Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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Christian holy site basilica church building minor basilica pilgrimage site

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and his tomb.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Church of the Holy Sepulchre canonical	60
Holy Sepulchre	9
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem	6
Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre	5
Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre	3
Church of the Holy Sepulchre complex	3
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem	2
Anastasis (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)	1
Chapel of Calvary	1
Chapel of St. Helena	1
Chapel of the Finding of the True Cross	1
Church of Saint-Sépulcre	1
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)	1
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (through the Patriarchate of Jerusalem)	1
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (traditionally attributed)	1
Greek Orthodox complex in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre	1
Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre	1
Holy Sepulchre (English)	1
Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem	1
Latin (Catholic) area of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre	1
Pascha (Easter) at the Holy Sepulchre	1
interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre	1
the tomb of Jesus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157048 — 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: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Context triple: [Golgotha, associatedWithStructure, Church of the Holy Sepulchre]

A. Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam’s holiest sites, a historic congregational mosque in Jerusalem revered for its religious significance and its location within the sacred compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.
B. Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
C. Western Wall
The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
D. Tomb of Maimonides
The Tomb of Maimonides is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site and burial place of the medieval philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides, located in the city of Tiberias in Israel.
E. Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
The Orthodox Church of Jerusalem is one of the oldest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches, traditionally led by the Patriarch of Jerusalem and centered on the holy sites of Christianity in the Holy Land.
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: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Target entity description: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and his tomb.

A. Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam’s holiest sites, a historic congregational mosque in Jerusalem revered for its religious significance and its location within the sacred compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.
B. Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
C. Western Wall
The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
D. Tomb of Maimonides
The Tomb of Maimonides is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site and burial place of the medieval philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides, located in the city of Tiberias in Israel.
E. Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
The Orthodox Church of Jerusalem is one of the oldest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches, traditionally led by the Patriarch of Jerusalem and centered on the holy sites of Christianity in the Holy Land.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian holy site ⓘ basilica ⓘ church building ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Church of the Resurrection ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ surface form: Holy Sepulchre
architecturalStyle	Byzantine ⓘ Crusader architecture ⓘ Romanesque ⓘ
builtBy	Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Emperor Constantine the Great Saint Helena of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Empress Helena
consecrationYear	335 ⓘ
constructionStart	c. 326 ⓘ
containsSiteOf	Golgotha ⓘ surface form: Calvary Golgotha ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: the tomb of Jesus
containsStructure	Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre Catholicon ⓘ Chapel of Adam ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chapel of Calvary Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chapel of St. Helena Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chapel of the Finding of the True Cross Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition ⓘ Greek Orthodox Katholikon ⓘ Rotunda ⓘ Stone of Anointing ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Jesus Christ ⓘ
denominationMinorRights	Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
denominationSharing	Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
floorCount	multiple levels ⓘ
governedBy	Status Quo of the Holy Places ⓘ
hasCustodyRole	Franciscan Order ⓘ surface form: Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land
hasFeature	bell tower ⓘ courtyard ⓘ large dome over the Rotunda ⓘ
hasKeyCustodians	Joudeh family ⓘ Sari Nusseibeh ⓘ surface form: Nuseibeh family
locatedIn	Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
mainEntranceFaces	south ⓘ
partOf	Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
pilgrimageImportance	one of the holiest sites in Christianity ⓘ
rebuiltAfter	destruction in 1009 ⓘ
rebuiltBy	Byzantine emperors ⓘ Knights Hospitaller ⓘ surface form: Crusaders
rebuiltInCentury	12th century ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
traditionallyIdentifiedAs	site of the burial of Jesus ⓘ site of the crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ site of the resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusSince	1981 ⓘ
visitedBy	millions of Christian pilgrims annually ⓘ

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

Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition → partOf → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre complex

Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition → locatedWithin → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin (Catholic) area of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Chapel of Adam → location → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Chapel of Adam → partOf → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre complex

Chapel of Adam → category → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

tomb of Joseph of Arimathea → locationTraditionallyIdentifiedAs → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

tomb of Joseph of Arimathea → veneratedAs → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

tomb of Joseph of Arimathea → languageName → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre (English)

Holy Synod of Jerusalem → hasAuthorityOver → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre (through the Patriarchate of Jerusalem)

Church of the Resurrection → alsoKnownAs → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre

Church of the Resurrection → contains → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, United States → namedAfter → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Fulk V of Anjou → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre (traditionally attributed)

Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima → importantSite → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

historic Palestine → containsHolySite → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Holy Sepulchre complex → modeledAfter → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: Holy Sepulchre complex (Görlitz)

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)

Holy Cross → associatedWithPlace → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Patriarchate of Jerusalem → mainCathedral → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Patriarchate of Jerusalem → custodianOf → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land → responsibleFor → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre

True Cross → hasRelicsClaimedBy → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

True Cross → connectedToSite → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Empress Helena → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Sixth Crusade → coronationLocation → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Round Church, Cambridge → dedicatedTo → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Round Church, Cambridge → inspiredBy → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem → containsReligiousSite → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Saint Helena → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Office of the Resurrection → relatedTo → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Georgian Jerusalem lectionary → associatedWithPlace → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Custody of the Holy Land → responsibleFor → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre

Rotonda di San Lorenzo → possibleModelFor → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Rotonda di San Lorenzo → inspiredBy → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

the True Cross → associatedWithPlace → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: True Cross

the True Cross → keptAt → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: True Cross

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

St. Cyril of Jerusalem → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois, United States → namedAfter → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Alsip, Illinois)

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Helena Augusta → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Baldwin III of Jerusalem → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Melisende of Jerusalem → patronage → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Har HaBayit → nearbyStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre → seatOfProtectedInstitution → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Baldwin I of Jerusalem → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Voskresensky Monastery → modeledAfter → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Garden Tomb → contrastedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Garden Tomb → primaryPilgrimageAlternativeTo → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Austrian Hospice of the Holy Family → locatedNear → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

El-Wad Street → near → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

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