Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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Christian holy site basilica church building minor basilica pilgrimage site

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and his tomb.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Church of the Holy Sepulchre canonical	60
Holy Sepulchre	9
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem	6
Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre	5
Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre	3
Church of the Holy Sepulchre complex	3
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem	2
Anastasis (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)	1
Chapel of Calvary	1
Chapel of St. Helena	1
Chapel of the Finding of the True Cross	1
Church of Saint-Sépulcre	1
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)	1
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (through the Patriarchate of Jerusalem)	1
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (traditionally attributed)	1
Greek Orthodox complex in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre	1
Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre	1
Holy Sepulchre (English)	1
Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem	1
Latin (Catholic) area of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre	1
Pascha (Easter) at the Holy Sepulchre	1
interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre	1
the tomb of Jesus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157048 — 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 Sepulchre
Context triple: [Golgotha, associatedWithStructure, Church of the Holy Sepulchre]

A. Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam’s holiest sites, a historic congregational mosque in Jerusalem revered for its religious significance and its location within the sacred compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.
B. Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
C. Western Wall
The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
D. Tomb of Maimonides
The Tomb of Maimonides is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site and burial place of the medieval philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides, located in the city of Tiberias in Israel.
E. Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
The Orthodox Church of Jerusalem is one of the oldest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches, traditionally led by the Patriarch of Jerusalem and centered on the holy sites of Christianity in the Holy Land.
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 Sepulchre
Target entity description: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and his tomb.

A. Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam’s holiest sites, a historic congregational mosque in Jerusalem revered for its religious significance and its location within the sacred compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.
B. Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
C. Western Wall
The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
D. Tomb of Maimonides
The Tomb of Maimonides is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site and burial place of the medieval philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides, located in the city of Tiberias in Israel.
E. Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
The Orthodox Church of Jerusalem is one of the oldest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches, traditionally led by the Patriarch of Jerusalem and centered on the holy sites of Christianity in the Holy Land.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian holy site ⓘ basilica ⓘ church building ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Church of the Resurrection ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ surface form: Holy Sepulchre
architecturalStyle	Byzantine ⓘ Crusader architecture ⓘ Romanesque ⓘ
builtBy	Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Emperor Constantine the Great Saint Helena of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Empress Helena
consecrationYear	335 ⓘ
constructionStart	c. 326 ⓘ
containsSiteOf	Golgotha ⓘ surface form: Calvary Golgotha ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: the tomb of Jesus
containsStructure	Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre Catholicon ⓘ Chapel of Adam ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chapel of Calvary Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chapel of St. Helena Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chapel of the Finding of the True Cross Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition ⓘ Greek Orthodox Katholikon ⓘ Rotunda ⓘ Stone of Anointing ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Jesus Christ ⓘ
denominationMinorRights	Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
denominationSharing	Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
floorCount	multiple levels ⓘ
governedBy	Status Quo of the Holy Places ⓘ
hasCustodyRole	Franciscan Order ⓘ surface form: Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land
hasFeature	bell tower ⓘ courtyard ⓘ large dome over the Rotunda ⓘ
hasKeyCustodians	Joudeh family ⓘ Sari Nusseibeh ⓘ surface form: Nuseibeh family
locatedIn	Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
mainEntranceFaces	south ⓘ
partOf	Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
pilgrimageImportance	one of the holiest sites in Christianity ⓘ
rebuiltAfter	destruction in 1009 ⓘ
rebuiltBy	Byzantine emperors ⓘ Knights Hospitaller ⓘ surface form: Crusaders
rebuiltInCentury	12th century ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
traditionallyIdentifiedAs	site of the burial of Jesus ⓘ site of the crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ site of the resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusSince	1981 ⓘ
visitedBy	millions of Christian pilgrims annually ⓘ

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

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Golgotha → traditionalSiteContainedIn → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Israel → notableSite → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Jerusalem → hasPart → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Round Church → dedicatedTo → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Round Church → inspiredBy → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site → hasPart → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → centralShrine → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → hasMajorFeastFocus → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha (Easter) at the Holy Sepulchre

Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → celebratesEvent → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Calvaria (Latin) → relatedConcept → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: Calvaria

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → alsoKnownAs → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsSiteOf → Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: the tomb of Jesus

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chapel of Calvary

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chapel of St. Helena

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chapel of the Finding of the True Cross

Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths → aboutPlace → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Holy Land → contains → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Helena → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

St Omer → hasReligiousBuilding → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of Saint-Sépulcre

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Dome of the Rock → nearbyStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Church of the Nativity → sharesCustodyWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

East Jerusalem → contains → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Jerusalem liturgical tradition → centeredOn → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anastasis (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)

Saint Helena of Constantinople → commissioned → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Via Dolorosa → hasEndPoint → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Kingdom of Jerusalem → importantInstitution → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

New Jerusalem Monastery → influencedBy → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Christian Quarter → hasPart → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Christian Quarter → knownFor → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Godfrey of Bouillon → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Patriarch of Jerusalem → cathedral → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem → religiousSiteAffected → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Stone of Anointing → locatedIn → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Stone of Anointing → partOf → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Stone of Anointing → near → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre

Catholicon → partOf → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: Catholicon (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)

Catholicon → locatedIn → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: Catholicon (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)

Catholicon → sharesBuildingWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: Catholicon (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)

this entity surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre

Greek Orthodox Katholikon → locatedIn → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Greek Orthodox Katholikon → partOf → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Orthodox complex in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Greek Orthodox Katholikon → adjacentTo → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre

Status Quo of the Holy Places → appliesTo → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Rotunda → partOf → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: Rotunda (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)

Rotunda → locatedIn → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: Rotunda (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)

Joudeh family → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem → hasPart → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition → locatedIn → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

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