Cathedral Basilica of St. James
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. James is a historic Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn, New York, serving as the mother church and episcopal seat of the local diocese.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cathedral Basilica of St. James canonical | 2 |
| Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Brooklyn, New York, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2991342 — 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. James Context triple: [Diocese of Brooklyn, cathedral, Cathedral Basilica of St. James]
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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.
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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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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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Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist is a prominent historic Roman Catholic church in Savannah, Georgia, renowned for its striking French Gothic architecture and elaborate stained-glass windows.
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Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as Manila Cathedral, is the historic Roman Catholic basilica and premier church of the Archdiocese of Manila located in Intramuros, Philippines.
- 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. James Target entity description: The Cathedral Basilica of St. James is a historic Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn, New York, serving as the mother church and episcopal seat of the local diocese.
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A.
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.
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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.
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist is a prominent historic Roman Catholic church in Savannah, Georgia, renowned for its striking French Gothic architecture and elaborate stained-glass windows.
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E.
Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as Manila Cathedral, is the historic Roman Catholic basilica and premier church of the Archdiocese of Manila located in Intramuros, Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
ⓘ
cathedral basilica ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque Revival architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Basilica churches in New York (state)
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Churches in Brooklyn ⓘ Roman Catholic cathedrals in New York City ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
USA
United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese |
Diocese of Brooklyn
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
|
| episcopalSeatOf |
Diocese of Brooklyn
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
|
| governingBody |
Diocese of Brooklyn
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
|
| hasClergyType |
bishop
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| hasDedication |
Apostle James the Greater
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint James the Greater
|
| hasFunction |
basilica
ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ parish church ⓘ |
| hasStatus | active church ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic church ⓘ |
| isMotherChurchOf |
Diocese of Brooklyn
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
|
| isPartOf |
Ecclesiastical Province of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York ecclesiastical province
Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church in the United States
|
| isSeatOf | Bishop of Brooklyn ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInBorough | Borough of Brooklyn ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Kings County
ⓘ
surface form:
Kings County, New York
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | Downtown Brooklyn ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint James ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Jay Street ⓘ |
| usedFor |
episcopal seat
ⓘ
liturgical services ⓘ parish church ⓘ worship ⓘ |
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. James Description of subject: The Cathedral Basilica of St. James is a historic Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn, New York, serving as the mother church and episcopal seat of the local diocese.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Brooklyn, New York, United States