St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George
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St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George is a historic 17th-century Anglican church in Chennai, India, regarded as one of the oldest surviving British-built churches in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1437233 — 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. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George Context triple: [Fort St. George, hasPart, St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George]
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St. George’s Cathedral
St. George’s Cathedral is the principal Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul’s Fener (Phanar) district and serves as the spiritual center and patriarchal seat of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
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St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata is a prominent 19th-century Anglican cathedral renowned for its Indo-Gothic architecture and status as a major Christian landmark in eastern India.
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St Joseph’s Cathedral
St Joseph’s Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historic landmark located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
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Queen's Chapel
Queen's Chapel is a historic royal chapel in central London used for worship and ceremonial functions associated with the British monarchy.
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E.
Old Cadet Chapel
The Old Cadet Chapel is a historic 19th-century chapel at the United States Military Academy at West Point, notable as one of the academy’s oldest surviving religious structures and a prominent example of early American military architecture.
- 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. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George Target entity description: St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George is a historic 17th-century Anglican church in Chennai, India, regarded as one of the oldest surviving British-built churches in the country.
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A.
St. George’s Cathedral
St. George’s Cathedral is the principal Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul’s Fener (Phanar) district and serves as the spiritual center and patriarchal seat of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
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B.
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata is a prominent 19th-century Anglican cathedral renowned for its Indo-Gothic architecture and status as a major Christian landmark in eastern India.
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C.
St Joseph’s Cathedral
St Joseph’s Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historic landmark located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
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Queen's Chapel
Queen's Chapel is a historic royal chapel in central London used for worship and ceremonial functions associated with the British monarchy.
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E.
Old Cadet Chapel
The Old Cadet Chapel is a historic 19th-century chapel at the United States Military Academy at West Point, notable as one of the academy’s oldest surviving religious structures and a prominent example of early American military architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican church
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church building ⓘ historical monument ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
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surface form:
Diocese of Madras
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| architecturalStyle | colonial ⓘ |
| builtBy | British East India Company ⓘ |
| builtFor |
British East India Company settlers
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British garrison at Fort St. George ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1680 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1678 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| governingBody | Church of South India ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched windows
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baptismal font ⓘ barrel-vaulted roof ⓘ bell tower ⓘ grave slabs ⓘ memorial plaques ⓘ organ ⓘ raised chancel ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected heritage structure of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
one of the oldest Anglican churches in India
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one of the oldest surviving British-built churches in India ⓘ |
| inception | 1680 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chennai
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Coromandel Coast ⓘ Fort St. George ⓘ South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bay of Bengal
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Rajaji Salai ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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lime mortar ⓘ |
| nearby |
Fort Museum, Chennai
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Fort St. George, Chennai ⓘ
surface form:
St. George’s Gate of Fort St. George
Tamil Nadu Secretariat ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| significance |
historical landmark of Chennai
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important relic of early British presence in South India ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Anglican services
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Christian worship ⓘ baptisms ⓘ burials ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George Description of subject: St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George is a historic 17th-century Anglican church in Chennai, India, regarded as one of the oldest surviving British-built churches in the country.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.