San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
E556568
San Giovanni Rotondo is a town in the province of Foggia in southern Italy, best known as a major Catholic pilgrimage site associated with the life and legacy of Padre Pio.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5943024 — 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: San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy Context triple: [Padre Pio, placeOfDeath, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy]
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A.
Monte Sant'Angelo (Italy)
Monte Sant'Angelo is an Italian hill town in Apulia renowned for its ancient Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel, a major Christian pilgrimage site and UNESCO World Heritage location.
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B.
Gioia del Colle, Italy
Gioia del Colle is a town in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known for its historic castle, wine production, and strategic location between Bari and Taranto.
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C.
Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy
Castellaneta is a town in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known as the birthplace of silent film icon Rudolph Valentino.
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D.
Loreto, Italy
Loreto, Italy is a renowned Catholic pilgrimage town in the Marche region, best known for the Basilica della Santa Casa, which houses the Holy House of Nazareth and a revered Marian shrine.
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E.
Perugia, Italy
Perugia, Italy is a historic hilltop city in central Italy’s Umbria region, renowned for its medieval architecture, universities, and annual cultural festivals such as Umbria Jazz and Eurochocolate.
- 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: San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy Target entity description: San Giovanni Rotondo is a town in the province of Foggia in southern Italy, best known as a major Catholic pilgrimage site associated with the life and legacy of Padre Pio.
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A.
Monte Sant'Angelo (Italy)
Monte Sant'Angelo is an Italian hill town in Apulia renowned for its ancient Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel, a major Christian pilgrimage site and UNESCO World Heritage location.
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B.
Gioia del Colle, Italy
Gioia del Colle is a town in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known for its historic castle, wine production, and strategic location between Bari and Taranto.
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C.
Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy
Castellaneta is a town in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known as the birthplace of silent film icon Rudolph Valentino.
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D.
Loreto, Italy
Loreto, Italy is a renowned Catholic pilgrimage town in the Marche region, best known for the Basilica della Santa Casa, which houses the Holy House of Nazareth and a revered Marian shrine.
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E.
Perugia, Italy
Perugia, Italy is a historic hilltop city in central Italy’s Umbria region, renowned for its medieval architecture, universities, and annual cultural festivals such as Umbria Jazz and Eurochocolate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | comune of the Province of Foggia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Padre Pio ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Italian region of Apulia ⓘ |
| economy |
pilgrimage tourism
ⓘ
services sector ⓘ |
| governingBody | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | Padre Pio museum and devotional sites ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
healthcare center due to Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| hasHospital | Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza ⓘ |
| hasParish | multiple Roman Catholic parishes ⓘ |
| hasReligiousOrderPresence |
Capuchin friars
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
|
| hasShrine |
shrine of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
ⓘ
linked to:
Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
|
| hasSite |
Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
ⓘ
Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina ⓘ new Padre Pio church by Renzo Piano ⓘ |
| heritage | modern Catholic devotional site ⓘ |
| hospitalFoundedBy | Padre Pio ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| localDialect | Apulian dialect ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apulia
ⓘ
Province of Foggia ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Italy
|
| municipalityType | comune ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint John the Baptist
ⓘ
linked to:
John the Baptist
|
| near | Gargano National Park ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Padre Pio-related religious tourism
ⓘ
tomb of Padre Pio ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gargano area
ⓘ
linked to:
Gargano Peninsula
|
| pilgrimageSeason | year-round with peaks on Padre Pio feast days ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | Catholic pilgrimage ⓘ |
| province | Foggia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism (majority) ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Capuchin convent associated with Padre Pio ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major Catholic pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| religiousTourism | receives millions of pilgrims annually ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| transport | connected by road to Foggia ⓘ |
| urbanType | small town ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy Description of subject: San Giovanni Rotondo is a town in the province of Foggia in southern Italy, best known as a major Catholic pilgrimage site associated with the life and legacy of Padre Pio.
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