Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu)

E1041371

Greek Orthodox church church building

Saint Spyridon Church in Corfu is a prominent Greek Orthodox church famed for housing the relics of the island’s patron saint, Spyridon, and for its distinctive bell tower dominating Corfu’s old town skyline.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Spyridon Church, Corfu	2
Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu) canonical	1
campanile of Saint Spyridon	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13463467 — 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: Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu)
Context triple: [Liston arcade, isNear, Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu)]

A. Agios Nikolaos Church
Agios Nikolaos Church is a prominent historic Orthodox church and architectural landmark located in the city of Kozani, Greece.
B. Church of Saint Spyridon, Nafplion
The Church of Saint Spyridon in Nafplion is a historic Greek Orthodox church best known as the site where Greece’s first governor, Ioannis Kapodistrias, was assassinated in 1831.
C. Church of Agios Spyridonas
The Church of Agios Spyridonas is a Greek Orthodox church in the coastal town of Porto Rafti, Attica, known for serving as a prominent local place of worship and community gathering.
D. Church of Our Lady of Filerimos
The Church of Our Lady of Filerimos is a historic hilltop Christian sanctuary on the island of Rhodes, Greece, renowned for its medieval architecture and religious significance.
E. Church of Saint Theodoroi
The Church of Saint Theodoroi is a historic Greek Orthodox chapel located within the First Cemetery of Athens, serving as a notable example of 19th-century ecclesiastical architecture and a focal point for memorial services.
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: Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu)
Target entity description: Saint Spyridon Church in Corfu is a prominent Greek Orthodox church famed for housing the relics of the island’s patron saint, Spyridon, and for its distinctive bell tower dominating Corfu’s old town skyline.

A. Agios Nikolaos Church
Agios Nikolaos Church is a prominent historic Orthodox church and architectural landmark located in the city of Kozani, Greece.
B. Church of Saint Spyridon, Nafplion
The Church of Saint Spyridon in Nafplion is a historic Greek Orthodox church best known as the site where Greece’s first governor, Ioannis Kapodistrias, was assassinated in 1831.
C. Church of Agios Spyridonas
The Church of Agios Spyridonas is a Greek Orthodox church in the coastal town of Porto Rafti, Attica, known for serving as a prominent local place of worship and community gathering.
D. Church of Our Lady of Filerimos
The Church of Our Lady of Filerimos is a historic hilltop Christian sanctuary on the island of Rhodes, Greece, renowned for its medieval architecture and religious significance.
E. Church of Saint Theodoroi
The Church of Saint Theodoroi is a historic Greek Orthodox chapel located within the First Cemetery of Athens, serving as a notable example of 19th-century ecclesiastical architecture and a focal point for memorial services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek Orthodox church ⓘ church building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Venetian ⓘ
architecturalType	basilica ⓘ
associatedReligion	Christianity ⓘ
associatedWith	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Corfu NERFINISHED ⓘ patronage of Saint Spyridon over Corfu ⓘ
category	Churches in Corfu ⓘ Greek Orthodox churches in Greece ⓘ Religious buildings and structures in the Ionian Islands ⓘ
churchmanship	Greek Orthodox ⓘ
city	Corfu city NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important site of local religious festivals ⓘ major landmark of Corfu old town ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Spyridon NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
floorPlan	single-nave basilica ⓘ
hasBellTowerHeightRelative	one of the tallest structures in Corfu old town ⓘ
hasPart	bell tower ⓘ
hasRelicOf	Saint Spyridon NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReligiousFunction	housing relics of a saint ⓘ
hasStatus	active church ⓘ
heritageDesignation	protected monument of Corfu old town ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Greek ⓘ
locatedIn	Corfu NERFINISHED ⓘ Corfu old town NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionian Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Corfu regional unit NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionian Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	island of Corfu NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	masonry ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Spyridon NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	tall bell tower dominating Corfu old town skyline ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive red-domed bell tower ⓘ relics of Saint Spyridon ⓘ
partOf	historic centre of Corfu NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronSaintOfLocation	Corfu NERFINISHED ⓘ
pilgrimageFocus	relics of Saint Spyridon ⓘ
primaryUse	pilgrimage site ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
region	Ionian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	houses relics of the patron saint of Corfu ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Liston arcade → isNear → Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu) ⓘ

Old Town of Corfu → notableFeature → Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu) ⓘ

this entity surface form: campanile of Saint Spyridon

Saint Spyridon → majorShrine → Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Spyridon Church, Corfu

Saint Spyridon → relicsLocatedIn → Saint Spyridon Church (Corfu) ⓘ