Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
E647839
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a renowned Catholic pilgrimage site near Braga in northern Portugal, famous for its monumental Baroque stairway and hilltop church.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte canonical | 5 |
| Bom Jesus do Monte | 2 |
| Bom Jesus do Monte church | 1 |
| Bom Jesus staircase | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7179691 — 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: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte Context triple: [Braga, hasLandmark, Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte]
-
A.
Basilica of Bom Jesus
The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a renowned Baroque Catholic church in Old Goa, India, famous for housing the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier and recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
-
B.
Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
-
C.
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is a prominent 16th-century Mannerist monastery and royal pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal, known for housing the tombs of Portuguese royalty.
-
D.
Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo
The Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historical landmark in the Azorean city of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
-
E.
Alcobaça Monastery
Alcobaça Monastery is a monumental Cistercian complex in central Portugal renowned for its medieval architecture and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 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: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a renowned Catholic pilgrimage site near Braga in northern Portugal, famous for its monumental Baroque stairway and hilltop church.
-
A.
Basilica of Bom Jesus
The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a renowned Baroque Catholic church in Old Goa, India, famous for housing the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier and recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
-
B.
Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
-
C.
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is a prominent 16th-century Mannerist monastery and royal pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal, known for housing the tombs of Portuguese royalty.
-
D.
Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo
The Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historical landmark in the Azorean city of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
-
E.
Alcobaça Monastery
Alcobaça Monastery is a monumental Cistercian complex in central Portugal renowned for its medieval architecture and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic sanctuary
ⓘ
church complex ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
Neoclassical ⓘ |
| churchCompletion | early 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 18th century ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Bom Jesus (Good Jesus)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bom Jesus
|
| denomination |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| elevation | approximately 116 meters above Braga ⓘ |
| funicularDistinction | oldest water-powered funicular in the world still in operation ⓘ |
| funicularOpeningDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| funicularType | water-powered funicular ⓘ |
| hasFunicular | Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bom Jesus do Monte church
ⓘ
linked to:
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
Bom Jesus staircase ⓘ
linked to:
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
allegorical statues ⓘ artificial grottoes ⓘ chapels of the Stations of the Cross ⓘ forecourt and terrace ⓘ fountains ⓘ funicular ⓘ gardens ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views of Braga and surrounding region ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Monument of Portugal
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hilltop church
ⓘ
monumental Baroque stairway ⓘ sacred mountain landscape ⓘ |
| landscapeType | sacred hill ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Braga ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Northern Portugal
ⓘ
linked to:
northern Portugal
|
| locatedOn | Monte Espinho ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Good Jesus of the Mount ⓘ |
| numberOfStairwaySteps | over 500 ⓘ |
| overlooks |
city of Braga
ⓘ
linked to:
Braga
|
| pilgrimageTradition |
Holy Week processions
ⓘ
Lenten pilgrimages ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| stairwayConstructionStart | 1722 ⓘ |
| stairwayTheme |
Five Senses
ⓘ
Three Theological Virtues ⓘ Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) ⓘ
linked to:
Stations of the Cross
|
| touristAttraction | major tourist attraction in Braga ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2019 ⓘ |
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: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte Description of subject: The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a renowned Catholic pilgrimage site near Braga in northern Portugal, famous for its monumental Baroque stairway and hilltop church.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
linked to: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
linked to: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
linked to: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte