Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene

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Roman Catholic church landmark in Manila minor basilica pilgrimage site

The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, commonly known as Quiapo Church, is a major Roman Catholic church in Manila famed for housing the revered Black Nazarene statue and serving as a central pilgrimage site in the Philippines.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene canonical	7
Basilica Minore del Nazareno Negro	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7696313 — 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: Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene
Context triple: [Christianity in the Philippines, hasImportantSite, Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene]

A. Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
The Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz is a historic Roman Catholic church in Binondo, Manila, dedicated to the first Filipino saint and serving as a prominent religious and cultural landmark in the area.
B. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Guelph, Ontario, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and historical significance.
C. Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Lourdes, France, renowned for its role in Marian pilgrimage and its richly decorated rosary-themed architecture.
D. Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent neo-Gothic Catholic church built above the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, France, serving as one of the principal pilgrimage churches in the Marian sanctuary.
E. Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
The Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a historic Roman Catholic basilica and major Marian pilgrimage site in Boston, renowned for its striking architecture and religious 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: Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene
Target entity description: The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, commonly known as Quiapo Church, is a major Roman Catholic church in Manila famed for housing the revered Black Nazarene statue and serving as a central pilgrimage site in the Philippines.

A. Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
The Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz is a historic Roman Catholic church in Binondo, Manila, dedicated to the first Filipino saint and serving as a prominent religious and cultural landmark in the area.
B. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Guelph, Ontario, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and historical significance.
C. Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Lourdes, France, renowned for its role in Marian pilgrimage and its richly decorated rosary-themed architecture.
D. Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent neo-Gothic Catholic church built above the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, France, serving as one of the principal pilgrimage churches in the Marian sanctuary.
E. Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
The Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a historic Roman Catholic basilica and major Marian pilgrimage site in Boston, renowned for its striking architecture and religious significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church ⓘ landmark in Manila ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
affiliation	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila ⓘ
associatedWith	Quiapo district ⓘ devotion to the Black Nazarene ⓘ
city	Manila ⓘ
commonName	Quiapo Church ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
countryCapitalCityChurch	Manila ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Black Nazarene ⓘ Saint John the Baptist ⓘ linked to: John the Baptist
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
devoteeDemographics	attracts devotees from all over the Philippines ⓘ attracts overseas Filipino devotees ⓘ
devotionalPractice	Friday devotions to the Black Nazarene ⓘ novena to the Black Nazarene ⓘ
famousFor	Black Nazarene ⓘ
function	pilgrimage center ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
governingBody	Archdiocese of Manila ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
hasParish	Quiapo Parish ⓘ
hasTitle	Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene ⓘ
heritage	important religious landmark in the Philippines ⓘ
houses	Black Nazarene ⓘ
knownAs	Quiapo Church ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ Filipino ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
liturgicalCalendarHighlight	January 9 Feast of the Black Nazarene ⓘ
locatedIn	City of Manila ⓘ linked to: Manila Metro Manila ⓘ Quiapo, Manila ⓘ
notableEvent	Feast of the Black Nazarene ⓘ Traslación procession ⓘ linked to: Traslacion procession
pilgrimageSiteFor	devotees of the Black Nazarene ⓘ
primaryDevotion	Black Nazarene ⓘ
region	National Capital Region ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrderInCharge	Diocesan clergy of Manila ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
significance	center of popular Catholic devotion in Manila ⓘ major pilgrimage site in the Philippines ⓘ
status	minor basilica ⓘ parish church ⓘ
tourism	religious tourism destination in Manila ⓘ
urbanContext	located in a densely populated commercial district ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christianity in the Philippines → hasImportantSite → Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene ⓘ

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila → hasBasilicaMinor → Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene ⓘ

Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene → hasTitle → Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene ⓘ

Quiapo Church → alsoKnownAs → Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene ⓘ

Quiapo Church → alsoKnownAs → Basilica Minore del Nazareno Negro ⓘ

linked to: Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene

Quiapo, Manila → hasLandmark → Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene ⓘ

Quiapo, Manila → hasReligiousSite → Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene ⓘ

Quiapo → hasPlaceOfWorship → Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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