Sanctuary of Loyola

E453555

Catholic pilgrimage site basilica religious complex

The Sanctuary of Loyola is a major Catholic pilgrimage complex in Spain built around the birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Sanctuary of Loyola canonical	7
Basilica of Loyola	3
Basilica at the Sanctuary of Loyola	1
Santuario de Loyola	1
cave of Saint Ignatius	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4578233 — 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: Sanctuary of Loyola
Context triple: [Loyola, Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Spain, hasPilgrimageSite, Sanctuary of Loyola]

A. Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception
The Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site crowned by a large statue of the Virgin Mary atop Cerro San Cristóbal in Santiago, Chile.
B. Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Lourdes, France, renowned for its role in Marian pilgrimage and its richly decorated rosary-themed architecture.
C. Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition
The Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition is a small Roman Catholic chapel within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally associated with Jesus’ post-resurrection appearance to his mother Mary.
D. 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.
E. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Guelph, Ontario, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and historical 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: Sanctuary of Loyola
Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Loyola is a major Catholic pilgrimage complex in Spain built around the birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.

A. Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception
The Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site crowned by a large statue of the Virgin Mary atop Cerro San Cristóbal in Santiago, Chile.
B. Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Lourdes, France, renowned for its role in Marian pilgrimage and its richly decorated rosary-themed architecture.
C. Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition
The Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition is a small Roman Catholic chapel within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally associated with Jesus’ post-resurrection appearance to his mother Mary.
D. 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.
E. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Guelph, Ontario, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and historical significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic pilgrimage site ⓘ basilica ⓘ religious complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Santuario de Loiola ⓘ Santuario de Loyola ⓘ linked to: Sanctuary of Loyola
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ linked to: Baroque
associatedWith	Society of Jesus ⓘ
builtAround	birthplace of Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
constructionEnd	18th century ⓘ
constructionStart	late 17th century ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
designedBy	Carlo Fontana ⓘ
hasChapel	chapel at the birthplace room of Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
hasFunction	Jesuit formation center ⓘ center for Ignatian spirituality ⓘ
hasPart	Basilica of Loyola ⓘ linked to: Sanctuary of Loyola Jesuit residence ⓘ Loyola family tower house ⓘ spiritual retreat facilities ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural and religious landmark in the Basque Country ⓘ
locatedIn	Azpeitia ⓘ Basque Country ⓘ Gipuzkoa ⓘ northern Spain ⓘ
managedBy	Society of Jesus ⓘ
namedAfter	Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
near	Urola River ⓘ
notableFeature	large central dome ⓘ monumental staircase ⓘ symmetrical Baroque façade ⓘ
pilgrimageDestinationFor	devotees of Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ members of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	liturgical celebrations ⓘ religious education ⓘ spiritual retreats ⓘ

How these facts were elicited