Mount Samat National Shrine
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Mount Samat National Shrine is a historic memorial complex in the Philippines commemorating the soldiers who fought and died in the Battle of Bataan during World War II.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Samat National Shrine canonical | 15 |
| Mount Samat Memorial Cross | 1 |
| Mount Samat National Shrine complex | 1 |
| Mount Samat cross | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13088028 — 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: Mount Samat National Shrine Context triple: [Bataan, hasNotableLandmark, Mount Samat National Shrine]
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A.
Shrine City of the Philippines
Shrine City of the Philippines is the honorary title of Dapitan, a historic city in the Philippines best known as the place of exile of national hero José Rizal and home to several important heritage and religious sites.
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B.
Lapu-Lapu Shrine
Lapu-Lapu Shrine is a historic monument in Mactan, Philippines, honoring the native chieftain Lapu-Lapu for his resistance against Spanish colonization.
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C.
Rizal Shrine Calamba
Rizal Shrine Calamba is a historical museum and reconstructed ancestral house in Calamba, Laguna, dedicated to the life and legacy of Philippine national hero José Rizal.
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D.
National Shrine of the Philippines
The National Shrine of the Philippines is a designation given to historically and culturally significant religious or heritage sites recognized for their national importance.
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E.
National Monument of the Philippines
The National Monument of the Philippines is an official designation given to historically and culturally significant structures or sites recognized and protected by the Philippine government.
- 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: Mount Samat National Shrine Target entity description: Mount Samat National Shrine is a historic memorial complex in the Philippines commemorating the soldiers who fought and died in the Battle of Bataan during World War II.
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A.
Shrine City of the Philippines
Shrine City of the Philippines is the honorary title of Dapitan, a historic city in the Philippines best known as the place of exile of national hero José Rizal and home to several important heritage and religious sites.
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B.
Lapu-Lapu Shrine
Lapu-Lapu Shrine is a historic monument in Mactan, Philippines, honoring the native chieftain Lapu-Lapu for his resistance against Spanish colonization.
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C.
Rizal Shrine Calamba
Rizal Shrine Calamba is a historical museum and reconstructed ancestral house in Calamba, Laguna, dedicated to the life and legacy of Philippine national hero José Rizal.
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D.
National Shrine of the Philippines
The National Shrine of the Philippines is a designation given to historically and culturally significant religious or heritage sites recognized for their national importance.
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E.
National Monument of the Philippines
The National Monument of the Philippines is an official designation given to historically and culturally significant structures or sites recognized and protected by the Philippine government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national shrine
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tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dambana ng Kagitingan ⓘ |
| annualEvent |
Araw ng Kagitingan
ⓘ
linked to:
Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
|
| architecturalStyle | modernist ⓘ |
| builtToHonor |
defenders of Bataan
ⓘ
heroes of the Bataan Death March ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American soldiers
ⓘ
Battle of Bataan ⓘ Filipino soldiers ⓘ World War II casualties in Bataan ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| distanceFromManila | approximately 130 kilometers ⓘ |
| governingBody | Philippine Veterans Affairs Office ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elevator inside the cross
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eternal flame motif ⓘ giant memorial cross ⓘ mosaic murals ⓘ observation gallery in the cross arms ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dambana ng Kagitingan Memorial Cross
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chapel ⓘ colonnade ⓘ historical markers ⓘ park grounds ⓘ relief sculptures ⓘ viewing deck ⓘ war museum ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Bataan Peninsula
ⓘ
Corregidor Island ⓘ
linked to:
Corregidor
Manila Bay ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national shrine of the Philippines ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pilar, Bataan ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Bataan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Luzon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Samat ⓘ |
| memorialType | World War II memorial ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
Department of National Defense of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of National Defense (Philippines)
|
| significantEvent |
Bataan Death March
ⓘ
Battle of Bataan ⓘ |
| theme | Filipino valor and sacrifice ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | historical tourism site ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Shrine of Valor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Araw ng Kagitingan observances
ⓘ
commemoration ceremonies ⓘ |
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Subject: Mount Samat National Shrine Description of subject: Mount Samat National Shrine is a historic memorial complex in the Philippines commemorating the soldiers who fought and died in the Battle of Bataan during World War II.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mount Samat National Shrine
linked to: Mount Samat National Shrine
subject linked to:
Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
subject linked to:
Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
linked to: Mount Samat National Shrine
subject linked to:
Pilar
subject linked to:
National Shrines