Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

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Roman Catholic cathedral Romanesque church World Heritage Site component basilica pilgrimage church

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is a major medieval pilgrimage church in northwestern Spain, renowned for its richly sculpted Romanesque design and as the traditional resting place of the apostle Saint James.

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Label	Occurrences
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela	35
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral canonical	19
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela east façade	1
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela transept	1
Holy Door of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela	1
cathedral complex of Santiago de Compostela	1
interior of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral	1
narthex of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral	1
south façade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T814070 — 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: Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Context triple: [Romanesque architecture, notableExample, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral]

A. Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
B. Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architecture and its claim to house the Holy Grail.
C. Valladolid Cathedral
Valladolid Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Valladolid, Spain, known for its unfinished Renaissance design by architect Juan de Herrera.
D. Igreja de Santiago
Igreja de Santiago is a historic Catholic church in the Portuguese town of Tavira, known for its traditional Algarve architecture and religious heritage.
E. Toledo Cathedral
Toledo Cathedral is a renowned Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Toledo, Spain, celebrated for its rich history, monumental architecture, and exceptional collection of religious art.
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: Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Target entity description: Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is a major medieval pilgrimage church in northwestern Spain, renowned for its richly sculpted Romanesque design and as the traditional resting place of the apostle Saint James.

A. Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
B. Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architecture and its claim to house the Holy Grail.
C. Valladolid Cathedral
Valladolid Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Valladolid, Spain, known for its unfinished Renaissance design by architect Juan de Herrera.
D. Igreja de Santiago
Igreja de Santiago is a historic Catholic church in the Portuguese town of Tavira, known for its traditional Algarve architecture and religious heritage.
E. Toledo Cathedral
Toledo Cathedral is a renowned Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Toledo, Spain, celebrated for its rich history, monumental architecture, and exceptional collection of religious art.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ Romanesque church ⓘ World Heritage Site component ⓘ basilica ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ Gothic architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	relics of Saint James the Greater ⓘ
builder	King Alfonso VI of León and Castile (patron) ⓘ linked to: Alfonso VI of León
constructionEnd	early 12th century ⓘ
constructionStart	1075 ⓘ late 11th century ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint James the Greater ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
diocese	Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
floorPlanType	Latin cross plan ⓘ
function	seat of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
hasChoir	choir at crossing ⓘ
hasFacade	Obradoiro façade ⓘ Pórtico da Gloria ⓘ
hasFeature	ambulatory with radiating chapels ⓘ botafumeiro thurible ⓘ crypt of Saint James ⓘ large transept ⓘ
hasNave	three-aisled nave ⓘ
hasTower	Torre da Carraca ⓘ Torre das Campás ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor	being the destination of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage ⓘ being the traditional resting place of the apostle Saint James ⓘ richly sculpted Romanesque decoration ⓘ
liturgicalStatus	major pilgrimage shrine ⓘ
locatedIn	Galicia ⓘ Santiago de Compostela ⓘ northwestern Spain ⓘ
mainPortal	Pórtico da Gloria ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
partOf	Old Town of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ linked to: Santiago de Compostela
pilgrimageRouteTerminus	Camino Francés ⓘ linked to: Camino de Santiago Camino Portugués ⓘ linked to: Camino de Santiago Camino del Norte ⓘ linked to: Camino de Santiago Via de la Plata ⓘ
previousBuildingOnSite	pre-Romanesque church ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1985 ⓘ

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Referenced by (61)

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

Romanesque architecture → notableExample → Santiago de Compostela Cathedral ⓘ

James the Greater → majorShrine → Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ

subject linked to: Apostle James the Greater