Basilica of St. Pius X
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The Basilica of St. Pius X is a vast underground Roman Catholic church in Lourdes, France, renowned for hosting large international pilgrimages and liturgical celebrations at the Marian shrine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica of St. Pius X canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4184552 — 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 of St. Pius X Context triple: [Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, hasPart, Basilica of St. Pius X]
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Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent neo-Gothic Catholic church built above the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, France, serving as one of the principal pilgrimage churches in the Marian sanctuary.
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Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Wadowice, Poland, best known as the parish church of Pope John Paul II and a major pilgrimage site.
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St. Mary’s Basilica
St. Mary’s Basilica is a prominent Gothic church in Kraków, Poland, renowned for its towering brick façade, wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss, and the hourly trumpet call (hejnał) played from its highest tower.
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Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs
The Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs, better known as the Pantheon in Rome, is an ancient Roman temple converted into a Catholic church and renowned for its vast domed rotunda and central oculus.
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E.
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
- 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 of St. Pius X Target entity description: The Basilica of St. Pius X is a vast underground Roman Catholic church in Lourdes, France, renowned for hosting large international pilgrimages and liturgical celebrations at the Marian shrine.
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A.
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent neo-Gothic Catholic church built above the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, France, serving as one of the principal pilgrimage churches in the Marian sanctuary.
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B.
Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Wadowice, Poland, best known as the parish church of Pope John Paul II and a major pilgrimage site.
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C.
St. Mary’s Basilica
St. Mary’s Basilica is a prominent Gothic church in Kraków, Poland, renowned for its towering brick façade, wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss, and the hourly trumpet call (hejnał) played from its highest tower.
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D.
Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs
The Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs, better known as the Pantheon in Rome, is an ancient Roman temple converted into a Catholic church and renowned for its vast domed rotunda and central oculus.
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E.
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic basilica
ⓘ
church building ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ underground church ⓘ |
| architect | Pierre Vago ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | basilica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
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linked to:
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
|
| builtFor | centenary of the Lourdes apparitions ⓘ |
| builtMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| consecratedBy |
Cardinal Angelo Roncalli
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope John XXIII
future Pope John XXIII ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 43.095°N 0.048°W ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Pope Pius X ⓘ |
| denomination |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| diocese |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Tarbes and Lourdes
|
| floorArea | approximately 12,000 square metres ⓘ |
| groundbreakingDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Stations of the Cross in enamel panels
ⓘ
linked to:
Stations of the Cross
elliptical floor plan ⓘ large central sanctuary area ⓘ low ceiling ⓘ multiple side chapels ⓘ numerous supporting pillars ⓘ processional aisles ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important site of Catholic pilgrimage ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 201 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lourdes ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Hautes-Pyrénées
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ |
| maximumCapacity | up to 25,000 worshippers ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pope Pius X ⓘ |
| openedOn | 25 March 1958 ⓘ |
| owner | Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes ⓘ |
| partOf | Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
hosting large international pilgrimages
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liturgical celebrations ⓘ |
| province | Ecclesiastical province of Toulouse ⓘ |
| purpose | to accommodate very large crowds of pilgrims ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| roofType | reinforced concrete vault ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | about 25,000 ⓘ |
| status | minor basilica ⓘ |
| structureType | subterranean structure ⓘ |
| width | approximately 61 metres ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1958 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica of St. Pius X Description of subject: The Basilica of St. Pius X is a vast underground Roman Catholic church in Lourdes, France, renowned for hosting large international pilgrimages and liturgical celebrations at the Marian shrine.
Referenced by (6)
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