Igreja de São Francisco
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Igreja de São Francisco is a renowned Baroque Catholic church in Salvador noted for its lavishly gilded interior and richly decorated colonial architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Igreja de São Francisco canonical | 2 |
| São Francisco de Assis Church in Belo Horizonte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2845460 — 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: Igreja de São Francisco Context triple: [Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, hasLandmark, Igreja de São Francisco]
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A.
Iglesia de San Francisco
Iglesia de San Francisco is a historic Catholic church located in the traditional La Candelaria district of Bogotá, Colombia, known for its colonial architecture and religious significance.
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B.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça is a historic church in Sagres, Portugal, closely associated with the region’s maritime heritage and the legacy of Prince Henry the Navigator.
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C.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação
The Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação is a Catholic church in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal, known for serving as a key parish temple and local religious landmark.
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D.
Church of San Francisco
The Church of San Francisco is a historic Catholic church in the Colonia Centro area, notable for its colonial-era architecture and religious significance.
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E.
Igreja de Santiago
Igreja de Santiago is a historic Catholic church in the Portuguese town of Tavira, known for its traditional Algarve architecture and religious heritage.
- 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: Igreja de São Francisco Target entity description: Igreja de São Francisco is a renowned Baroque Catholic church in Salvador noted for its lavishly gilded interior and richly decorated colonial architecture.
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A.
Iglesia de San Francisco
Iglesia de San Francisco is a historic Catholic church located in the traditional La Candelaria district of Bogotá, Colombia, known for its colonial architecture and religious significance.
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B.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça is a historic church in Sagres, Portugal, closely associated with the region’s maritime heritage and the legacy of Prince Henry the Navigator.
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C.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação
The Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação is a Catholic church in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal, known for serving as a key parish temple and local religious landmark.
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D.
Church of San Francisco
The Church of San Francisco is a historic Catholic church in the Colonia Centro area, notable for its colonial-era architecture and religious significance.
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E.
Igreja de Santiago
Igreja de Santiago is a historic Catholic church in the Portuguese town of Tavira, known for its traditional Algarve architecture and religious heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque church
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Catholic church ⓘ historical monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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surface form:
Baroque architecture
Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Franciscan spirituality ⓘ |
| city | Salvador ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1723 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1708 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major example of Brazilian colonial religious art
ⓘ
one of the most important Baroque churches in Brazil ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ |
| denomination |
Order of Friars Minor
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)
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| era | colonial Brazil ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
Baroque altarpieces
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azulejo tiles in the cloister ⓘ gilded stucco ⓘ painted ceilings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cloister
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façade with twin bell towers ⓘ gilded nave ⓘ main altar ⓘ sacristy ⓘ side chapels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national heritage of Brazil ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive use of gold leaf
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lavishly gilded interior ⓘ ornate woodcarving ⓘ richly decorated colonial architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
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surface form:
Historic Center of Salvador
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil ⓘ
surface form:
Salvador, Bahia
|
| locatedInNeighborhood |
historic center Pelourinho
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surface form:
Pelourinho area
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| materialUsed |
gold leaf
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| primaryUse | place of worship ⓘ |
| region |
Northeast Region of Brazil
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surface form:
Northeast Region, Brazil
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | tourist site ⓘ |
| state | Bahia ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Igreja de São Francisco Description of subject: Igreja de São Francisco is a renowned Baroque Catholic church in Salvador noted for its lavishly gilded interior and richly decorated colonial architecture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
São Francisco de Assis Church in Belo Horizonte
subject surface form:
Pelourinho