Basilica of Saint Teresa

E556067

Catholic church basilica pilgrimage site

The Basilica of Saint Teresa is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Alba de Tormes, Spain, dedicated to Saint Teresa of Ávila and closely associated with her life and legacy.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of Saint Teresa canonical	1
Basilica of St Teresa of Jesus	1
shrine of Saint Teresa of Ávila	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5912531 — 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: Basilica of Saint Teresa
Context triple: [Alba de Tormes, contains, Basilica of Saint Teresa]

A. Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Wadowice, Poland, best known as the parish church of Pope John Paul II and a major pilgrimage site.
B. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Guelph, Ontario, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and historical significance.
C. Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken
The Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken is a prominent Baroque-style Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, dedicated to the city’s patron saint and an important site of local devotion and pilgrimage.
D. Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent neo-Gothic Catholic church built above the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, France, serving as one of the principal pilgrimage churches in the Marian sanctuary.
E. Basilica of Santa Chiara
The Basilica of Santa Chiara is a 13th-century Gothic church in Assisi, Italy, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Clare and preserving important frescoes and medieval artworks.
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: Basilica of Saint Teresa
Target entity description: The Basilica of Saint Teresa is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Alba de Tormes, Spain, dedicated to Saint Teresa of Ávila and closely associated with her life and legacy.

A. Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Wadowice, Poland, best known as the parish church of Pope John Paul II and a major pilgrimage site.
B. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Guelph, Ontario, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and historical significance.
C. Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken
The Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken is a prominent Baroque-style Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, dedicated to the city’s patron saint and an important site of local devotion and pilgrimage.
D. Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent neo-Gothic Catholic church built above the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, France, serving as one of the principal pilgrimage churches in the Marian sanctuary.
E. Basilica of Santa Chiara
The Basilica of Santa Chiara is a 13th-century Gothic church in Assisi, Italy, renowned for housing the relics of Saint Clare and preserving important frescoes and medieval artworks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic church ⓘ basilica ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
associatedReligiousOrder	Discalced Carmelites ⓘ linked to: Order of the Discalced Carmelites
associatedWith	Saint Teresa of Ávila ⓘ linked to: Teresa of Ávila
category	Basilicas in Spain ⓘ Churches in the Province of Salamanca ⓘ Roman Catholic shrines in Spain ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Teresa of Ávila ⓘ linked to: Teresa of Ávila
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
function	pilgrimage destination ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
hasLanguageOfLiturgy	Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasPatronSaint	Saint Teresa of Ávila ⓘ linked to: Teresa of Ávila
heritage	site of Teresian devotion ⓘ
locatedIn	Alba de Tormes ⓘ Castile and León ⓘ Province of Salamanca ⓘ
locatedNear	Tormes River ⓘ
municipality	Alba de Tormes ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Teresa of Ávila ⓘ linked to: Teresa of Ávila
notableFor	Teresian pilgrimages ⓘ connection with the life of Saint Teresa of Ávila ⓘ
partOf	Catholic Church in Spain ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
tradition	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
usedFor	devotional practices ⓘ liturgical celebrations ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Alba de Tormes → contains → Basilica of Saint Teresa ⓘ

Carmelite convent of the Annunciation → function → shrine of Saint Teresa of Ávila ⓘ

linked to: Basilica of Saint Teresa

Alba de Tormes → contains → Basilica of St Teresa of Jesus ⓘ

subject linked to: Alba de Tormes, Salamanca