Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Ouidah
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The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Ouidah is a prominent Roman Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Ouidah, Benin, known for its religious significance and distinctive architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Ouidah canonical | 1 |
| Ouidah Basilica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7534341 — 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 the Immaculate Conception of Ouidah Context triple: [Ouidah, hasLandmark, Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Ouidah]
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Cotonou Cathedral
Cotonou Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Cotonou, Benin, known for its distinctive red-and-white striped facade and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Cotonou.
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Lomé Cathedral
Lomé Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark in Togo’s capital, known for its striking twin-towered façade and central role in the city’s religious life.
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C.
Navrongo Cathedral
Navrongo Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in Navrongo, Ghana, renowned for its distinctive mud-brick architecture and richly decorated interior.
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D.
Royal Palaces of Abomey
The Royal Palaces of Abomey are a historic complex of earthen royal residences and ceremonial structures that served as the political and spiritual center of the powerful Kingdom of Dahomey in present-day Benin.
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E.
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-du-Congo
The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-du-Congo is a prominent Catholic basilica and architectural landmark in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, known for its distinctive green-tiled roof and historical significance.
- 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 the Immaculate Conception of Ouidah Target entity description: The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Ouidah is a prominent Roman Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Ouidah, Benin, known for its religious significance and distinctive architecture.
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A.
Cotonou Cathedral
Cotonou Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Cotonou, Benin, known for its distinctive red-and-white striped facade and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Cotonou.
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B.
Lomé Cathedral
Lomé Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark in Togo’s capital, known for its striking twin-towered façade and central role in the city’s religious life.
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C.
Navrongo Cathedral
Navrongo Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in Navrongo, Ghana, renowned for its distinctive mud-brick architecture and richly decorated interior.
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D.
Royal Palaces of Abomey
The Royal Palaces of Abomey are a historic complex of earthen royal residences and ceremonial structures that served as the political and spiritual center of the powerful Kingdom of Dahomey in present-day Benin.
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E.
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-du-Congo
The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-du-Congo is a prominent Catholic basilica and architectural landmark in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, known for its distinctive green-tiled roof and historical significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic basilica
ⓘ
church building ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| architecturalType | basilica ⓘ |
| category |
Basilica churches in Benin
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Ouidah ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Benin ⓘ |
| country | Benin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
ⓘ
linked to:
Immaculate Conception
|
| denomination |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| hasLanguageOfLiturgy |
French
ⓘ
local Beninese languages ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar
ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ chapels ⓘ nave ⓘ |
| heritageType | religious heritage site ⓘ |
| isInDiocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouidah ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ouidah
ⓘ
historic city of Ouidah ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Atlantique Department ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| significance |
important Marian shrine in Benin
ⓘ
major Catholic pilgrimage destination in Benin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic worship
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ |
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: Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Ouidah Description of subject: The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Ouidah is a prominent Roman Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Ouidah, Benin, known for its religious significance and distinctive architecture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Ouidah