Turku Cathedral
E203468
Turku Cathedral is a historic medieval church in Turku, Finland, regarded as the country’s national shrine and a central symbol of Finnish Christianity and culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turku Cathedral canonical | 12 |
| Turku Cathedral Parish | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1830433 — 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: Turku Cathedral Context triple: [Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, mainCathedral, Turku Cathedral]
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A.
Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral is a prominent 19th-century neoclassical Lutheran church and iconic symbol of Helsinki, Finland.
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B.
Temppeliaukio Church
Temppeliaukio Church is a distinctive Lutheran church in Helsinki, Finland, renowned for being built directly into solid rock and featuring a striking copper dome.
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C.
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala Cathedral is a large Gothic-style Lutheran church in Uppsala, Sweden, and one of the most historically significant and tallest cathedrals in Scandinavia.
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D.
Stockholm Cathedral
Stockholm Cathedral is the medieval Lutheran cathedral of Stockholm, Sweden, renowned for its historic architecture and central role in royal ceremonies.
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E.
Ekerö Church
Ekerö Church is a historic parish church in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden, known for its medieval origins and traditional Scandinavian ecclesiastical 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: Turku Cathedral Target entity description: Turku Cathedral is a historic medieval church in Turku, Finland, regarded as the country’s national shrine and a central symbol of Finnish Christianity and culture.
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A.
Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral is a prominent 19th-century neoclassical Lutheran church and iconic symbol of Helsinki, Finland.
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B.
Temppeliaukio Church
Temppeliaukio Church is a distinctive Lutheran church in Helsinki, Finland, renowned for being built directly into solid rock and featuring a striking copper dome.
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C.
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala Cathedral is a large Gothic-style Lutheran church in Uppsala, Sweden, and one of the most historically significant and tallest cathedrals in Scandinavia.
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D.
Stockholm Cathedral
Stockholm Cathedral is the medieval Lutheran cathedral of Stockholm, Sweden, renowned for its historic architecture and central role in royal ceremonies.
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E.
Ekerö Church
Ekerö Church is a historic parish church in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden, known for its medieval origins and traditional Scandinavian ecclesiastical architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lutheran church
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cathedral ⓘ medieval church ⓘ national shrine ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brick Gothic
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Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| city | Turku ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1300 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 13th century ⓘ |
| contains |
chapels dedicated to various saints
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royal and noble tombs ⓘ tomb of Karin Månsdotter ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| countryNationalShrineOf | Finland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Henry
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
| denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ⓘ |
| function | cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Turku ⓘ |
| governingBody | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | cathedral museum with ecclesiastical artifacts ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | large pipe organ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected historic monument in Finland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national shrine of Finland ⓘ |
| laterMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| length | approximately 85.5 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southwest Finland
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Turku ⓘ
surface form:
Turku, Finland
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| locatedOn | Aura River ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
annual Christmas Peace declaration in Turku
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central venue for national religious celebrations in Finland ⓘ |
| originalMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| parish |
Turku Cathedral
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Turku Cathedral Parish
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| postFireRestoration | 19th century restoration after Great Fire of Turku ⓘ |
| previousDenomination |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| primaryUse |
concerts
ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ worship services ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| seatOf |
Archbishop of Turku
ⓘ
Archbishop of Turku ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland primate
|
| significance |
central symbol of Finnish Christianity
ⓘ
central symbol of Finnish culture ⓘ |
| status | active church ⓘ |
| survivedEvent |
Great Fire of Turku 1827
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surface form:
Great Fire of Turku (1827)
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| symbolOf |
Turku
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surface form:
City of Turku
Finnish Christianity ⓘ Finnish national identity ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Turku ⓘ |
| towerHeight | approximately 85 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Turku Cathedral Description of subject: Turku Cathedral is a historic medieval church in Turku, Finland, regarded as the country’s national shrine and a central symbol of Finnish Christianity and culture.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Turku Cathedral Parish