Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

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The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian mosaics and significant role in the history of Western Christianity.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore canonical	12
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore	11
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore complex	1
Papal basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore	1
Patriarchal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16216154 — 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: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Context triple: [Municipio I of Rome, contains, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore]

A. Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a prominent Romanesque church in Bergamo, Italy, renowned for its richly decorated interior, historic artworks, and significance as one of the city’s most important religious monuments.
B. Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore is the principal Roman Catholic church and historic episcopal seat in the city of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy.
C. Mother Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Mother Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is a historic main parish church in Gioia del Colle, Italy, noted for its religious significance and traditional southern Italian architecture.
D. Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is a Romanesque medieval church in Tuscania, Italy, renowned for its ornate façade, sculpted portals, and well-preserved frescoes.
E. Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is a historic Romanesque-Gothic church in the Italian town of Ferentino, noted for its medieval architecture and artistic heritage.
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: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Target entity description: The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian mosaics and significant role in the history of Western Christianity.

A. Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a prominent Romanesque church in Bergamo, Italy, renowned for its richly decorated interior, historic artworks, and significance as one of the city’s most important religious monuments.
B. Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore is the principal Roman Catholic church and historic episcopal seat in the city of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy.
C. Mother Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Mother Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is a historic main parish church in Gioia del Colle, Italy, noted for its religious significance and traditional southern Italian architecture.
D. Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is a Romanesque medieval church in Tuscania, Italy, renowned for its ornate façade, sculpted portals, and well-preserved frescoes.
E. Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is a historic Roman Catholic church in Monte Sant’Angelo, Italy, noted for its medieval architecture and religious significance as part of the town’s renowned pilgrimage complex.
F. None of above. chosen

Referenced by (26)

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

Municipio I of Rome → contains → Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

Rione Monti → contains → Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

Saint Mary Major → associatedWith → Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

Esquiline Obelisk → locatedNear → Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ

Our Lady of the Snows → isAssociatedWithChurch → Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ