Old St. Ferdinand Shrine
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Old St. Ferdinand Shrine is a historic Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Florissant, Missouri, recognized as one of the oldest surviving church buildings in the Louisiana Purchase territory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old St. Ferdinand Shrine canonical | 2 |
| St. Ferdinand’s Parish complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9206315 — 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: Old St. Ferdinand Shrine Context triple: [Florissant, Missouri, hasReligiousSite, Old St. Ferdinand Shrine]
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A.
Capas National Shrine
Capas National Shrine is a memorial park in the Philippines honoring the Filipino and American soldiers who suffered and died during the Bataan Death March and subsequent imprisonment in World War II.
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B.
Fort Pilar Shrine
Fort Pilar Shrine is a historic 17th-century Spanish-era fortress and Catholic pilgrimage site in Zamboanga City, Philippines, dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar.
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C.
Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition
The Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition is a small Roman Catholic chapel within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally associated with Jesus’ post-resurrection appearance to his mother Mary.
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D.
Holy Family Shrine
The Holy Family Shrine is a striking Catholic chapel and spiritual retreat known for its glass-and-wood architecture overlooking the Nebraska prairie near Gretna.
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E.
Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception
The Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site crowned by a large statue of the Virgin Mary atop Cerro San Cristóbal in Santiago, Chile.
- 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: Old St. Ferdinand Shrine Target entity description: Old St. Ferdinand Shrine is a historic Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Florissant, Missouri, recognized as one of the oldest surviving church buildings in the Louisiana Purchase territory.
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A.
Capas National Shrine
Capas National Shrine is a memorial park in the Philippines honoring the Filipino and American soldiers who suffered and died during the Bataan Death March and subsequent imprisonment in World War II.
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B.
Fort Pilar Shrine
Fort Pilar Shrine is a historic 17th-century Spanish-era fortress and Catholic pilgrimage site in Zamboanga City, Philippines, dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar.
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C.
Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition
The Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition is a small Roman Catholic chapel within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally associated with Jesus’ post-resurrection appearance to his mother Mary.
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D.
Holy Family Shrine
The Holy Family Shrine is a striking Catholic chapel and spiritual retreat known for its glass-and-wood architecture overlooking the Nebraska prairie near Gretna.
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E.
Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception
The Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site crowned by a large statue of the Virgin Mary atop Cerro San Cristóbal in Santiago, Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic Catholic church
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal style ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in St. Louis County, Missouri
ⓘ
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Missouri ⓘ Tourist attractions in St. Louis County, Missouri ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| hasHeritageStatus | local historic landmark ⓘ |
| hasPart |
church building
ⓘ
convent ⓘ rectory ⓘ school building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florissant, Missouri
ⓘ
Louisiana Purchase territory ⓘ
linked to:
Louisiana Territory
Missouri ⓘ St. Louis County, Missouri ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with early Catholic missions in the American West
ⓘ
being one of the oldest surviving church buildings in the Louisiana Purchase territory ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district contributing property ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Old St. Ferdinand Shrine nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
St. Ferdinand’s Parish complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Old St. Ferdinand Shrine
|
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| roofType | gabled roof ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical education
ⓘ
pilgrimages ⓘ religious services ⓘ tours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old St. Ferdinand Shrine Description of subject: Old St. Ferdinand Shrine is a historic Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Florissant, Missouri, recognized as one of the oldest surviving church buildings in the Louisiana Purchase territory.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Old St. Ferdinand Shrine