Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador is the principal Roman Catholic church of El Salvador’s capital, known for its prominent role in the country’s religious life and as the burial place of Archbishop Óscar Romero.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador canonical | 5 |
| Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador | 4 |
| San Salvador Cathedral | 2 |
| San Salvador Metropolitan Cathedral | 2 |
| cathedral of San Salvador | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T745930 — 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: Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador Context triple: [San Salvador, hasCathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador]
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A.
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey is the principal Catholic church and an important historical and architectural landmark in the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
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B.
San Juan Cathedral
San Juan Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as one of the oldest churches in the Americas and a prominent colonial-era landmark.
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C.
Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City is a monumental Roman Catholic cathedral on the city’s main square, renowned as one of the largest and oldest cathedrals in the Americas and a prime example of Spanish colonial architecture.
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D.
La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
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E.
Church of Santo Domingo
The Church of Santo Domingo is a historic colonial-era Catholic church in Mexico City, notable for its baroque 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: Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador Target entity description: The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador is the principal Roman Catholic church of El Salvador’s capital, known for its prominent role in the country’s religious life and as the burial place of Archbishop Óscar Romero.
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A.
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey is the principal Catholic church and an important historical and architectural landmark in the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
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B.
San Juan Cathedral
San Juan Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as one of the oldest churches in the Americas and a prominent colonial-era landmark.
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C.
Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City is a monumental Roman Catholic cathedral on the city’s main square, renowned as one of the largest and oldest cathedrals in the Americas and a prime example of Spanish colonial architecture.
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D.
La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
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E.
Church of Santo Domingo
The Church of Santo Domingo is a historic colonial-era Catholic church in Mexico City, notable for its baroque architecture and religious significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
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cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Archdiocese of San Salvador
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador
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| associatedWithEvent |
Catholic processions in San Salvador
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commemorations of Óscar Romero ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Archbishop Óscar Romero
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surface form:
Óscar Arnulfo Romero
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| burialPlaceOf |
Archbishop Óscar Romero
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Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
surface form:
Óscar Arnulfo Romero
|
| capitalOfCountry | San Salvador ⓘ |
| city | San Salvador ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| countryCapitalServed | San Salvador ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Holy Savior ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| function | seat of the Archbishop of San Salvador ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archdiocese of San Salvador ⓘ |
| hasAltar | main altar ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
modern
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neoclassical elements ⓘ |
| hasCrypt | yes ⓘ |
| hasDiocese | Archdiocese of San Salvador ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacade | ornate ⓘ |
| hasReligiousOrder | secular clergy ⓘ |
| hasStatus | metropolitan cathedral ⓘ |
| hasTomb | tomb of Óscar Romero ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important religious monument of El Salvador ⓘ |
| isCathedralOf | Archdiocese of San Salvador ⓘ |
| languageOfNativeName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Historic Center of San Salvador
ⓘ
San Salvador ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | North America ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central America ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador
|
| notableFor |
association with human rights movement in El Salvador
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role in religious life of El Salvador ⓘ site of major religious celebrations ⓘ tomb of Óscar Romero ⓘ |
| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| role |
principal Roman Catholic church of El Salvador
ⓘ
principal Roman Catholic church of San Salvador ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of Catholic faith in El Salvador ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Mass
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national religious events ⓘ 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
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Input
Subject: Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador Description of subject: The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador is the principal Roman Catholic church of El Salvador’s capital, known for its prominent role in the country’s religious life and as the burial place of Archbishop Óscar Romero.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Palace of El Salvador (museum and government building)
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near
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Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador
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subject surface form:
National Palace of El Salvador
this entity surface form:
San Salvador Metropolitan Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador
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nativeName
→
Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador
this entity surface form:
Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador
this entity surface form:
Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador
subject surface form:
Óscar Arnulfo Romero
this entity surface form:
San Salvador Cathedral
this entity surface form:
cathedral of San Salvador
this entity surface form:
San Salvador Cathedral
subject surface form:
Historic Center of San Salvador
this entity surface form:
Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador
this entity surface form:
San Salvador Metropolitan Cathedral