Basilica and Convent of San Francisco

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Roman Catholic church basilica convent historical monument monastery complex tourist attraction

The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco is a historic colonial-era church and monastery complex in Lima, Peru, renowned for its Spanish Baroque architecture and extensive catacombs.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco canonical	3
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Asís	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128806 — 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: Basilica and Convent of San Francisco
Context triple: [Lima, hasLandmark, Basilica and Convent of San Francisco]

A. San Juan Cathedral
San Juan Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as one of the oldest churches in the Americas and a prominent colonial-era landmark.
B. La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
C. Torre Mayor
Torre Mayor is a prominent skyscraper in Mexico City, known as one of the tallest and most seismically advanced office buildings in Latin America.
D. Tridentine Cathedral
Tridentine Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, historically renowned as the main venue of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
E. St. Pierre Cathedral
St. Pierre Cathedral is a historic Protestant church in Geneva, Switzerland, renowned as the home church of John Calvin and a major symbol of the Reformation.
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: Basilica and Convent of San Francisco
Target entity description: The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco is a historic colonial-era church and monastery complex in Lima, Peru, renowned for its Spanish Baroque architecture and extensive catacombs.

A. San Juan Cathedral
San Juan Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as one of the oldest churches in the Americas and a prominent colonial-era landmark.
B. La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
C. Torre Mayor
Torre Mayor is a prominent skyscraper in Mexico City, known as one of the tallest and most seismically advanced office buildings in Latin America.
D. Tridentine Cathedral
Tridentine Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, historically renowned as the main venue of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
E. St. Pierre Cathedral
St. Pierre Cathedral is a historic Protestant church in Geneva, Switzerland, renowned as the home church of John Calvin and a major symbol of the Reformation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church ⓘ basilica ⓘ convent ⓘ historical monument ⓘ monastery complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
affiliation	Archbishopric of Lima ⓘ surface form: Archdiocese of Lima
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ Spanish Baroque ⓘ
builtInCentury	17th century ⓘ
city	Lima ⓘ
constructionPeriod	colonial era ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
function	monastery ⓘ place of worship ⓘ tourist site ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement	altars ⓘ nave ⓘ vaults ⓘ
hasPart	catacombs ⓘ church ⓘ cloister ⓘ convent ⓘ library ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: World Heritage Site (UNESCO)
languageOfLiturgicalServices	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	historic centre of Lima ⓘ surface form: Historic Centre of Lima Lima Province ⓘ Lima Region ⓘ
material	masonry ⓘ
notableFeature	cloisters ⓘ colonial-era architecture ⓘ extensive catacombs ⓘ library ⓘ monastic complex ⓘ
partOf	historic centre of Lima ⓘ surface form: Historic Centre of Lima UNESCO World Heritage Site
primaryReligion	Christianity ⓘ
religiousOrder	Franciscan Order ⓘ surface form: Franciscans Franciscan Order ⓘ surface form: Order of Friars Minor
stylePeriod	Spanish colonial period ⓘ
tourismRegion	historic centre of Lima ⓘ surface form: historic center of Lima
usedFor	Franciscan community life ⓘ burials in catacombs ⓘ religious services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Lima → hasLandmark → Basilica and Convent of San Francisco ⓘ

historic centre of Lima → contains → Basilica and Convent of San Francisco ⓘ

subject surface form: Historic Centre of Lima

Cercado de Lima → contains → Basilica and Convent of San Francisco ⓘ

Plaza de San Francisco de Asís → knownFor → Basilica and Convent of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Asís

Plaza de San Francisco de Asís → hasLandmark → Basilica and Convent of San Francisco ⓘ