Church of Mary
E262474
The Church of Mary is an early Christian basilica in Ephesus, Turkey, notable as the site of the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD where Mary was proclaimed Theotokos (Mother of God).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of Mary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2408820 — 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 Mary Context triple: [Ephesus, hasStructure, Church of Mary]
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A.
Church of St Mary
The Church of St Mary is a historic Anglican parish church serving the community of Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire, England.
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B.
Church of St Mary
The Church of St Mary is a historic parish church in Snettisham, Norfolk, noted for its impressive medieval architecture and prominent spire.
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C.
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, notable for its Gothic architecture and religious significance in the region.
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D.
Church of the Virgin
The Church of the Virgin is the main medieval Georgian church within the Gelati Monastery complex, renowned for its architecture and rich interior frescoes.
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E.
Old St. Mary's Church
Old St. Mary's Church is a historic Christian church located within the Old City historic district, noted for its architectural and cultural significance.
- 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 Mary Target entity description: The Church of Mary is an early Christian basilica in Ephesus, Turkey, notable as the site of the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD where Mary was proclaimed Theotokos (Mother of God).
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A.
Church of St Mary
The Church of St Mary is a historic Anglican parish church serving the community of Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire, England.
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B.
Church of St Mary
The Church of St Mary is a historic parish church in Snettisham, Norfolk, noted for its impressive medieval architecture and prominent spire.
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C.
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, notable for its Gothic architecture and religious significance in the region.
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D.
Church of the Virgin
The Church of the Virgin is the main medieval Georgian church within the Gelati Monastery complex, renowned for its architecture and rich interior frescoes.
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E.
Old St. Mary's Church
Old St. Mary's Church is a historic Christian church located within the Old City historic district, noted for its architectural and cultural significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
church building ⓘ early Christian basilica ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Church of the Councils
ⓘ
Double Chapel ⓘ
surface form:
Double Church
Theotokos Church ⓘ |
| architecturalType | basilica ⓘ |
| associatedDoctrine |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Theotokos
|
| associatedWith |
Christological controversies of the 5th century
ⓘ
Seven Ecumenical Councils ⓘ
surface form:
Ecumenical councils
|
| builtAfter |
First Council of Nicaea
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Nicaea
|
| city | Ephesus ⓘ |
| councilDate | 431 ⓘ |
| councilHeld | Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Mary, mother of Jesus
|
| denomination | Christianity ⓘ |
| floorPlan | basilica with nave and aisles ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
|
| hasFeature |
apse
ⓘ
baptistery ⓘ nave ⓘ side aisles ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the archaeological site of Ephesus ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ephesus
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ İzmir Province ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
Ephesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Harbour of Ephesus (ancient)
Lysimachus’ city walls of Ephesus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
place where Mary was proclaimed Theotokos (Mother of God)
ⓘ
site of the Council of Ephesus in 431 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Archaeological Site of Ephesus
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient city of Ephesus archaeological complex
|
| period |
Byzantine era
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Late Roman Empire
|
| presentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| region | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance | associated with the dogmatic definition of Mary as Theotokos ⓘ |
| tradition | Early Christianity ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Ephesus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
ecclesiastical councils ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
religious history tourism ⓘ |
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: Church of Mary Description of subject: The Church of Mary is an early Christian basilica in Ephesus, Turkey, notable as the site of the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD where Mary was proclaimed Theotokos (Mother of God).
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.