Basilica of Saint Benedict
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The Basilica of Saint Benedict is a historic church in Norcia, Italy, traditionally believed to be built over the birthplace of Saint Benedict of Nursia, founder of Western monasticism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica of Saint Benedict canonical | 3 |
| shrine of Saint Benedict of Nursia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6718761 — 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 Benedict Context triple: [Nursia, hasReligiousBuilding, Basilica of Saint Benedict]
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A.
Basilica of San Fedele
The Basilica of San Fedele is a Romanesque church in the historic center of Como, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and artistic heritage.
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B.
Basilica of Sant’Abbondio
The Basilica of Sant’Abbondio is a Romanesque church in Como, Italy, renowned for its twin bell towers and well-preserved medieval frescoes.
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C.
Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is a historic Benedictine monastic community and complex attached to Rome’s Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, dedicated to prayer, scholarship, and the care of this major papal basilica.
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Benedictine monastery of San Sisto
The Benedictine monastery of San Sisto was a religious house in Piacenza, Italy, historically notable as the original destination of Raphael’s famed altarpiece, the Sistine Madonna.
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E.
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is a major Italian pilgrimage church and UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its Gothic architecture and exceptional frescoes by artists such as Giotto and Cimabue.
- 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 Benedict Target entity description: The Basilica of Saint Benedict is a historic church in Norcia, Italy, traditionally believed to be built over the birthplace of Saint Benedict of Nursia, founder of Western monasticism.
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A.
Basilica of San Fedele
The Basilica of San Fedele is a Romanesque church in the historic center of Como, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and artistic heritage.
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B.
Basilica of Sant’Abbondio
The Basilica of Sant’Abbondio is a Romanesque church in Como, Italy, renowned for its twin bell towers and well-preserved medieval frescoes.
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C.
Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is a historic Benedictine monastic community and complex attached to Rome’s Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, dedicated to prayer, scholarship, and the care of this major papal basilica.
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D.
Benedictine monastery of San Sisto
The Benedictine monastery of San Sisto was a religious house in Piacenza, Italy, historically notable as the original destination of Raphael’s famed altarpiece, the Sistine Madonna.
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E.
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is a major Italian pilgrimage church and UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its Gothic architecture and exceptional frescoes by artists such as Giotto and Cimabue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic church
ⓘ
basilica ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedictine monks
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Order of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Diocese of Spoleto-Norcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOver |
Roman-era structures
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traditional house of Saint Benedict’s family ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2016 Central Italy earthquakes ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Benedict of Nursia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | basilica plan ⓘ |
| followsRite | Latin Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| hasCrypt | Crypt of the Basilica of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important site for Benedictine spirituality
ⓘ
symbol of Norcia ⓘ |
| hasFacadeStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bell tower
ⓘ
crypt with ancient masonry ⓘ rose window on facade ⓘ side chapels ⓘ single nave interior ⓘ |
| hasMainAltar | main altar dedicated to Saint Benedict ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage site in Italy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Norcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Umbria NERFINISHED ⓘ historic center of Norcia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Piazza San Benedetto, Norcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Benedict of Nursia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Basilica of Saint Mary Argentea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyCollapsedOn | 30 October 2016 ⓘ |
| partOf | Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite | yes ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| significantFor | Western monasticism ⓘ |
| status | under reconstruction ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| traditionalSiteOf |
birthplace of Saint Benedict of Nursia
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birthplace of Saint Scholastica ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic liturgy
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pilgrimages ⓘ religious celebrations of Saint Benedict’s feast day ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Basilica of Saint Benedict Description of subject: The Basilica of Saint Benedict is a historic church in Norcia, Italy, traditionally believed to be built over the birthplace of Saint Benedict of Nursia, founder of Western monasticism.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
shrine of Saint Benedict of Nursia