St. Sava Temple
E133518
St. Sava Temple is a monumental Serbian Orthodox church in Belgrade, renowned as one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world and a major symbol of Serbian religious and national identity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of Saint Sava | 2 |
| St. Sava Temple canonical | 1 |
| Temple of Saint Sava | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1163726 — 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. Sava Temple Context triple: [Belgrade, hasLandmark, St. Sava Temple]
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Patriarchate of Peć Monastery
The Patriarchate of Peć Monastery is a historic medieval monastic complex in Kosovo that served as the spiritual and administrative center of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the seat of its patriarchs.
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B.
Gračanica Monastery
Gračanica Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery in Kosovo renowned for its outstanding Byzantine-style architecture and frescoes, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Jvari Monastery
Jvari Monastery is a 6th-century Georgian Orthodox monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site perched above the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers near Mtskheta, Georgia.
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Sopoćani Monastery
Sopoćani Monastery is a 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastic complex near Novi Pazar, Serbia, renowned for its exceptional medieval frescoes and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Žiča Monastery
Žiča Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery near Kraljevo, Serbia, renowned as an early royal foundation and historic coronation church of Serbian kings.
- 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. Sava Temple Target entity description: St. Sava Temple is a monumental Serbian Orthodox church in Belgrade, renowned as one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world and a major symbol of Serbian religious and national identity.
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A.
Patriarchate of Peć Monastery
The Patriarchate of Peć Monastery is a historic medieval monastic complex in Kosovo that served as the spiritual and administrative center of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the seat of its patriarchs.
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B.
Gračanica Monastery
Gračanica Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery in Kosovo renowned for its outstanding Byzantine-style architecture and frescoes, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Jvari Monastery
Jvari Monastery is a 6th-century Georgian Orthodox monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site perched above the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers near Mtskheta, Georgia.
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D.
Sopoćani Monastery
Sopoćani Monastery is a 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastic complex near Novi Pazar, Serbia, renowned for its exceptional medieval frescoes and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Žiča Monastery
Žiča Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery near Kraljevo, Serbia, renowned as an early royal foundation and historic coronation church of Serbian kings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Serbian Orthodox church
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cathedral ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Serbo-Byzantine Revival ⓘ |
| architecturalType | domed basilica ⓘ |
| capacity | around 10,000 worshippers ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| constructionInterruptedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionResumed | 1980s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1935 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Serbia ⓘ |
| culturalRole | venue for major religious ceremonies and national events ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Sava ⓘ |
| denomination |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox
|
| domeHeight | about 70 meters ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | Greek cross ⓘ |
| function |
national shrine
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| governingDiocese | Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci ⓘ |
| hasBellTowers | yes ⓘ |
| hasCrypt | yes ⓘ |
| hasDome |
central dome
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four smaller domes ⓘ |
| heightIncludingCross | about 82 meters ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
symbol of Serbian national identity
ⓘ
symbol of Serbian religious identity ⓘ |
| interiorDecoration |
marble iconostasis
ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world
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dominant Belgrade skyline presence ⓘ monumental size ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Church Slavonic ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| locatedInCapital | Belgrade ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Belgrade ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Vračar ⓘ |
| material |
granite
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white marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Sava ⓘ |
| numberOfBellTowers | 4 ⓘ |
| patriarchalStatus | not a patriarchal cathedral ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguageOfLiturgy | Serbian ⓘ |
| siteHistory | built on the site where the Ottomans allegedly burned the relics of Saint Sava ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major tourist attraction in Belgrade ⓘ |
| urbanContext | located on the Vračar plateau ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Sava Temple Description of subject: St. Sava Temple is a monumental Serbian Orthodox church in Belgrade, renowned as one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world and a major symbol of Serbian religious and national identity.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Church of Saint Sava
this entity surface form:
Temple of Saint Sava
this entity surface form:
Church of Saint Sava