution.

A. Chầu Bà
Chầu Bà is a prominent female spirit in Vietnam’s Mother Goddess (Đạo Mẫu) religion, venerated as a protective and benevolent deity in spirit possession rituals and temple worship.
B. Chau Say Tevoda
Chau Say Tevoda is a 12th-century Khmer Hindu temple near Angkor Thom in Cambodia, notable for its intricate carvings and restored classical Angkorian architecture.
C. Phu Nhai Basilica
Phu Nhai Basilica is a prominent Roman Catholic church in northern Vietnam, renowned for its grand neo-Gothic architecture and status as one of the country’s most important Marian pilgrimage sites.
D. Co Le Pagoda
Co Le Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam, renowned for its distinctive architecture and cultural significance.
E. Chua Mot Cot
Chua Mot Cot is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its unique single-pillar pagoda design that appears to rise from a lotus pond.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic devotion ⓘ Marian apparition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Our Lady of Lavang ⓘ Đức Mẹ La Vang ⓘ linked to: Our Lady of La Vang
associatedWithCentury	18th century ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	persecution of Catholics in Vietnam ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Central Vietnam ⓘ La Vang ⓘ Quảng Trị Province ⓘ linked to: Quang Tri Province
associatedWithRite	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide Vietnamese Catholic liturgy ⓘ
country	Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam
culturalSignificance	symbol of Vietnamese Catholic identity ⓘ symbol of hope during war and exile ⓘ
devotionalPractices	Marian hymns ⓘ processions ⓘ rosary ⓘ
devotionSpreadTo	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ France ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
devotionType	Marian devotion ⓘ
feastDay	August 22 ⓘ celebrated by Vietnamese Catholics worldwide ⓘ
hasPilgrimage	La Vang Marian pilgrimage ⓘ
hasShrine	Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang ⓘ
hasStatue	statue at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. ⓘ statue in many Vietnamese Catholic parishes worldwide ⓘ
iconography	Mary appearing among trees in the forest ⓘ Mary holding the Child Jesus ⓘ Mary in Vietnamese traditional dress (áo dài) ⓘ
languageOfDevotion	English ⓘ French ⓘ Vietnamese ⓘ
liturgicalRecognition	recognized in Vietnamese Catholic calendar ⓘ
majorShrineLocation	Hai Lang District ⓘ La Vang Sanctuary ⓘ Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Quang Tri Province
patronage	Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam Vietnamese diaspora ⓘ persecuted Christians ⓘ refugees ⓘ
pilgrimageFrequency	annual ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
symbolizes	comfort ⓘ consolation in persecution ⓘ protection ⓘ
titleOf	Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
veneratedBy	Vietnamese Catholics ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church in Vietnam
veneratedIn	Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception → hasChapelHonoring → Our Lady of La Vang ⓘ

Catholic Marian shrines network → hasComponent → Shrine of Our Lady of La Vang ⓘ

linked to: Our Lady of La Vang

Our Lady of La Vang → alsoKnownAs → Đức Mẹ La Vang ⓘ