San Paolo fuori le Mura (Rome)
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San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome is one of the city’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its vast interior, rich artistic decoration, and its traditional identification as the burial place of Saint Paul the Apostle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Paolo fuori le Mura (Rome) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13293216 — 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: San Paolo fuori le Mura (Rome) Context triple: [Giovanni Lanfranco, decorated, San Paolo fuori le Mura (Rome)]
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A.
Piazza Capo di Ferro, Rome
Piazza Capo di Ferro in Rome is a small historic square in the city’s center, best known for hosting the richly decorated Renaissance Palazzo Spada.
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B.
Santa Susanna, Rome
Santa Susanna, Rome is a landmark early Baroque church in Rome renowned for its influential façade and richly decorated interior.
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C.
Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
The Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura is an ancient major basilica in Rome, renowned as one of the city’s traditional seven pilgrimage churches and a significant burial site of popes and martyrs.
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D.
San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Rome
San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Rome is a prominent Renaissance and Baroque church near the Tiber River, historically associated with the Florentine community and notable as the resting place of several major architects and artists.
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E.
San Eustachio, Rome
San Eustachio, Rome is a historic Roman church and rione (district) near the Pantheon, known for its medieval origins and distinctive stag-emblem bell tower.
- 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: San Paolo fuori le Mura (Rome) Target entity description: San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome is one of the city’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its vast interior, rich artistic decoration, and its traditional identification as the burial place of Saint Paul the Apostle.
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A.
Piazza Capo di Ferro, Rome
Piazza Capo di Ferro in Rome is a small historic square in the city’s center, best known for hosting the richly decorated Renaissance Palazzo Spada.
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B.
Santa Susanna, Rome
Santa Susanna, Rome is a landmark early Baroque church in Rome renowned for its influential façade and richly decorated interior.
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C.
Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
The Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura is an ancient major basilica in Rome, renowned as one of the city’s traditional seven pilgrimage churches and a significant burial site of popes and martyrs.
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D.
San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Rome
San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Rome is a prominent Renaissance and Baroque church near the Tiber River, historically associated with the Florentine community and notable as the resting place of several major architects and artists.
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E.
San Eustachio, Rome
San Eustachio, Rome is a historic Roman church and rione (district) near the Pantheon, known for its medieval origins and distinctive stag-emblem bell tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Basilica
ⓘ
Catholic pilgrimage site ⓘ Church building ⓘ Papal basilica ⓘ Tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
St Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
|
| architecturalStyle |
Early Christian basilica
ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| foundedBy |
Emperor Constantine I
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantine I
|
| governingBody | Holy See ⓘ |
| hasArtisticSignificance | Rich interior decoration and mosaics ⓘ |
| hasCloisterAttributedTo | Vassalletto family ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalStatus |
Minor basilica
ⓘ
Papal basilica ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Apse mosaic
ⓘ
Atrium with colonnade ⓘ Cloister ⓘ Confessio over the tomb of Saint Paul ⓘ Large nave with double side aisles ⓘ Monumental façade ⓘ Series of papal portraits ⓘ Triumphal arch mosaic ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
Place of worship
ⓘ
Tourist destination ⓘ |
| hasMosaicDepicting |
Christ in glory
ⓘ
linked to:
Christ in Majesty
Evangelists ⓘ Saint Paul ⓘ Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Peter
|
| isOutside |
Aurelian Walls of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo
|
| jurisdiction | Diocese of Rome ⓘ |
| liturgicalCalendarRole | Focus of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Rome ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | Site of major papal liturgies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| majorReconstructionCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| near | Via Ostiense ⓘ |
| oneOf | Four major papal basilicas of Rome ⓘ |
| originalConstructionCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| ownership | Holy See ⓘ |
| patronSaint |
Saint Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| pilgrimageRoute | Visited by pilgrims to the tomb of Saint Paul ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | 1823 fire ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| traditionalBurialPlaceOf |
Saint Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| UNESCOStatus | Part of Historic Centre of Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
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Subject: San Paolo fuori le Mura (Rome) Description of subject: San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome is one of the city’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its vast interior, rich artistic decoration, and its traditional identification as the burial place of Saint Paul the Apostle.
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