Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is a historic Spanish colonial-style Catholic church and the oldest Christian congregation in what is now the United States, serving as the seat of the Diocese of St. Augustine.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine canonical | 4 |
| Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, Florida | 1 |
| Cathedral of St. Augustine | 1 |
| St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2016981 — 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: Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine Context triple: [St. Augustine, Florida, hasLandmark, Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine]
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Basilica of St. Augustine
The Basilica of St. Augustine is a prominent Roman Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Annaba, Algeria, dedicated to Saint Augustine of Hippo and noted for its striking hilltop architecture overlooking the city.
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Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Mobile, Alabama, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as the seat of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
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C.
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Honolulu, recognized as one of the oldest cathedrals in continuous use in the United States and the seat of the Diocese of Honolulu.
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San Marcos Cathedral
San Marcos Cathedral is a historic 19th-century Catholic church in Arica, Chile, renowned for its distinctive iron architecture designed by Gustave Eiffel.
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Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral of Lima, Peru, renowned for its historic architecture and role as the seat of the city's archbishop.
- 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: Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine Target entity description: The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is a historic Spanish colonial-style Catholic church and the oldest Christian congregation in what is now the United States, serving as the seat of the Diocese of St. Augustine.
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A.
Basilica of St. Augustine
The Basilica of St. Augustine is a prominent Roman Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Annaba, Algeria, dedicated to Saint Augustine of Hippo and noted for its striking hilltop architecture overlooking the city.
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B.
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Mobile, Alabama, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as the seat of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
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C.
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Honolulu, recognized as one of the oldest cathedrals in continuous use in the United States and the seat of the Diocese of Honolulu.
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D.
San Marcos Cathedral
San Marcos Cathedral is a historic 19th-century Catholic church in Arica, Chile, renowned for its distinctive iron architecture designed by Gustave Eiffel.
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E.
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral of Lima, Peru, renowned for its historic architecture and role as the seat of the city's archbishop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
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cathedral basilica ⓘ church building ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ |
| address | 38 Cathedral Place, St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| affiliation | Diocese of St. Augustine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
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surface form:
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, Florida
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine ⓘ
surface form:
Cathedral of St. Augustine
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| architecturalStyle |
Spanish Colonial
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Spanish Renaissance Revival ⓘ |
| basilicaStatus | minor basilica ⓘ |
| basilicaStatusGrantedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| basilicaStatusGrantedOn | December 4, 1976 ⓘ |
| claimToNotability |
oldest Catholic parish in the United States
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oldest continuously existing Christian congregation in the continental United States ⓘ |
| completed | 1797 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1793 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo |
Augustine of Hippo
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surface form:
Saint Augustine of Hippo
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| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| dioceseEstablished | 1870 ⓘ |
| foundedAsParish | 1565 ⓘ |
| function |
cathedral church of the Diocese of St. Augustine
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parish church ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barrel-tile roof
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bell tower ⓘ interior murals ⓘ ornate facade ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ |
| heritage | Spanish colonial heritage of St. Augustine ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District contributing property
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places contributing property ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
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St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ St. Johns County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materials |
coquina stone
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stucco ⓘ |
| near |
Plaza de la Constitución
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surface form:
Plaza de la Constitución, St. Augustine
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| parishFoundedBy | Spanish settlers of St. Augustine ⓘ |
| partOf |
St. Augustine Historic District
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surface form:
St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District
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| rebuiltAfter | 1887 fire ⓘ |
| region | Northeast Florida ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seatOf | Diocese of St. Augustine ⓘ |
| tourism | major religious and historic tourist attraction in St. Augustine ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
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: Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine Description of subject: The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is a historic Spanish colonial-style Catholic church and the oldest Christian congregation in what is now the United States, serving as the seat of the Diocese of St. Augustine.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of St. Augustine
this entity surface form:
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, Florida
this entity surface form:
St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica