Old St. Joseph's Church
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Old St. Joseph's Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia, recognized as one of the oldest Catholic parishes in the United States and a notable landmark within the Old City area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old St. Joseph's Church canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T920011 — 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: Old St. Joseph's Church Context triple: [Old City historic district, contains, Old St. Joseph's Church]
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A.
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph’s Church is a Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally identified as being built over the workshop and home of Saint Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.
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B.
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church is a historic 19th-century Catholic church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, notable for its prominent hilltop location overlooking the town and its role during the Civil War.
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C.
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Saints Peter and Paul Church is a prominent historic Roman Catholic church in San Francisco, known for its twin spires and central role in the North Beach neighborhood.
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D.
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.
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E.
St. Elisabeth Church
St. Elisabeth Church is a Christian place of worship, likely of historical and architectural significance, that serves as a notable landmark in its locality.
- 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: Old St. Joseph's Church Target entity description: Old St. Joseph's Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia, recognized as one of the oldest Catholic parishes in the United States and a notable landmark within the Old City area.
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A.
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph’s Church is a Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally identified as being built over the workshop and home of Saint Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.
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B.
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church is a historic 19th-century Catholic church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, notable for its prominent hilltop location overlooking the town and its role during the Civil War.
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C.
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Saints Peter and Paul Church is a prominent historic Roman Catholic church in San Francisco, known for its twin spires and central role in the North Beach neighborhood.
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D.
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.
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E.
St. Elisabeth Church
St. Elisabeth Church is a Christian place of worship, likely of historical and architectural significance, that serves as a notable landmark in its locality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic church
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historic church ⓘ parish church ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| affiliation | Archdiocese of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| architecturalType | church building ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| category |
Roman Catholic churches in Philadelphia
ⓘ
historic churches in Pennsylvania ⓘ landmarks in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
USA
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| hasClergyType | priests ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Catholic parishioners ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar
ⓘ
pews ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
historic site
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Old St. Joseph's Church self-link ⓘ |
| hasParishStatus | active parish ⓘ |
| hasStatus | historic parish ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
Latin Church worldwide
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surface form:
Latin Church
|
| heritageDesignation | historic landmark ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
oldest Catholic parishes in the United States
ⓘ
oldest Roman Catholic churches in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Catholic Church in the United States
ⓘ
Christian churches in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| languageOfServices | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
Old City, Philadelphia ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict |
Old City historic district
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surface form:
Old City historic area
|
| notableFor |
early Catholic presence in colonial Philadelphia
ⓘ
historic Roman Catholic parish ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
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religious tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic worship
ⓘ
community gatherings ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old St. Joseph's Church Description of subject: Old St. Joseph's Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia, recognized as one of the oldest Catholic parishes in the United States and a notable landmark within the Old City area.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.