First Church in Boston
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First Church in Boston is a historic Unitarian Universalist congregation founded in the 17th century and known as one of the oldest churches in Boston, Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Church in Boston canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7446419 — 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: First Church in Boston Context triple: [John Hull, associatedWith, First Church in Boston]
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A.
The Mother Church, Boston
The Mother Church in Boston is the original and central church of the Christian Science denomination, serving as its spiritual and administrative hub.
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B.
Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Trinity Church in the City of Boston is a historic Episcopal church renowned for its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and prominent location in Boston’s Back Bay.
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C.
Third Church in Boston
Third Church in Boston was a historic Puritan congregation in colonial Boston that later became known as Old South Church, one of the city’s most prominent and influential churches.
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D.
Christ Church in the City of Boston
Christ Church in the City of Boston, commonly known as Old North Church, is a historic 18th-century Episcopal church famous for its role in signaling Paul Revere’s midnight ride during the American Revolution.
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E.
King's Chapel
King's Chapel is a historic 18th-century Unitarian church in Boston renowned for its Georgian architecture and prominent role in the city’s colonial and revolutionary-era history.
- 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: First Church in Boston Target entity description: First Church in Boston is a historic Unitarian Universalist congregation founded in the 17th century and known as one of the oldest churches in Boston, Massachusetts.
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A.
The Mother Church, Boston
The Mother Church in Boston is the original and central church of the Christian Science denomination, serving as its spiritual and administrative hub.
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B.
Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Trinity Church in the City of Boston is a historic Episcopal church renowned for its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and prominent location in Boston’s Back Bay.
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C.
Third Church in Boston
Third Church in Boston was a historic Puritan congregation in colonial Boston that later became known as Old South Church, one of the city’s most prominent and influential churches.
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D.
Christ Church in the City of Boston
Christ Church in the City of Boston, commonly known as Old North Church, is a historic 18th-century Episcopal church famous for its role in signaling Paul Revere’s midnight ride during the American Revolution.
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E.
King's Chapel
King's Chapel is a historic 18th-century Unitarian church in Boston renowned for its Georgian architecture and prominent role in the city’s colonial and revolutionary-era history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Unitarian Universalist church
ⓘ
historic church ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
American Unitarianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Unitarianism
Unitarian Universalist movement ⓘ
linked to:
Unitarian Universalism
Unitarian movement in New England ⓘ |
| congregationType | church congregation ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denominationHistory |
Congregational
ⓘ
Puritan ⓘ Unitarian ⓘ Unitarian Universalist ⓘ
linked to:
Unitarian Universalism
|
| formerReligiousAffiliation | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1630 ⓘ |
| founder |
John Winthrop
ⓘ
early Puritan settlers of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| hasClergyType | minister ⓘ |
| hasCommunityRole |
community gathering place
ⓘ
historic landmark congregation ⓘ spiritual center ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic congregation ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin |
English Reformed Protestantism
ⓘ
linked to:
Reformed churches
Puritanism ⓘ |
| hasMainReligion | Unitarian Universalism ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest churches in Boston ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInCounty | Suffolk County ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality |
City of Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| locatedInState |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
|
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest Puritan congregations in Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
historic Unitarian Universalist congregation ⓘ historic role in religious life of colonial Boston ⓘ transition from Puritan Congregationalism to Unitarianism ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | independent congregation ⓘ |
| primaryLocationType | urban ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Boston ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Unitarian Universalism ⓘ |
| serviceType |
Sunday worship services
ⓘ
community events ⓘ religious education programs ⓘ |
| tradition |
Unitarian Universalist
ⓘ
linked to:
Unitarian Universalism
liberal Protestant ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | liberal religious ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Church in Boston Description of subject: First Church in Boston is a historic Unitarian Universalist congregation founded in the 17th century and known as one of the oldest churches in Boston, Massachusetts.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.