Virgin of the Pillar

E927059

Catholic title of Mary Marian apparition Marian devotion

The Virgin of the Pillar is a revered Marian apparition and patroness of Zaragoza, Spain, venerated as one of the oldest Marian devotions in Christianity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Our Lady of the Pillar	17
Virgin of the Pillar canonical	4
Our Lady of the Pillar (traditionally)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11440712 — 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: Virgin of the Pillar
Context triple: [Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, associatedWith, Virgin of the Pillar]

A. Our Lady of Le Puy
Our Lady of Le Puy is a revered Marian title associated with a major medieval pilgrimage shrine in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, long regarded as an important starting point on the Camino de Santiago.
B. Pio del Pilar
Pio del Pilar was a Filipino revolutionary general and key figure in the Philippine struggle for independence against Spanish colonial rule.
C. Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a widely venerated Marian title and icon in the Catholic Church, associated with the Virgin Mary’s continual aid and protection for the faithful.
D. Virgin of Socavón
The Virgin of Socavón is a revered Marian figure in Bolivia, especially associated with miners and prominently honored during the famous Carnival of Oruro.
E. Virgin of Candelaria
The Virgin of Candelaria is a revered Marian apparition and patron saint of the Canary Islands, especially venerated in Tenerife.
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: Virgin of the Pillar
Target entity description: The Virgin of the Pillar is a revered Marian apparition and patroness of Zaragoza, Spain, venerated as one of the oldest Marian devotions in Christianity.

A. Our Lady of Le Puy
Our Lady of Le Puy is a revered Marian title associated with a major medieval pilgrimage shrine in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, long regarded as an important starting point on the Camino de Santiago.
B. Pio del Pilar
Pio del Pilar was a Filipino revolutionary general and key figure in the Philippine struggle for independence against Spanish colonial rule.
C. Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a widely venerated Marian title and icon in the Catholic Church, associated with the Virgin Mary’s continual aid and protection for the faithful.
D. Virgin of Socavón
The Virgin of Socavón is a revered Marian figure in Bolivia, especially associated with miners and prominently honored during the famous Carnival of Oruro.
E. Virgin of Candelaria
The Virgin of Candelaria is a revered Marian apparition and patron saint of the Canary Islands, especially venerated in Tenerife.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic title of Mary ⓘ Marian apparition ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ
apparitionCountry	Roman Hispania ⓘ linked to: Roman Spain
apparitionDateTradition	1st century ⓘ 2 January 40 AD ⓘ
apparitionLocation	Zaragoza ⓘ
apparitionSetting	banks of the Ebro River ⓘ
apparitionTo	Saint James the Greater ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater
apparitionType	bilocation of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
approvedBy	Pope Innocent XIII ⓘ
associatedWithApostle	Saint James the Greater ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater
associatedWithConcept	Hispanidad ⓘ Spanish national identity ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Aragon ⓘ
canonicallyCrownedBy	Pope Saint Pius X ⓘ linked to: Pope Pius X
cultApproved	18th century ⓘ
devotionConsidered	one of the oldest Marian devotions in Christianity ⓘ
feastDay	12 October ⓘ
feastDayType	patronal feast of Spain ⓘ solemnity in Zaragoza ⓘ
hasAttribute	crowned ⓘ holding the Child Jesus ⓘ standing on a jasper pillar ⓘ
hasCanonicalCoronation	yes ⓘ
hasDevotionLanguage	Aragonese ⓘ linked to: Aragonese language Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasIconography	statue of the Virgin Mary on a pillar ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRankInZaragoza	solemnity ⓘ
hasMaterial	wooden statue ⓘ
hasMiracleTradition	protection of Zaragoza from war and disaster ⓘ
hasProcession	Fiestas del Pilar in Zaragoza ⓘ linked to: Fiestas del Pilar
hasRelicType	image shrine ⓘ
hasSanctuary	Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar ⓘ
linkedToCivilHoliday	Día de la Hispanidad ⓘ linked to: Fiesta Nacional de España Fiesta Nacional de España ⓘ
mainShrineCountry	Spain ⓘ
mainShrineLocation	Zaragoza ⓘ
patronOf	Hispanic world ⓘ Spain ⓘ Spanish Civil Guard ⓘ linked to: Guardia Civil Zaragoza ⓘ
pillarMaterial	jasper ⓘ
title	Patroness of the Hispanic World ⓘ Queen of the Hispanic World ⓘ
titleGivenBy	Pope Clement XII ⓘ
veneratedIn	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Spain ⓘ Zaragoza ⓘ

How these facts were elicited