St. Paul’s Church (ruins)
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St. Paul’s Church (ruins) is the remains of a 16th-century Portuguese-built church in Malacca, Malaysia, and one of the city’s most historic colonial landmarks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. Paul’s Church (ruins) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11442713 — 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: St. Paul’s Church (ruins) Context triple: [St. Paul’s Hill, hasLandmark, St. Paul’s Church (ruins)]
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A.
St. Paul’s Church
St. Paul’s Church is a historic Episcopal church in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, recognized for its early 19th-century Greek Revival architecture and role as the city’s cathedral church.
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B.
St Paul’s Church
St Paul’s Church is a notable Christian place of worship and local landmark in the town of Morley, England.
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C.
St. John’s Episcopal Church (ruins)
St. John’s Episcopal Church (ruins) is the remains of a historic 19th-century Episcopal church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, that was heavily damaged during the Civil War and now stands as a notable hillside landmark overlooking the town.
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D.
St Peter and St Paul Church
St Peter and St Paul Church is a historic parish church serving the village of West Newton in Norfolk, England.
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E.
St Peter and St Paul Church
St Peter and St Paul Church is a Christian parish church serving the local community of Hurst Green, typically offering regular worship services and community activities.
- 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: St. Paul’s Church (ruins) Target entity description: St. Paul’s Church (ruins) is the remains of a 16th-century Portuguese-built church in Malacca, Malaysia, and one of the city’s most historic colonial landmarks.
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A.
St. Paul’s Church
St. Paul’s Church is a historic Episcopal church in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, recognized for its early 19th-century Greek Revival architecture and role as the city’s cathedral church.
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B.
St Paul’s Church
St Paul’s Church is a notable Christian place of worship and local landmark in the town of Morley, England.
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C.
St. John’s Episcopal Church (ruins)
St. John’s Episcopal Church (ruins) is the remains of a historic 19th-century Episcopal church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, that was heavily damaged during the Civil War and now stands as a notable hillside landmark overlooking the town.
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D.
St Peter and St Paul Church
St Peter and St Paul Church is a historic parish church serving the village of West Newton in Norfolk, England.
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E.
St Peter and St Paul Church
St Peter and St Paul Church is a Christian parish church serving the local community of Hurst Green, typically offering regular worship services and community activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era monument
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historic church ruins ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | reachable by stairways up St. Paul’s Hill ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
St. Francis Xavier
ⓘ
linked to:
Francis Xavier
|
| builder | Portuguese captain Duarte Coelho ⓘ |
| builtBy | Portuguese ⓘ |
| category |
Portuguese colonial architecture in Malaysia
ⓘ
Roman Catholic churches in Malacca ⓘ church ruins in Asia ⓘ tourist attractions in Malacca ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1521 ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| currentCondition | roofless ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| feature |
Portuguese and Dutch gravestones displayed along interior walls
ⓘ
old Dutch tombstones ⓘ statue of St. Francis Xavier ⓘ
linked to:
statue of Saint Francis Xavier
stone church walls ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Catholic chapel ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Malacca state authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Malacca state government
|
| heritageStatus | part of Melaka UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| laterName |
Church of Madre de Deus
ⓘ
linked to:
Igreja de Madre de Deus
Igreja de Madre de Deus ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malacca
ⓘ
Malacca City ⓘ
linked to:
Malacca
|
| locatedOn | St. Paul’s Hill ⓘ |
| material | laterite and brick ⓘ |
| near |
A Famosa fortress
ⓘ
linked to:
A Famosa fort
Dutch Square, Malacca ⓘ |
| notableFor | panoramic views of Malacca and the sea ⓘ |
| originalName |
Nossa Senhora da Annunciada
ⓘ
Our Lady of the Annunciation ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Malacca Strait
ⓘ
linked to:
Strait of Malacca
|
| partOf |
historic core of Malacca
ⓘ
linked to:
Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
|
| preservation | maintained as historical monument rather than active church ⓘ |
| region |
state of Malacca
ⓘ
linked to:
Malacca state
|
| religiousFunction | no longer used for regular worship ⓘ |
| significance |
one of Malacca’s most historic colonial landmarks
ⓘ
one of the oldest church buildings in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| tourism | popular viewpoint over Malacca City ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Dutch Reformed church after Dutch conquest of Malacca
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burial site for Dutch dignitaries ⓘ place of worship during Portuguese rule ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Paul’s Church (ruins) Description of subject: St. Paul’s Church (ruins) is the remains of a 16th-century Portuguese-built church in Malacca, Malaysia, and one of the city’s most historic colonial landmarks.
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