Church of the Resurrection of Christ

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19th-century church building Eastern Orthodox church Russian Orthodox church landmark

The Church of the Resurrection of Christ is a picturesque 19th-century Orthodox church dramatically perched on a cliff above the Black Sea near Foros in Crimea.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Foros)	6
Church of the Resurrection of Christ canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3067555 — 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 Resurrection of Christ
Context triple: [Foros, knownFor, Church of the Resurrection of Christ]

A. Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
The Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics, built on the site where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated.
B. Church of the Resurrection
The Church of the Resurrection, more widely known today as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and his tomb.
C. Church of the Transfiguration
The Church of the Transfiguration is a prominent Christian basilica atop Mount Tabor in Israel, traditionally venerated as the site of Jesus’ Transfiguration.
D. Pax Christi church
Pax Christi Church is a Roman Catholic parish church serving the local community in the town of Nieuw-Vennep in the Netherlands.
E. Saints Peter and Paul Church
Saints Peter and Paul Church is a prominent historic Roman Catholic church in San Francisco, known for its twin spires and central role in the North Beach neighborhood.
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 Resurrection of Christ
Target entity description: The Church of the Resurrection of Christ is a picturesque 19th-century Orthodox church dramatically perched on a cliff above the Black Sea near Foros in Crimea.

A. Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
The Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics, built on the site where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated.
B. Church of the Resurrection
The Church of the Resurrection, more widely known today as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and his tomb.
C. Church of the Transfiguration
The Church of the Transfiguration is a prominent Christian basilica atop Mount Tabor in Israel, traditionally venerated as the site of Jesus’ Transfiguration.
D. Pax Christi church
Pax Christi Church is a Roman Catholic parish church serving the local community in the town of Nieuw-Vennep in the Netherlands.
E. Saints Peter and Paul Church
Saints Peter and Paul Church is a prominent historic Roman Catholic church in San Francisco, known for its twin spires and central role in the North Beach neighborhood.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century church building ⓘ Eastern Orthodox church ⓘ Russian Orthodox church ⓘ landmark ⓘ
architect	Nikolai Chagin ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Byzantine architecture ⓘ Russian Revival ⓘ
associatedWith	Alexander III of Russia ⓘ
builtInCentury	19th century ⓘ
category	19th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings ⓘ Churches in Crimea ⓘ Russian Revival architecture in Crimea ⓘ
constructionEnd	1892 ⓘ
constructionStart	1888 ⓘ
country	Ukraine ⓘ
countryClaimedBy	Russia ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
denomination	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
elevation	approximately 400 metres above sea level ⓘ
fundedBy	Alexander Kuznetsov ⓘ Moscow tea merchant Alexander Kuznetsov ⓘ
hasBellTower	yes ⓘ
hasCupola	yes ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasFeature	multiple onion domes ⓘ panoramic views of the Black Sea coast ⓘ rich exterior decoration ⓘ
hasParish	Foros parish ⓘ
hasViewOf	Black Sea coastline near Foros ⓘ Foros settlement ⓘ
heritageStatus	regional cultural monument ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage	Church Slavonic ⓘ
locatedIn	Crimea ⓘ Crimean Peninsula ⓘ linked to: Crimea Foros ⓘ
locatedOn	Baida Mountain ⓘ cliff above the Black Sea ⓘ
near	Foros Pass ⓘ linked to: Foros Sevastopol–Yalta highway ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic location on a cliff above the Black Sea ⓘ picturesque appearance ⓘ
overlooks	Black Sea ⓘ
purposeOfConstruction	commemoration of the survival of Tsar Alexander III in the 1888 Borki train disaster ⓘ
region	Southern coast of Crimea ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedAs	parish church ⓘ
yearCompleted	1892 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Foros → knownFor → Church of the Resurrection of Christ ⓘ

Foros → hasLandmark → Church of the Resurrection of Christ ⓘ

Foros → hasReligiousSite → Church of the Resurrection of Christ ⓘ

Baida Mountain → hasLandmark → Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Foros) ⓘ