Church of the Tithes
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The Church of the Tithes was the first stone church built in Kievan Rus', a grand 10th-century Orthodox cathedral in Kyiv that served as a major religious and dynastic mausoleum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of the Tithes canonical | 2 |
| Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (Tithe Church) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3447049 — 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 the Tithes Context triple: [Olga of Kiev, burialPlace, Church of the Tithes]
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A.
Saint Nicholas' Church
Saint Nicholas' Church is a prominent medieval Romanesque and Gothic church in the historic center of Ghent, Belgium, known for its distinctive blue-gray stone and landmark tower.
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B.
Trinitatis Church
Trinitatis Church is a historic 17th-century Lutheran church in central Copenhagen, Denmark, known for being part of the Trinitatis Complex together with the Round Tower and an academic library.
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C.
Saint Bartholomew’s Church
Saint Bartholomew’s Church is a historic Christian church that serves as the central place of worship within the larger Saint Bartholomew’s Church complex.
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D.
Saint-Jacques Church
Saint-Jacques Church is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Dieppe, France, renowned for its intricate architecture and rich maritime-themed decorations.
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E.
Round Church
Round Church is a distinctive Norman-era, circular stone church in Cambridge, England, and one of the city’s most recognizable historic landmarks.
- 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 the Tithes Target entity description: The Church of the Tithes was the first stone church built in Kievan Rus', a grand 10th-century Orthodox cathedral in Kyiv that served as a major religious and dynastic mausoleum.
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A.
Saint Nicholas' Church
Saint Nicholas' Church is a prominent medieval Romanesque and Gothic church in the historic center of Ghent, Belgium, known for its distinctive blue-gray stone and landmark tower.
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B.
Trinitatis Church
Trinitatis Church is a historic 17th-century Lutheran church in central Copenhagen, Denmark, known for being part of the Trinitatis Complex together with the Round Tower and an academic library.
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C.
Saint Bartholomew’s Church
Saint Bartholomew’s Church is a historic Christian church that serves as the central place of worship within the larger Saint Bartholomew’s Church complex.
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D.
Saint-Jacques Church
Saint-Jacques Church is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Dieppe, France, renowned for its intricate architecture and rich maritime-themed decorations.
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E.
Round Church
Round Church is a distinctive Norman-era, circular stone church in Cambridge, England, and one of the city’s most recognizable historic landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox church
ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ medieval church ⓘ ruined church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Church of the Tithes
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (Tithe Church)
Desiatynna Church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | cross-in-square church ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Oleg of Novgorod
ⓘ
surface form:
Oleg of the Drevlians (reburial)
Anna of Byzantium ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Anna of Byzantium
Olga ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Olga (reburial)
Vladimir the Great ⓘ Yaropolk I of Kiev ⓘ
surface form:
Yaropolk I of Kyiv (reburial)
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| centuryOfConstruction | 10th century ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 996 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 50.458°N 30.517°E ⓘ |
| country |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
Ukraine ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Dormition of the Theotokos
ⓘ
surface form:
Dormition of the Mother of God
Theotokos ⓘ |
| denomination |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| destroyedBy |
Mongol invasions of Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
|
| destroyedIn | 1240 ⓘ |
| event | collapse during the Mongol sack of Kyiv in 1240 ⓘ |
| excavatedIn |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Vladimir the Great ⓘ |
| function | cathedral of Kyiv before Saint Sophia Cathedral ⓘ |
| fundingSource | tithe of Vladimir the Great's income ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fresco decoration
ⓘ
mosaic decoration ⓘ |
| hasSite | Desiatynna Church archaeological site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | architectural monument of national importance in Ukraine ⓘ |
| influenced | later stone churches in Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyiv
ⓘ
Old Kyiv ⓘ Old Kyiv Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Starokyivska Hill
|
| locatedNear |
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
ⓘ
Saint Sophia Cathedral ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | tithe ⓘ |
| partOf | Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| reconstructionAttempt |
19th-century reconstruction
ⓘ
early 20th-century reconstruction project ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
dynastic mausoleum of the Rurikid princes
ⓘ
first stone church in Kievan Rus' ⓘ principal church of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 989 ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Church of the Tithes Description of subject: The Church of the Tithes was the first stone church built in Kievan Rus', a grand 10th-century Orthodox cathedral in Kyiv that served as a major religious and dynastic mausoleum.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (Tithe Church)
subject surface form:
Olga of Kiev