Mylapore (traditional)

E132949

Christian pilgrimage site historic locality place associated with an apostle

Mylapore (traditional) is an ancient coastal locality in Chennai, India, long revered in Christian tradition as the site associated with the martyrdom and burial of the Apostle Thomas.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mylapore	2
Mylapore (traditional) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1146625 — 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: Mylapore (traditional)
Context triple: [Apostle Thomas, burialPlace, Mylapore (traditional)]

A. A L Nagar
A. L. Nagar was a prominent Indian econometrician and statistician known for his influential contributions to econometric theory and education.
B. Valluvar Kottam
Valluvar Kottam is a prominent monument and auditorium in Chennai dedicated to the classical Tamil poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar, renowned for its chariot-shaped architecture and cultural significance.
C. Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane is a historic and prominent Hindu temple in Chennai dedicated to Lord Vishnu, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
D. Vellore
Vellore is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, known for its suburban housing, schools, and community amenities.
E. Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram is an ancient temple city in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a major center of Hindu scholarship and pilgrimage, especially within the Sri Vaishnavism tradition.
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: Mylapore (traditional)
Target entity description: Mylapore (traditional) is an ancient coastal locality in Chennai, India, long revered in Christian tradition as the site associated with the martyrdom and burial of the Apostle Thomas.

A. A L Nagar
A. L. Nagar was a prominent Indian econometrician and statistician known for his influential contributions to econometric theory and education.
B. Valluvar Kottam
Valluvar Kottam is a prominent monument and auditorium in Chennai dedicated to the classical Tamil poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar, renowned for its chariot-shaped architecture and cultural significance.
C. Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane is a historic and prominent Hindu temple in Chennai dedicated to Lord Vishnu, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
D. Vellore
Vellore is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, known for its suburban housing, schools, and community amenities.
E. Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram is an ancient temple city in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a major center of Hindu scholarship and pilgrimage, especially within the Sri Vaishnavism tradition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian pilgrimage site ⓘ historic locality ⓘ place associated with an apostle ⓘ
associatedPeriod	1st century AD (traditional date of Thomas) ⓘ
associatedWith	Apostle Thomas ⓘ surface form: St. Thomas the Apostle Apostle Thomas ⓘ surface form: Thomas the Apostle
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalContext	South Indian Christianity ⓘ Tamil Christian culture ⓘ
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction	Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore ⓘ
hasDenominationPresence	Church of South India ⓘ Eastern Christian communities ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church Syro-Malabar Catholic Church ⓘ Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ⓘ
hasPilgrimageSite	San Thome Basilica ⓘ St. Thomas tomb (traditional) ⓘ
hasReligiousTourism	Christian pilgrims from India ⓘ Christian pilgrims from abroad ⓘ
heritageStatus	important Christian heritage site in India ⓘ
historicalContinuityClaim	continuous Christian veneration since early centuries (traditional claim) ⓘ
historicalStatus	ancient port town ⓘ early Christian center in South India ⓘ
languageRegion	Tamil-speaking region ⓘ
linkedLegend	Thomas the Apostle’s martyrdom by spear ⓘ Thomas the Apostle’s mission to India ⓘ
locatedIn	Chennai ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ
locatedNear	Bay of Bengal ⓘ
locatedOn	Coromandel Coast ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	San Thome Basilica ⓘ surface form: San Thome Cathedral Basilica St. Thomas Mount, Chennai ⓘ surface form: St. Thomas Mount (regional apostolic site)
partOf	Chennai ⓘ surface form: Greater Chennai
pilgrimageType	apostolic shrine ⓘ
religiousTradition	Catholic tradition ⓘ Christianity ⓘ Eastern Christian tradition ⓘ Syriac Christian tradition ⓘ
significance	one of the traditional tomb sites of an apostle outside Europe and the Middle East ⓘ
traditionalBurialSiteOf	Apostle Thomas ⓘ surface form: Thomas the Apostle
traditionallyKnownFor	burial of Thomas the Apostle ⓘ martyrdom of Thomas the Apostle ⓘ
traditionalMartyrdomSiteOf	Apostle Thomas ⓘ surface form: Thomas the Apostle
traditionalNameInTamil	Mayilappur ⓘ
urbanCharacter	coastal urban neighborhood ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Apostle Thomas → burialPlace → Mylapore (traditional) ⓘ

Kamarajar Salai → hasNearbyNeighborhood → Mylapore (traditional) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mylapore

Marina Beach → hasAdjacentArea → Mylapore (traditional) ⓘ