Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
E143631
The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is an iconic modernist Catholic church in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and renowned for its bold curves and integration of art and architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of Saint Francis of Assisi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1210492 — 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 Saint Francis of Assisi Context triple: [Pampulha Modern Ensemble, hasPart, Church of Saint Francis of Assisi]
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is a historic Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark in downtown Santa Fe, renowned for its French Romanesque Revival style and central role in the city’s religious and cultural life.
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Dominus Flevit Church
Dominus Flevit Church is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, traditionally marking the spot where Jesus wept over the future fate of the city.
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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, notable for its Gothic architecture and religious significance in the region.
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Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
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E.
Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Wadowice, Poland, best known as the parish church of Pope John Paul II and a major pilgrimage site.
- 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 Saint Francis of Assisi Target entity description: The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is an iconic modernist Catholic church in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and renowned for its bold curves and integration of art and architecture.
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A.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is a historic Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark in downtown Santa Fe, renowned for its French Romanesque Revival style and central role in the city’s religious and cultural life.
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B.
Dominus Flevit Church
Dominus Flevit Church is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, traditionally marking the spot where Jesus wept over the future fate of the city.
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C.
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, notable for its Gothic architecture and religious significance in the region.
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D.
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
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E.
Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Wadowice, Poland, best known as the parish church of Pope John Paul II and a major pilgrimage site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic church
ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ modernist church ⓘ |
| architect | Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brazilian modernism
ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ |
| artist | Cândido Portinari ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Juscelino Kubitschek ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte
ⓘ
surface form:
Pampulha lakeside leisure complex
|
| completionDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate coordinates -19.851°S, -43.971°W ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte ⓘ |
| exteriorDecoration | blue-and-white tile panels ⓘ |
| floorPlanShape | curvilinear ⓘ |
| hasAltar | main altar dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ |
| hasArtwork |
Stations of the Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
Stations of the Cross by Cândido Portinari
tile panel depicting Saint Francis and animals ⓘ |
| hasDome | no ⓘ |
| hasTower | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic and Artistic Heritage of Brazil
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| interiorDecoration | murals by Cândido Portinari ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial reception by Catholic authorities at time of completion
ⓘ
innovative use of curves in modernist architecture ⓘ integration of architecture and visual arts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belo Horizonte
ⓘ
Pampulha neighborhood ⓘ
surface form:
Pampulha
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Minas Gerais ⓘ |
| locatedOn | shore of Pampulha Lagoon ⓘ |
| materialUsed | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
azulejo tile panels
ⓘ
curved roofline ⓘ parabolic concrete vaults ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte
ⓘ
surface form:
Pampulha Modern Ensemble
Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte ⓘ
surface form:
Pampulha architectural complex
|
| patronSaint |
Saint Francis of Assisi
ⓘ
surface form:
Francis of Assisi
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| roofType | barrel vaults ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Joaquim Cardozo ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte
ⓘ
surface form:
Pampulha Modern Ensemble
|
| uses | reinforced concrete shell structure ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | major tourist attraction in Belo Horizonte ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Church of Saint Francis of Assisi Description of subject: The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is an iconic modernist Catholic church in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and renowned for its bold curves and integration of art and architecture.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pampulha Modern Ensemble