Cathedral of Saint Matthew

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Roman Catholic cathedral basilica minor church building

The Cathedral of Saint Matthew is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Salerno, Italy, renowned for housing the relics of the Apostle Matthew and for its blend of Romanesque and Baroque architectural elements.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cattedrale di San Matteo	2
Cathedral of Saint Matthew canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5158598 — 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: Cathedral of Saint Matthew
Context triple: [Salerno, hasCathedral, Cathedral of Saint Matthew]

A. 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.
B. Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral and landmark located in the historic center of Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic.
C. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is the historic Roman Catholic cathedral that once served as the principal church and landmark of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, before being largely destroyed in the 2010 earthquake.
D. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is a prominent historic Roman Catholic cathedral and architectural landmark located in the heart of Santiago de Cuba.
E. Cathedral of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary
The Cathedral of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary is the main Orthodox church and a prominent 19th-century landmark in the city of Chania on the Greek island of Crete.
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: Cathedral of Saint Matthew
Target entity description: The Cathedral of Saint Matthew is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Salerno, Italy, renowned for housing the relics of the Apostle Matthew and for its blend of Romanesque and Baroque architectural elements.

A. 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.
B. Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral and landmark located in the historic center of Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic.
C. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is the historic Roman Catholic cathedral that once served as the principal church and landmark of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, before being largely destroyed in the 2010 earthquake.
D. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is a prominent historic Roman Catholic cathedral and architectural landmark located in the heart of Santiago de Cuba.
E. Cathedral of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary
The Cathedral of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary is the main Orthodox church and a prominent 19th-century landmark in the city of Chania on the Greek island of Crete.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ basilica minor ⓘ church building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cattedrale di San Matteo ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Saint Matthew Salerno Cathedral ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ linked to: Baroque Romanesque architecture ⓘ
cityLandmarkOf	Salerno ⓘ
containsRelicsOf	Saint Matthew the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Matthew
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Matthew the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Matthew
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno ⓘ
foundedAs	cathedral of the Diocese of Salerno ⓘ
function	episcopal seat of the Archbishop of Salerno ⓘ
hasArt	frescoes ⓘ mosaics ⓘ religious artworks depicting Saint Matthew ⓘ sculptures ⓘ
hasFeature	Baroque interior decoration ⓘ Romanesque portal ⓘ decorated crypt of Saint Matthew ⓘ medieval cloister with columns ⓘ
hasPart	apse ⓘ bell tower ⓘ chapels ⓘ cloister ⓘ crypt ⓘ façade ⓘ nave ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic church ⓘ
liturgicalRite	Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedIn	Campania ⓘ Salerno ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ linked to: Southern Italy
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	housing relics of the Apostle Matthew ⓘ
primaryUse	place of worship ⓘ site of liturgical celebrations ⓘ
regionallySignificantFor	religious history of Campania ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significance	important pilgrimage site for veneration of Saint Matthew ⓘ
tourism	major religious tourist attraction in Salerno ⓘ
usedFor	episcopal ceremonies ⓘ public Masses ⓘ religious processions starting or ending at the cathedral ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Salerno → hasCathedral → Cathedral of Saint Matthew ⓘ

Salerno Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Cattedrale di San Matteo ⓘ

linked to: Cathedral of Saint Matthew

Cathedral of Saint Matthew → alsoKnownAs → Cattedrale di San Matteo ⓘ