Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara

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Roman Catholic church cathedral neo-Gothic church

The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara is a prominent neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Petrópolis, Brazil, known as the burial place of Emperor Pedro II and other members of the Brazilian imperial family.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara canonical	1
Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara, Petrópolis	1
Cathedral of St. Peter of Alcantara, Petrópolis, Brazil	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10543358 — 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: Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara
Context triple: [Petrópolis, contains, Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara]

A. Cathedral of Saints Florido and Amanzio
The Cathedral of Saints Florido and Amanzio is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Città di Castello, Italy, notable for its layered medieval and Renaissance architecture and its role as the city’s principal church.
B. Cathedral of Santa María
The Cathedral of Santa María is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, renowned for its architectural significance and extensive restoration work.
C. Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Prado
The Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Prado is a historic Catholic sanctuary in Talavera de la Reina, Spain, renowned for its richly decorated interior and traditional veneration of the Virgin Mary.
D. Cathedral of Santa Maria la Nova
The Cathedral of Santa Maria la Nova is a prominent Baroque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Caltanissetta, Sicily, serving as the city’s main religious and architectural landmark.
E. Basilica of Saint Teresa
The Basilica of Saint Teresa is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Alba de Tormes, Spain, dedicated to Saint Teresa of Ávila and closely associated with her life and legacy.
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: Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara
Target entity description: The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara is a prominent neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Petrópolis, Brazil, known as the burial place of Emperor Pedro II and other members of the Brazilian imperial family.

A. Cathedral of Saints Florido and Amanzio
The Cathedral of Saints Florido and Amanzio is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Città di Castello, Italy, notable for its layered medieval and Renaissance architecture and its role as the city’s principal church.
B. Cathedral of Santa María
The Cathedral of Santa María is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, renowned for its architectural significance and extensive restoration work.
C. Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Prado
The Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Prado is a historic Catholic sanctuary in Talavera de la Reina, Spain, renowned for its richly decorated interior and traditional veneration of the Virgin Mary.
D. Cathedral of Santa Maria la Nova
The Cathedral of Santa Maria la Nova is a prominent Baroque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Caltanissetta, Sicily, serving as the city’s main religious and architectural landmark.
E. Basilica of Saint Teresa
The Basilica of Saint Teresa is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Alba de Tormes, Spain, dedicated to Saint Teresa of Ávila and closely associated with her life and legacy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ neo-Gothic church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Gothic ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Emperor Pedro II of Brazil ⓘ linked to: Pedro II of Brazil Empress Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies ⓘ linked to: Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil ⓘ Prince Gaston, Count of Eu ⓘ linked to: Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count of Eu members of the Brazilian imperial family ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Petrópolis ⓘ Cathedrals in Brazil ⓘ Neo-Gothic architecture in Brazil ⓘ
city	Petrópolis ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Peter of Alcantara ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis ⓘ
function	seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis ⓘ
heritageStatus	tourist attraction in Petrópolis ⓘ
locatedIn	Petrópolis ⓘ Rio de Janeiro (state) ⓘ linked to: State of Rio de Janeiro Southeast Region, Brazil ⓘ linked to: Southeast Region of Brazil historic center of Petrópolis ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Peter of Alcantara ⓘ
notableFor	being the burial place of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil ⓘ being the burial place of members of the Brazilian imperial family ⓘ
region	Serra Fluminense ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholicism ⓘ
religiousOrder	Franciscan patronage (through Saint Peter of Alcantara) ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
style	Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ
use	cathedral church ⓘ parish church ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Petrópolis → contains → Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara ⓘ

Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil → burialPlace → Cathedral of St. Peter of Alcantara, Petrópolis, Brazil ⓘ

linked to: Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara

Prince Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza → burialPlace → Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara, Petrópolis ⓘ