Basilica Minore del Santo Niño
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The Basilica Minore del Santo Niño is a historic Catholic church in Cebu City, Philippines, renowned as the country's oldest Roman Catholic church and a major pilgrimage site housing the revered image of the Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica Minore del Santo Niño canonical | 5 |
| Basilica del Santo Niño | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2375923 — 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 Minore del Santo Niño Context triple: [Cebu, historicalSite, Basilica Minore del Santo Niño]
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A.
San Miguel Church
San Miguel Church is a historic Catholic church in the Bolivian city of Oruro, known for its colonial-era architecture and religious significance.
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B.
San Agustin Church
San Agustin Church is a historic Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Manila’s Intramuros district, renowned as the oldest stone church in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
San Ildefonso Church
San Ildefonso Church is a historic Roman Catholic church known for its colonial-era architecture and religious significance in the town of San Ildefonso.
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D.
Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
The Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz is a historic Roman Catholic church in Binondo, Manila, dedicated to the first Filipino saint and serving as a prominent religious and cultural landmark in the area.
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E.
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in downtown San Antonio, Texas, recognized as one of the oldest cathedrals in the United States and a central landmark of the city.
- 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 Minore del Santo Niño Target entity description: The Basilica Minore del Santo Niño is a historic Catholic church in Cebu City, Philippines, renowned as the country's oldest Roman Catholic church and a major pilgrimage site housing the revered image of the Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus).
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A.
San Miguel Church
San Miguel Church is a historic Catholic church in the Bolivian city of Oruro, known for its colonial-era architecture and religious significance.
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B.
San Agustin Church
San Agustin Church is a historic Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Manila’s Intramuros district, renowned as the oldest stone church in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
San Ildefonso Church
San Ildefonso Church is a historic Roman Catholic church known for its colonial-era architecture and religious significance in the town of San Ildefonso.
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D.
Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
The Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz is a historic Roman Catholic church in Binondo, Manila, dedicated to the first Filipino saint and serving as a prominent religious and cultural landmark in the area.
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E.
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in downtown San Antonio, Texas, recognized as one of the oldest cathedrals in the United States and a central landmark of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic basilica
ⓘ
church building ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ |
| affiliation | Order of Saint Augustine ⓘ |
| archdiocese |
Archdiocese of Cebu
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu
|
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque architecture
Sicilian Baroque ⓘ
surface form:
Earthquake Baroque
|
| associatedFestival | Sinulog Festival ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkOf |
Cebu
ⓘ
surface form:
Cebu City
|
| constructionStart | 1565 ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Child Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Child Jesus
Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| founded | 1565 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Augustinians
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustinian friars
|
| foundingEvent | Spanish arrival in Cebu under Miguel López de Legazpi ⓘ |
| function | parish church ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archdiocese of Cebu ⓘ |
| hasImage | Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ |
| hasPart |
basilica church
ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ convent ⓘ courtyard ⓘ museum ⓘ pilgrim center ⓘ plaza ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines
ⓘ
National Historical Landmark of the Philippines ⓘ |
| imageVeneratedAs | miraculous image of the Holy Child Jesus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
housing the image of Santo Niño de Cebu
ⓘ
major pilgrimage site in the Philippines ⓘ oldest Roman Catholic church in the Philippines ⓘ |
| liturgicalTitle | minor basilica ⓘ |
| liturgicalTitleGrantedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cebu
ⓘ
surface form:
Cebu City
Cebu Island ⓘ Province of Cebu ⓘ
surface form:
Cebu Province
Central Visayas ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Visayas ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Magellan’s Cross ⓘ |
| material | coral stone ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor | devotees of Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
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| religiousOrder | Order of Saint Augustine ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| status |
minor basilica
ⓘ
shrine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica Minore del Santo Niño Description of subject: The Basilica Minore del Santo Niño is a historic Catholic church in Cebu City, Philippines, renowned as the country's oldest Roman Catholic church and a major pilgrimage site housing the revered image of the Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus).
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Basilica del Santo Niño