Chapel of St. Helena

E515851

Christian shrine chapel

The Chapel of St. Helena is a small Christian shrine traditionally associated with Empress Helena’s discovery of the True Cross, located within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Chapel of the Finding of the True Cross	3
Chapel of Saint Helena	2
Chapel of St. Helena canonical	2
Chapel of the Finding of the Cross by Saint Helena	1
Chapel of the Holy Lance	1
Chapel of the Holy Lance and Nails	1
Coptic Orthodox Chapel of Saint Helena in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5373195 — 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: Chapel of St. Helena
Context triple: [Church of the Resurrection, contains, Chapel of St. Helena]

A. Cathedral of Saint Helena
The Cathedral of Saint Helena is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Helena, Montana, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and twin spires that dominate the city’s skyline.
B. Chapel of St. Catherine
The Chapel of St. Catherine is a historic Christian chapel in Old Goa, India, notable for its colonial-era architecture and association with the early Portuguese presence in the region.
C. Chapel of the Holy Shroud
The Chapel of the Holy Shroud is a Baroque architectural masterpiece in Turin, Italy, renowned for housing the Shroud of Turin and for its dramatic, innovative dome design.
D. Chapel of the Transfiguration
The Chapel of the Transfiguration is a historic rustic log chapel in Wyoming renowned for its altar window framing a dramatic view of the Teton Range.
E. St. Peter's Chapel
St. Peter's Chapel is a historic naval chapel on Mare Island in California, noted for being one of the oldest naval chapels on the U.S. West Coast and for its distinctive stained-glass windows.
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: Chapel of St. Helena
Target entity description: The Chapel of St. Helena is a small Christian shrine traditionally associated with Empress Helena’s discovery of the True Cross, located within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

A. Cathedral of Saint Helena
The Cathedral of Saint Helena is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Helena, Montana, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and twin spires that dominate the city’s skyline.
B. Chapel of St. Catherine
The Chapel of St. Catherine is a historic Christian chapel in Old Goa, India, notable for its colonial-era architecture and association with the early Portuguese presence in the region.
C. Chapel of the Holy Shroud
The Chapel of the Holy Shroud is a Baroque architectural masterpiece in Turin, Italy, renowned for housing the Shroud of Turin and for its dramatic, innovative dome design.
D. Chapel of the Transfiguration
The Chapel of the Transfiguration is a historic rustic log chapel in Wyoming renowned for its altar window framing a dramatic view of the Teton Range.
E. St. Peter's Chapel
St. Peter's Chapel is a historic naval chapel on Mare Island in California, noted for being one of the oldest naval chapels on the U.S. West Coast and for its distinctive stained-glass windows.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian shrine ⓘ chapel ⓘ
accessedBy	stairway from the main church ⓘ
associatedPerson	Empress Helena ⓘ
associatedWithDoctrine	veneration of relics ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	search for the True Cross ⓘ
associatedWithFeast	Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Helena ⓘ
floorLevel	lower level of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	Crusader-era architecture ⓘ
hasDenominationPresence	Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
hasHeritageContext	Christian holy places in Jerusalem ⓘ
hasLiturgicalUse	services related to the Cross ⓘ
hasMaterialCulture	Christian altars ⓘ Christian iconography ⓘ religious mosaics ⓘ
hasNameOrigin	named after Saint Helena of Constantinople ⓘ
hasTheologicalSignificance	veneration of the True Cross ⓘ
locatedBelow	main floor of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ
locatedIn	Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ
locatedInBuilding	basilica-type church complex ⓘ
locatedInCity	Jerusalem ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Israel ⓘ
locatedInOldCity	Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ
locatedInQuarter	Christian Quarter of Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
near	Chapel of the Invention of the Holy Cross ⓘ linked to: Chapel of the Invention of the Cross
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	complex of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ linked to: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
partOfPilgrimageRoute	Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Christianity ⓘ
significanceFor	Christian pilgrims ⓘ traditions about Empress Helena ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
traditionallyAssociatedWith	discovery of the True Cross ⓘ pilgrimage of Empress Helena to Jerusalem ⓘ
usedFor	Christian worship ⓘ pilgrimage devotions ⓘ prayer ⓘ

How these facts were elicited