Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) nearby
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Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) is a revered set of marble steps in Rome that, according to tradition, Jesus ascended during his Passion and which pilgrims climb on their knees as an act of devotion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) nearby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1209565 — 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: Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) nearby Context triple: [Basilica of Saint John Lateran, hasFeature, Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) nearby]
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A.
Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
The Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca is a hilltop basilica and pilgrimage church overlooking Bologna, famed for its long porticoed walkway and venerated icon of the Virgin Mary.
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B.
Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace
The Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace is a renowned Renaissance cloister in Rome, celebrated for its harmonious architectural design by Donato Bramante.
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C.
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
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D.
Basilica of the Annunciation
The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
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E.
Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata is a historic Roman church on Via del Corso, traditionally associated with early Christian worship and notable burials.
- 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: Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) nearby Target entity description: Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) is a revered set of marble steps in Rome that, according to tradition, Jesus ascended during his Passion and which pilgrims climb on their knees as an act of devotion.
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A.
Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
The Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca is a hilltop basilica and pilgrimage church overlooking Bologna, famed for its long porticoed walkway and venerated icon of the Virgin Mary.
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B.
Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace
The Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace is a renowned Renaissance cloister in Rome, celebrated for its harmonious architectural design by Donato Bramante.
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C.
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
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D.
Basilica of the Annunciation
The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
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E.
Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata is a historic Roman church on Via del Corso, traditionally associated with early Christian worship and notable burials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic holy place
ⓘ
Christian pilgrimage site ⓘ staircase ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Passion of Jesus ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Pontius Pilate ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding |
Lateran complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Lateran Palace
|
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| devotionalAct |
penance
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Holy Stairs ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSteps | 28 ⓘ |
| hasProtection | wooden coverings on steps (periodically removed) ⓘ |
| hasType | relic by tradition ⓘ |
| hasVisitorType |
pilgrims
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Scala Sancta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Rome ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Basilica of Saint John Lateran
ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
|
| material | marble ⓘ |
| ownership | Holy See ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice | climbing on knees ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| traditionClaims | stairs ascended by Jesus during his trial before Pontius Pilate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) nearby Description of subject: Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) is a revered set of marble steps in Rome that, according to tradition, Jesus ascended during his Passion and which pilgrims climb on their knees as an act of devotion.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.