Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras)

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Serbian Orthodox church cultural monument medieval church

The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Stari Ras is a medieval Serbian Orthodox church and one of the oldest and most significant monuments of early Serbian architecture and statehood.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Petrova crkva)	1
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras) canonical	1
Црква светих апостола Петра и Павла у Расу	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13454706 — 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: Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras)
Context triple: [Raška school, notableExample, Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras)]

A. Ružica Church
Ružica Church is a historic Serbian Orthodox church located within the Belgrade Fortress, known for its picturesque setting and richly decorated interior.
B. Cathedral of Saint Basil of Ostrog
The Cathedral of Saint Basil of Ostrog is a prominent Serbian Orthodox cathedral in Nikšić, Montenegro, dedicated to Saint Basil of Ostrog and known for its striking architecture and religious significance.
C. Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul
The Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul is a historic parish church in the village of Smiljan, Croatia, serving the local Serbian Orthodox community and known as part of the cultural heritage of Nikola Tesla’s birthplace.
D. Church of Saint Peter and Paul Nikšić
The Church of Saint Peter and Paul in Nikšić is a prominent Serbian Orthodox church in Montenegro, known for its religious significance and role in the spiritual life of the city.
E. Oplenac Church
Oplenac Church is a Serbian Orthodox royal mausoleum and memorial church in Topola, Serbia, known for its stunning mosaics and as the burial place of the Karađorđević dynasty.
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: Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras)
Target entity description: The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Stari Ras is a medieval Serbian Orthodox church and one of the oldest and most significant monuments of early Serbian architecture and statehood.

A. Ružica Church
Ružica Church is a historic Serbian Orthodox church located within the Belgrade Fortress, known for its picturesque setting and richly decorated interior.
B. Cathedral of Saint Basil of Ostrog
The Cathedral of Saint Basil of Ostrog is a prominent Serbian Orthodox cathedral in Nikšić, Montenegro, dedicated to Saint Basil of Ostrog and known for its striking architecture and religious significance.
C. Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul
The Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul is a historic parish church in the village of Smiljan, Croatia, serving the local Serbian Orthodox community and known as part of the cultural heritage of Nikola Tesla’s birthplace.
D. Church of Saint Peter and Paul Nikšić
The Church of Saint Peter and Paul in Nikšić is a prominent Serbian Orthodox church in Montenegro, known for its religious significance and role in the spiritual life of the city.
E. Oplenac Church
Oplenac Church is a Serbian Orthodox royal mausoleum and memorial church in Topola, Serbia, known for its stunning mosaics and as the burial place of the Karađorđević dynasty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Serbian Orthodox church ⓘ cultural monument ⓘ medieval church ⓘ
associatedWith	early Christian period in the Balkans ⓘ early Serbian statehood ⓘ medieval Serbian kingdom ⓘ medieval capital of the Serbian state (Ras) ⓘ
category	church building in Novi Pazar area ⓘ
country	Serbia ⓘ
culturalContext	medieval Serbian culture ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Apostle Paul ⓘ Apostle Peter ⓘ
denomination	Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
diocese	Eparchy of Raška and Prizren ⓘ
function	parish church ⓘ
hasFeature	central dome ⓘ fresco decoration ⓘ stone construction ⓘ
hasNameInSerbian	Црква светих апостола Петра и Павла у Расу ⓘ linked to: Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras)
heritageDesignation	Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance (Serbia) ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1979 ⓘ
importanceFor	history of medieval Serbia ⓘ history of the Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
locatedIn	Ras fortress area ⓘ linked to: Ras (fortress) Stari Ras ⓘ near Novi Pazar ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Raška region ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Paul ⓘ Saint Peter ⓘ linked to: Apostle Peter
partOf	Stari Ras and Sopoćani World Heritage Site ⓘ linked to: Stari Ras and Sopoćani
protectionStatus	state-protected monument in Serbia ⓘ
region	southwestern Serbia ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
religiousTradition	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
significance	important monument of early Serbian architecture ⓘ one of the oldest preserved churches in Serbia ⓘ
style	early medieval architecture ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1979 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId	Stari Ras and Sopoćani ⓘ
usedFor	Orthodox Christian worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Raška school → notableExample → Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras) ⓘ

Stari Ras fortress → nearby → Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Petrova crkva) ⓘ

linked to: Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras)

Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras) → hasNameInSerbian → Црква светих апостола Петра и Павла у Расу ⓘ