Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg
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The Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg is a prominent late Gothic church in Heidelberg’s Old Town, historically significant as a burial site of Palatine electors and a former repository of the Palatinate’s famed library.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2312677 — 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 Spirit, Heidelberg Context triple: [Frederick III, Elector Palatine, burialPlace, Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg]
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Protestant Church in Frankfurt am Main
The Protestant Church in Frankfurt am Main was a regional Lutheran and Reformed church body in Frankfurt whose traditions and congregations later became part of the Evangelical Church of Hesse and Nassau.
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All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
All Saints' Church in Wittenberg is a historic Lutheran church in Germany renowned as the site of Martin Luther’s tomb and closely associated with the origins of the Protestant Reformation.
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Church of Our Lady, Fürth
The Church of Our Lady in Fürth is a historic Christian church and notable architectural landmark in the Bavarian city of Fürth, Germany.
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Frankfurt Cathedral
Frankfurt Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, renowned for its role as the coronation site of Holy Roman Emperors.
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Peterskirche
Peterskirche is a prominent historic church in Görlitz, Germany, known for its impressive Gothic architecture and twin towers overlooking the Neisse River.
- 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 Spirit, Heidelberg Target entity description: The Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg is a prominent late Gothic church in Heidelberg’s Old Town, historically significant as a burial site of Palatine electors and a former repository of the Palatinate’s famed library.
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Protestant Church in Frankfurt am Main
The Protestant Church in Frankfurt am Main was a regional Lutheran and Reformed church body in Frankfurt whose traditions and congregations later became part of the Evangelical Church of Hesse and Nassau.
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All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
All Saints' Church in Wittenberg is a historic Lutheran church in Germany renowned as the site of Martin Luther’s tomb and closely associated with the origins of the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Church of Our Lady, Fürth
The Church of Our Lady in Fürth is a historic Christian church and notable architectural landmark in the Bavarian city of Fürth, Germany.
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Frankfurt Cathedral
Frankfurt Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, renowned for its role as the coronation site of Holy Roman Emperors.
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Peterskirche
Peterskirche is a prominent historic church in Görlitz, Germany, known for its impressive Gothic architecture and twin towers overlooking the Neisse River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic church
ⓘ
church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Late Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Electoral Palatinate
ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of the Palatinate
|
| city | Heidelberg ⓘ |
| completionDate | 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 15th century ⓘ |
| contained |
Vatican Library
ⓘ
surface form:
Bibliotheca Palatina
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| damagedIn |
Nine Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Nine Years’ War
|
| dedicatedTo |
God the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Spirit
|
| denomination | Protestant ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcades around the tower base
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market stalls around the church ⓘ |
| hasFunction | parish church ⓘ |
| hasPart |
choir
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church tower ⓘ galleries ⓘ nave ⓘ side aisles ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
burial site of Palatine electors
ⓘ
repository of the Bibliotheca Palatina ⓘ |
| is |
main Protestant church of Heidelberg
ⓘ
most famous church in Heidelberg ⓘ prominent landmark of Heidelberg’s skyline ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Protestant worship ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Heidelberg ⓘ Marktplatz Heidelberg ⓘ
surface form:
Heidelberg Market Square
Old Town of Heidelberg ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
housing the Bibliotheca Palatina until the 17th century
ⓘ
role in Reformation history in the Palatinate ⓘ tombs of Palatine electors ⓘ |
| originalDenomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| region | Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region ⓘ |
| roofType | steep gabled roof ⓘ |
| sharedUse | simultaneum ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Heidelberg ⓘ |
| towerHeight | approximately 72 metres ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Catholics
ⓘ
Protestants ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg Description of subject: The Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg is a prominent late Gothic church in Heidelberg’s Old Town, historically significant as a burial site of Palatine electors and a former repository of the Palatinate’s famed library.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heiliggeistkirche Heidelberg
this entity surface form:
Heidelberg Church of the Holy Spirit
this entity surface form:
Heidelberg, Church of the Holy Spirit
this entity surface form:
Heidelberg Church of the Holy Spirit
this entity surface form:
Heidelberg Church of the Holy Spirit
this entity surface form:
Heiliggeistkirche (Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg)