church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick)
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The church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick) is a historic Scottish parish church whose name gave rise to the surname and clan name Kirkpatrick of Closeburn.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick) canonical | 1 |
| ‘Kirk of Patrick’ means ‘Church of Patrick’ in Scots | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6371354 — 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 St Patrick (kirk of Patrick) Context triple: [Kirkpatrick of Closeburn, clanNameDerivedFrom, church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick)]
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A.
St Bridget’s Kirk
St Bridget’s Kirk is a medieval ruined church on the shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife, Scotland, noted for its well-preserved architecture and historic graveyard.
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B.
St Columba's Cathedral
St Columba's Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Oban, Scotland, known for its striking early 20th-century architecture and role as the seat of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles.
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C.
St John’s Kirk of Perth
St John’s Kirk of Perth is a historic medieval parish church in Perth, Scotland, noted for its prominent tower and long-standing role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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D.
St. Salvator Church
St. Salvator Church is a historic Christian church in the city of Gera, Germany, notable for its architectural and cultural significance.
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E.
Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Colman
The Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Colman is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Newry, Northern Ireland, known for its Gothic Revival architecture and role as the seat of the Diocese of Dromore.
- 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 St Patrick (kirk of Patrick) Target entity description: The church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick) is a historic Scottish parish church whose name gave rise to the surname and clan name Kirkpatrick of Closeburn.
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A.
St Bridget’s Kirk
St Bridget’s Kirk is a medieval ruined church on the shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife, Scotland, noted for its well-preserved architecture and historic graveyard.
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B.
St Columba's Cathedral
St Columba's Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Oban, Scotland, known for its striking early 20th-century architecture and role as the seat of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles.
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C.
St John’s Kirk of Perth
St John’s Kirk of Perth is a historic medieval parish church in Perth, Scotland, noted for its prominent tower and long-standing role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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D.
St. Salvator Church
St. Salvator Church is a historic Christian church in the city of Gera, Germany, notable for its architectural and cultural significance.
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E.
Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Colman
The Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Colman is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Newry, Northern Ireland, known for its Gothic Revival architecture and role as the seat of the Diocese of Dromore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
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Scottish clan ⓘ Scottish surname ⓘ historic church ⓘ parish church ⓘ settlement in Scotland ⓘ |
| associatedWithClan | Clan Kirkpatrick ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily |
Kirkpatrick of Closeburn
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linked to:
Sir Roger Kirkpatrick of Closeburn
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| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| etymologyOfName |
‘Kirk of Patrick’ means ‘Church of Patrick’ in Scots
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linked to:
church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick)
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| hasAlternativeName | Kirk of Patrick ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Closeburn ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic parish church ⓘ |
| influencedClanName |
Clan Kirkpatrick of Closeburn
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linked to:
Clan Kirkpatrick
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| influencedSurname | Kirkpatrick ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Scots ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Church of St Patrick (Kirk of Patrick)
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linked to:
Church of Patrick
Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom |
Church of St Patrick (Kirk of Patrick)
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linked to:
Church of Patrick
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick) Description of subject: The church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick) is a historic Scottish parish church whose name gave rise to the surname and clan name Kirkpatrick of Closeburn.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Kirkpatrick of Closeburn (historical)
Church of St Patrick (Kirk of Patrick)
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etymologyOfName
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‘Kirk of Patrick’ means ‘Church of Patrick’ in Scots
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subject linked to:
church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick)
linked to: church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick)