Church of the Saviour (Sotiras)
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The Church of the Saviour (Sotiras) is a small 14th-century Byzantine church in Thessaloniki, Greece, notable for its well-preserved frescoes and inclusion in the city’s UNESCO-listed early Christian and Byzantine monuments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Church of the Saviour (Sotiras) canonical | 1 |
| Ναός του Σωτήρος | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5477547 — 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: Church of the Saviour (Sotiras) Context triple: [Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki, hasPart, Church of the Saviour (Sotiras)]
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Church of the Holy Virgin Hodegetria
The Church of the Holy Virgin Hodegetria is a medieval Serbian Orthodox church renowned for its Byzantine architecture and frescoes, located within the historic Patriarchate of Peć monastic complex in Kosovo.
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Church of Christ Pantocrator
The Church of Christ Pantocrator is the main medieval Orthodox church within the Dečani Monastery complex, renowned for its monumental architecture and exceptionally well-preserved frescoes.
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Saint Charalampos Church
Saint Charalampos Church is a notable Greek Orthodox church and local religious landmark located in the coastal city of Preveza, Greece.
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Saint Spyridon Church
Saint Spyridon Church is a prominent Greek Orthodox church in Corfu, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Spyridon, the island’s patron saint, and for its distinctive bell tower dominating the city’s skyline.
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Church of St. Sophia
The Church of St. Sophia is a medieval Eastern Orthodox church in Ohrid, North Macedonia, renowned for its well-preserved Byzantine architecture and frescoes.
- 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: Church of the Saviour (Sotiras) Target entity description: The Church of the Saviour (Sotiras) is a small 14th-century Byzantine church in Thessaloniki, Greece, notable for its well-preserved frescoes and inclusion in the city’s UNESCO-listed early Christian and Byzantine monuments.
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A.
Church of the Holy Virgin Hodegetria
The Church of the Holy Virgin Hodegetria is a medieval Serbian Orthodox church renowned for its Byzantine architecture and frescoes, located within the historic Patriarchate of Peć monastic complex in Kosovo.
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B.
Church of Christ Pantocrator
The Church of Christ Pantocrator is the main medieval Orthodox church within the Dečani Monastery complex, renowned for its monumental architecture and exceptionally well-preserved frescoes.
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C.
Saint Charalampos Church
Saint Charalampos Church is a notable Greek Orthodox church and local religious landmark located in the coastal city of Preveza, Greece.
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D.
Saint Spyridon Church
Saint Spyridon Church is a prominent Greek Orthodox church in Corfu, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Spyridon, the island’s patron saint, and for its distinctive bell tower dominating the city’s skyline.
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E.
Church of St. Sophia
The Church of St. Sophia is a medieval Eastern Orthodox church in Ohrid, North Macedonia, renowned for its well-preserved Byzantine architecture and frescoes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
14th-century church
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Byzantine church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Church of the Saviour
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linked to:
Church of the Savior
Church of the Sotiras ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| completionCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Byzantine world
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linked to:
Byzantine culture
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| culturalSignificance |
important example of late Byzantine religious architecture in Thessaloniki
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part of the continuous Christian presence in Thessaloniki since early Christian times ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| denomination | Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| hasArt |
Byzantine wall paintings
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frescoes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
apse
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dome ⓘ small single-nave structure ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO criterion (i)
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UNESCO criterion (ii) ⓘ UNESCO criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument of Byzantine culture
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UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageSiteSince | 1988 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Macedonia
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Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ Thessaloniki ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
UNESCO World Heritage Site Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika ⓘ historic centre of Thessaloniki ⓘ urban fabric of Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Ναός του Σωτήρος
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linked to:
Church of the Saviour (Sotiras)
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| notableFor |
Byzantine iconography
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well-preserved frescoes ⓘ |
| partOf | Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
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linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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| usedFor | Christian worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Church of the Saviour (Sotiras) Description of subject: The Church of the Saviour (Sotiras) is a small 14th-century Byzantine church in Thessaloniki, Greece, notable for its well-preserved frescoes and inclusion in the city’s UNESCO-listed early Christian and Byzantine monuments.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki
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hasPart
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Church of the Saviour (Sotiras)
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linked to: Church of the Saviour (Sotiras)