Baltimore Cathedral
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Baltimore Cathedral, also known as the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in Baltimore and the first cathedral built in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baltimore Cathedral canonical | 3 |
| Cathedral of the Assumption, Baltimore | 1 |
| cathedral church of the Archbishop of Baltimore | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2973889 — 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: Baltimore Cathedral Context triple: [John Carroll, burialPlace, Baltimore Cathedral]
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A.
Holy Cross Cathedral
Holy Cross Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and religious landmark located in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
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B.
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption is a modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in San Francisco, California, known for its distinctive saddle-shaped roof and role as the mother church of the local archdiocese.
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C.
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Washington, D.C., serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Washington and a key site for major national religious ceremonies.
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D.
Cathedral of All Souls
The Cathedral of All Souls is a historic Episcopal cathedral in Asheville, North Carolina, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and closely associated with the nearby Biltmore Estate.
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E.
Saint Ann Catholic Church
Saint Ann Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish and worship community located in Kaneohe, Hawaii.
- 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: Baltimore Cathedral Target entity description: Baltimore Cathedral, also known as the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in Baltimore and the first cathedral built in the United States.
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A.
Holy Cross Cathedral
Holy Cross Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and religious landmark located in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
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B.
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption is a modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in San Francisco, California, known for its distinctive saddle-shaped roof and role as the mother church of the local archdiocese.
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C.
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Washington, D.C., serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Washington and a key site for major national religious ceremonies.
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D.
Cathedral of All Souls
The Cathedral of All Souls is a historic Episcopal cathedral in Asheville, North Carolina, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and closely associated with the nearby Biltmore Estate.
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E.
Saint Ann Catholic Church
Saint Ann Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish and worship community located in Kaneohe, Hawaii.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic basilica
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cathedral ⓘ historic church building ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ national shrine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cathedral of the Assumption ⓘ |
| architect | Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Federal style architecture
ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
ⓘ
linked to:
Assumption of Mary
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| diocese |
Archdiocese of Baltimore
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Baltimore
|
| governingBody |
Archdiocese of Baltimore
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Baltimore
|
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
first major Catholic cathedral constructed after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
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symbol of early American Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasTowers | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| isFirst |
first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States
ⓘ
first metropolitan cathedral in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Baltimore ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict |
Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland
|
| locatedInState | Maryland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTowers | 2 ⓘ |
| officialName | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| patronSaint |
Blessed Virgin Mary
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linked to:
Virgin Mary
|
| primaryFunction |
cathedral church
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| province | Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| shortName | Baltimore Basilica ⓘ |
| status |
co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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minor basilica ⓘ national shrine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Mass
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religious pilgrimage ⓘ sacraments ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Baltimore Cathedral Description of subject: Baltimore Cathedral, also known as the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in Baltimore and the first cathedral built in the United States.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
John Carroll (first Catholic bishop in the United States)
linked to: Baltimore Cathedral
linked to: Baltimore Cathedral