St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch

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Gothic church Roman Catholic cathedral medieval cathedral

St. John’s Cathedral in ’s-Hertogenbosch is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic church in the Netherlands, renowned for its elaborate architecture and status as one of the country’s most important medieval cathedrals.

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Label	Occurrences
St. John’s Cathedral, ’s-Hertogenbosch	2
Cathedral of St. John, ’s-Hertogenbosch	1
St. John’s Cathedral in ’s-Hertogenbosch	1
St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4819946 — 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: St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Context triple: [Bishopric of 's-Hertogenbosch, cathedral, St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch]

A. St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht
St. Martin's Cathedral in Utrecht is a prominent Gothic church and former cathedral known for its towering Dom Tower and status as a key historical and architectural landmark in the city.
B. St. Catherine's Cathedral, Utrecht
St. Catherine's Cathedral in Utrecht is a historic Roman Catholic church that serves as the principal cathedral and episcopal seat of the Archdiocese of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
C. Saint Bavo's Cathedral
Saint Bavo's Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Ghent, Belgium, renowned for its Gothic architecture and housing the famous Ghent Altarpiece by Jan and Hubert van Eyck.
D. Sint-Janskerk
Sint-Janskerk is a historic church in Gouda, Netherlands, renowned for its exceptionally long Gothic nave and famous stained-glass windows.
E. Grote Kerk, Breda
Grote Kerk in Breda is a prominent late Gothic church in the Netherlands, renowned as a historic landmark and burial site of members of the House of Nassau.
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: St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Target entity description: St. John’s Cathedral in ’s-Hertogenbosch is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic church in the Netherlands, renowned for its elaborate architecture and status as one of the country’s most important medieval cathedrals.

A. St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht
St. Martin's Cathedral in Utrecht is a prominent Gothic church and former cathedral known for its towering Dom Tower and status as a key historical and architectural landmark in the city.
B. St. Catherine's Cathedral, Utrecht
St. Catherine's Cathedral in Utrecht is a historic Roman Catholic church that serves as the principal cathedral and episcopal seat of the Archdiocese of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
C. Saint Bavo's Cathedral
Saint Bavo's Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Ghent, Belgium, renowned for its Gothic architecture and housing the famous Ghent Altarpiece by Jan and Hubert van Eyck.
D. Sint-Janskerk
Sint-Janskerk is a historic church in Gouda, Netherlands, renowned for its exceptionally long Gothic nave and famous stained-glass windows.
E. Grote Kerk, Breda
Grote Kerk in Breda is a prominent late Gothic church in the Netherlands, renowned as a historic landmark and burial site of members of the House of Nassau.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic church ⓘ Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ medieval cathedral ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Evangelist ⓘ Sint-Janskathedraal ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Brabantine Gothic ⓘ Gothic ⓘ
constructionStart	13th century ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint John the Evangelist ⓘ linked to: Apostle John
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch ⓘ linked to: Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch
elevatedToCathedral	16th century ⓘ
function	cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch ⓘ
hasFeature	choir with ambulatory ⓘ flying buttresses ⓘ large single tower ⓘ organ ⓘ richly decorated exterior sculptures ⓘ side chapels ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ vaulted nave ⓘ
hasParish	Parish of St. John the Evangelist ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Rijksmonument ⓘ basilica minor ⓘ
importance	key monument of Brabantine Gothic style ⓘ one of the largest Gothic churches in the Netherlands ⓘ
locatedIn	's-Hertogenbosch ⓘ linked to: Den Bosch North Brabant ⓘ historic city centre of 's-Hertogenbosch ⓘ
majorRebuilding	14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
municipality	's-Hertogenbosch ⓘ linked to: ’s-Hertogenbosch
notableFor	elaborate Gothic architecture ⓘ rich sculptural decoration ⓘ status as one of the most important medieval cathedrals in the Netherlands ⓘ
originalBuildingType	parish church ⓘ
province	Ecclesiastical province of Utrecht ⓘ
region	southern Netherlands ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholicism ⓘ
touristAttraction	major tourist attraction in 's-Hertogenbosch ⓘ popular site for visitors interested in Gothic architecture ⓘ
usedFor	Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ cultural events ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ

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

Bishopric of 's-Hertogenbosch → cathedral → St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch ⓘ

Catholic Church in the Netherlands → hasCathedral → Cathedral of St. John, ’s-Hertogenbosch ⓘ

linked to: St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch

Cathedral chapter of St. John, 's-Hertogenbosch → hasMainSite → St. John’s Cathedral, ’s-Hertogenbosch ⓘ

linked to: St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch

Cathedral chapter of St. John, 's-Hertogenbosch → hasSeatIn → St. John’s Cathedral, ’s-Hertogenbosch ⓘ

linked to: St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch

’s-Hertogenbosch region → hasCulturalAttraction → St. John’s Cathedral in ’s-Hertogenbosch ⓘ

linked to: St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch

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