Santa Maria della Salute

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Baroque church Roman Catholic basilica church building minor basilica

Santa Maria della Salute is a prominent 17th-century Baroque Roman Catholic basilica in Venice, Italy, renowned for its grand dome and striking position at the entrance to the Grand Canal.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute	7
Santa Maria della Salute canonical	6
Church of Santa Maria della Salute	2
Church of Santa Maria della Salute e San Niccolò	1
Santa Maria della Salute in Venice	1
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice	1
porch of Madonna della Salute	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5223542 — 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: Santa Maria della Salute
Context triple: [Grand Canal, notableBuildingOnBanks, Santa Maria della Salute]

A. Santa Maria della Pace
Santa Maria della Pace is a Renaissance church in Rome renowned for its harmonious architecture, Bramante-designed cloister, and significant artworks.
B. Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Santa Maria sopra Minerva is a prominent Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in central Rome, renowned for its rich artistic heritage and as the burial site of several notable historical figures.
C. San Marco church
San Marco church is a historic Christian church located in the Sicilian city of Enna, Italy.
D. Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle
Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle is a Roman Catholic titular church in the Primavalle district of Rome, associated with the rank of Cardinal-Priest.
E. Santa Maria alla Scala
Santa Maria alla Scala was a church in Milan whose name and location gave rise to the title of the world-famous opera house La Scala.
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: Santa Maria della Salute
Target entity description: Santa Maria della Salute is a prominent 17th-century Baroque Roman Catholic basilica in Venice, Italy, renowned for its grand dome and striking position at the entrance to the Grand Canal.

A. Santa Maria della Pace
Santa Maria della Pace is a Renaissance church in Rome renowned for its harmonious architecture, Bramante-designed cloister, and significant artworks.
B. Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Santa Maria sopra Minerva is a prominent Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in central Rome, renowned for its rich artistic heritage and as the burial site of several notable historical figures.
C. San Marco church
San Marco church is a historic Christian church located in the Sicilian city of Enna, Italy.
D. Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle
Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle is a Roman Catholic titular church in the Primavalle district of Rome, associated with the rank of Cardinal-Priest.
E. Santa Maria alla Scala
Santa Maria alla Scala was a church in Milan whose name and location gave rise to the title of the world-famous opera house La Scala.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque church ⓘ Roman Catholic basilica ⓘ church building ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ
architect	Baldassare Longhena ⓘ Baldassarre Longhena ⓘ linked to: Baldassare Longhena
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ linked to: Baroque
associatedEvent	annual Festa della Salute ⓘ
builtAsVotiveOfferingFor	deliverance from the plague of 1630 ⓘ
centuryOfConstruction	17th century ⓘ
constructionEnd	1687 ⓘ
constructionStart	1631 ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Our Lady of Health ⓘ the Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
diocese	Patriarchate of Venice ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Patriarchate of Venice
function	parish church ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ
hasArtwork	Tintoretto paintings ⓘ linked to: Tintoretto Titian paintings ⓘ linked to: Titian altar piece of the Virgin and Child ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasFeature	crown-like dome silhouette ⓘ grand staircase from the Grand Canal ⓘ octagonal central space ⓘ
height	about 70 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Venice and its Lagoon ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart	1987 ⓘ
inception	1631 ⓘ
knownFor	grand dome ⓘ marble-clad exterior ⓘ octagonal plan ⓘ prominent position on the Venetian skyline ⓘ sculptural decoration ⓘ
locatedAt	entrance to the Grand Canal ⓘ
locatedIn	Venice ⓘ sestiere of Dorsoduro ⓘ linked to: Dorsoduro sestiere
locatedNear	Bacino di San Marco ⓘ
material	Istrian stone ⓘ marble ⓘ
municipality	Comune di Venezia ⓘ linked to: Municipality of Venice
nativeLanguage	Italian ⓘ
nativeName	Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute ⓘ linked to: Santa Maria della Salute
numberOfBellTowers	2 ⓘ
numberOfDomes	2 ⓘ
region	Veneto ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism

How these facts were elicited