Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda

E1023875

Russian Orthodox church cathedral cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda is a prominent 16th-century Russian Orthodox cathedral renowned for its traditional white-stone architecture and historic frescoes, serving as one of the main landmarks of Vologda.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Sophia Cathedral (Vologda)	2
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13149609 — 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: Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda
Context triple: [Vologda, hasReligiousSite, Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda]

A. Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod is an 11th-century Orthodox church in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, renowned as one of the oldest stone cathedrals in the country and a masterpiece of early Russian architecture.
B. Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir
Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir is a 12th-century Russian Orthodox church renowned as a masterpiece of early Russian architecture and a former mother church of medieval Rus'.
C. Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Vladimir
The Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Vladimir is a 12th-century Russian Orthodox church renowned for its white-stone architecture and intricate exterior reliefs, and is part of the UNESCO-listed monuments of medieval Vladimir-Suzdal.
D. Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a famous 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, renowned for its colorful onion domes and iconic status as a symbol of Russia.
E. Holy Trinity Cathedral (Alexander Nevsky Lavra)
Holy Trinity Cathedral is the main Baroque-style church of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg, Russia, serving as a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
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: Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda
Target entity description: Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda is a prominent 16th-century Russian Orthodox cathedral renowned for its traditional white-stone architecture and historic frescoes, serving as one of the main landmarks of Vologda.

A. Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod is an 11th-century Orthodox church in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, renowned as one of the oldest stone cathedrals in the country and a masterpiece of early Russian architecture.
B. Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir
Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir is a 12th-century Russian Orthodox church renowned as a masterpiece of early Russian architecture and a former mother church of medieval Rus'.
C. Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Vladimir
The Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Vladimir is a 12th-century Russian Orthodox church renowned for its white-stone architecture and intricate exterior reliefs, and is part of the UNESCO-listed monuments of medieval Vladimir-Suzdal.
D. Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a famous 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, renowned for its colorful onion domes and iconic status as a symbol of Russia.
E. Holy Trinity Cathedral (Alexander Nevsky Lavra)
Holy Trinity Cathedral is the main Baroque-style church of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg, Russia, serving as a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian Orthodox church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ
affiliation	Vologda diocese ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Russian medieval architecture ⓘ white-stone architecture ⓘ
category	16th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings ⓘ Cathedrals in Russia ⓘ Churches in Vologda Oblast ⓘ Cultural heritage monuments in Vologda Oblast ⓘ
completionDate	late 16th century ⓘ
constructionStart	1560s ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
denomination	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
floorPlan	cross-in-square plan ⓘ
foundedBy	Ivan IV of Russia ⓘ linked to: Ivan IV the Terrible
function	cathedral church ⓘ
hasPart	bell tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda ⓘ frescoes ⓘ iconostasis ⓘ
heritageDesignation	object of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation ⓘ
heritageStatus	cultural heritage monument of Russia ⓘ
inception	16th century ⓘ
interiorDecoration	fresco cycles ⓘ wall paintings ⓘ
locatedIn	European Russia ⓘ Kremlin of Vologda ⓘ linked to: Vologda Kremlin Vologda ⓘ Vologda Oblast ⓘ
materialUsed	white stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Holy Wisdom ⓘ Saint Sophia ⓘ
notableFeature	five domes ⓘ historic frescoes ⓘ massive white-stone walls ⓘ
numberOfDomes	5 ⓘ
partOf	Vologda Kremlin ensemble ⓘ
patron	Ivan the Terrible ⓘ linked to: Ivan IV the Terrible
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
roofType	helmet domes ⓘ
significance	important monument of Russian church architecture ⓘ main Orthodox cathedral of Vologda in the 16th–18th centuries ⓘ one of the main landmarks of Vologda ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
use	museum object ⓘ place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Vologda → hasReligiousSite → Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda ⓘ

subject linked to: city of Vologda

Vologda → hasLandmark → Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda ⓘ

Vologda Kremlin ensemble → hasPart → Saint Sophia Cathedral (Vologda) ⓘ

linked to: Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda

Vologda Kremlin ensemble → centeredAround → Saint Sophia Cathedral (Vologda) ⓘ