Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
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The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central Brussels, renowned as one of Belgium’s most important religious and historical landmarks.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2656722 — 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: Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula Context triple: [Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal, locatedNear, Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula]
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Church of Our Lady of Laeken
The Church of Our Lady of Laeken is a prominent neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Brussels, Belgium, best known as the burial place of the Belgian royal family.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The Cathedral of Our Lady is a towering Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium, renowned for its intricate architecture and its masterpieces by the Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens.
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historic religious landmark in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, dedicated to the country’s first king and patron saint.
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Saint Salvator Cathedral
Saint Salvator Cathedral is the main church and oldest parish church of Bruges, Belgium, known for its neo-Romanesque architecture and prominent role as the city’s Roman Catholic cathedral.
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St.-Paulus-Dom
St.-Paulus-Dom is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Münster, Germany, renowned for its Gothic and Romanesque architecture and its role as the seat of the Bishop of Münster.
- 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: Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula Target entity description: The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central Brussels, renowned as one of Belgium’s most important religious and historical landmarks.
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A.
Church of Our Lady of Laeken
The Church of Our Lady of Laeken is a prominent neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Brussels, Belgium, best known as the burial place of the Belgian royal family.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The Cathedral of Our Lady is a towering Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium, renowned for its intricate architecture and its masterpieces by the Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens.
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C.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historic religious landmark in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, dedicated to the country’s first king and patron saint.
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Saint Salvator Cathedral
Saint Salvator Cathedral is the main church and oldest parish church of Bruges, Belgium, known for its neo-Romanesque architecture and prominent role as the city’s Roman Catholic cathedral.
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E.
St.-Paulus-Dom
St.-Paulus-Dom is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Münster, Germany, renowned for its Gothic and Romanesque architecture and its role as the seat of the Bishop of Münster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic church
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Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| affiliation | Catholic Church in Belgium ⓘ |
| architecturalType | cathedral ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkOf |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
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| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| diocese |
Ecclesiastical province of Mechelen
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surface form:
Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
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| hasArchitecturalFeature |
choir
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crypt ⓘ large west front ⓘ nave ⓘ organ ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ twin towers ⓘ |
| hasFunction | seat of the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels (co-cathedral) ⓘ |
| hasNameInDutch | Kathedraal van Sint-Michiel en Sint-Goedele ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula self-link ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench |
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule
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| heritageDesignation | protected heritage site in Brussels ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Dutch
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English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
City of Brussels
central Brussels ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Brussels Park
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Brussels Park ⓘ
surface form:
Parc de Bruxelles
Royal Palace of Brussels ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Gudula
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Saint Michael ⓘ |
| region |
Ecclesiastical province of Mechelen
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surface form:
Flanders and Brussels church province
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significance |
one of Belgium’s most important historical landmarks
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one of Belgium’s most important religious landmarks ⓘ |
| status | co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels ⓘ |
| style | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious services
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royal ceremonies ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| visitorAttractionFor | tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula Description of subject: The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central Brussels, renowned as one of Belgium’s most important religious and historical landmarks.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral
this entity surface form:
Church of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula, Brussels
this entity surface form:
Church of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula, Brussels
subject surface form:
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
this entity surface form:
Brussels Cathedral
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
→
hasNameInFrench
→
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
→
hasNameInEnglish
→
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
self-link
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this entity surface form:
Church of St. Gudula, Brussels
this entity surface form:
Church of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula, Brussels
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels