Third Church in Boston
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Third Church in Boston was a historic Puritan congregation in colonial Boston that later became known as Old South Church, one of the city’s most prominent and influential churches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Church in Boston canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2998955 — 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: Third Church in Boston Context triple: [Old South Church, originalCongregationName, Third Church in Boston]
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A.
Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Trinity Church in the City of Boston is a historic Episcopal church renowned for its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and prominent location in Boston’s Back Bay.
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B.
Roxbury Congregational Church
Roxbury Congregational Church is a historic Protestant church and prominent community landmark located in the town of Roxbury, Connecticut.
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C.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the Boston-based mother church and administrative headquarters of the Christian Science denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy.
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D.
Hampden Congregational Church
Hampden Congregational Church is a historic Christian church and community landmark located in the town of Hampden, Maine.
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E.
Park Street Church
Park Street Church is a historic Congregational church in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, renowned for its early 19th-century architecture and its role in significant social and religious movements in American history.
- 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: Third Church in Boston Target entity description: Third Church in Boston was a historic Puritan congregation in colonial Boston that later became known as Old South Church, one of the city’s most prominent and influential churches.
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A.
Trinity Church in the City of Boston
Trinity Church in the City of Boston is a historic Episcopal church renowned for its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and prominent location in Boston’s Back Bay.
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B.
Roxbury Congregational Church
Roxbury Congregational Church is a historic Protestant church and prominent community landmark located in the town of Roxbury, Connecticut.
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C.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the Boston-based mother church and administrative headquarters of the Christian Science denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy.
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D.
Hampden Congregational Church
Hampden Congregational Church is a historic Christian church and community landmark located in the town of Hampden, Maine.
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E.
Park Street Church
Park Street Church is a historic Congregational church in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, renowned for its early 19th-century architecture and its role in significant social and religious movements in American history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian church
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Protestant church ⓘ Puritan congregation ⓘ historic church ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Congregationalism
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surface form:
Congregational churches of New England
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| alsoKnownAs |
Old South Meeting House
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surface form:
Old South Meeting House congregation
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| associatedWith | Old South Meeting House ⓘ |
| cityRole |
center of Puritan religious life in Boston
ⓘ
major religious institution in Boston ⓘ |
| country |
Colonial America
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
important site in Boston’s religious history
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symbol of Boston’s Puritan past ⓘ |
| denomination |
Congregationalism
ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| governance | congregational polity ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Congregational heritage
ⓘ
Puritan heritage ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole |
important role in religious life of colonial Boston
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influential in civic life of Boston ⓘ prominent congregation in Boston ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important Puritan congregation in colonial New England
ⓘ
one of Boston’s most prominent and influential churches ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Old South Church ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalEntity |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Congregational churches in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Puritan churches in New England ⓘ |
| primaryOrientation | Protestant ⓘ |
| region | Downtown Boston ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | none (lay-led Congregational church) ⓘ |
| status |
defunct congregation
ⓘ
historic ⓘ |
| successor | Old South Church ⓘ |
| theology | Calvinism ⓘ |
| tradition | Reformed ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | Reformed worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Third Church in Boston Description of subject: Third Church in Boston was a historic Puritan congregation in colonial Boston that later became known as Old South Church, one of the city’s most prominent and influential churches.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.