St. John’s Church

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colonial-era church historic church historic site tourist attraction

St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
St. John’s Church canonical	4
St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia	4
St. John’s Church, Richmond	2
St. John’s Episcopal Church	2
Historic St. John’s Church	1
St. John’s Church Foundation	1
St. John’s Church Historic District	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T421384 — 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 Church
Context triple: [Richmond, Virginia, containsHistoricSite, St. John’s Church]

A. St. Michael’s Church
St. Michael’s Church is a historic Christian church and prominent architectural landmark located in the city of Fürth, Germany.
B. St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph’s Church is a Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally identified as being built over the workshop and home of Saint Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.
C. Memorial Church
Memorial Church is a prominent interdenominational Christian church and war memorial at Harvard University, serving as a central site for worship, reflection, and major university ceremonies.
D. Saints Peter and Paul Church
Saints Peter and Paul Church is a prominent historic Roman Catholic church in San Francisco, known for its twin spires and central role in the North Beach neighborhood.
E. Trinity Church
Trinity Church is a historic Episcopal parish church in Lower Manhattan, New York City, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and prominent location at the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway.
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 Church
Target entity description: St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.

A. St. Michael’s Church
St. Michael’s Church is a historic Christian church and prominent architectural landmark located in the city of Fürth, Germany.
B. St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph’s Church is a Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally identified as being built over the workshop and home of Saint Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.
C. Memorial Church
Memorial Church is a prominent interdenominational Christian church and war memorial at Harvard University, serving as a central site for worship, reflection, and major university ceremonies.
D. Saints Peter and Paul Church
Saints Peter and Paul Church is a prominent historic Roman Catholic church in San Francisco, known for its twin spires and central role in the North Beach neighborhood.
E. Trinity Church
Trinity Church is a historic Episcopal parish church in Lower Manhattan, New York City, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and prominent location at the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial-era church ⓘ historic church ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
affiliation	Episcopal Diocese of Virginia ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Georgian architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American Revolution Patrick Henry ⓘ Virginia colonial history ⓘ
builtFor	Anglican parish worship ⓘ
burialsInclude	prominent Richmond citizens ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
denomination	Episcopal Church ⓘ
era	colonial America ⓘ
governingBody	St. John’s Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: St. John’s Church Foundation
hasAlternativeName	St. John’s Church ⓘ surface form: Historic St. John’s Church St. John’s Church ⓘ surface form: St. John’s Episcopal Church
hasCemetery	yes ⓘ
hasFunction	historic museum site ⓘ place of worship ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ
hasName	St. John’s Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ Virginia Landmarks Register ⓘ surface form: Virginia Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
historicalPeriod	American Revolutionary era ⓘ
locatedIn	Church Hill neighborhood ⓘ City of Richmond ⓘ Virginia ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia North America ⓘ Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ
notableFor	role in the American Revolution ⓘ site of Patrick Henry’s famous liberty speech ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
originalDenomination	Church of England ⓘ
partOf	St. John’s Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: St. John’s Church Historic District
region	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: U.S. South
religion	Christianity ⓘ
significantEvent	"Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech ⓘ surface form: Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech Virginia Convention ⓘ surface form: Second Virginia Convention of March 1775
topic	American independence movement ⓘ colonial Virginia politics ⓘ
tourismType	heritage tourism ⓘ
usedFor	educational tours ⓘ historical reenactments ⓘ religious services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

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

Richmond, Virginia → containsHistoricSite → St. John’s Church ⓘ

Virginia Convention → location → St. John’s Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Second Virginia Convention

this entity surface form: St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia

St. John’s Church → partOf → St. John’s Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ