Sé Nova de Coimbra
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Sé Nova de Coimbra is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Coimbra, Portugal, serving as the city’s “new” cathedral and a prominent landmark within the historic University of Coimbra area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sé Nova de Coimbra canonical | 4 |
| Sé Nova | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3608990 — 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: Sé Nova de Coimbra Context triple: [University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia, includes, Sé Nova de Coimbra]
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A.
Sé Velha de Coimbra
Sé Velha de Coimbra is a Romanesque cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned as a historic and atmospheric setting for traditional Fado de Coimbra performances.
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B.
Urbanos de Coimbra
Urbanos de Coimbra is a suburban rail service network in and around the city of Coimbra, Portugal, operated under the national railway company Comboios de Portugal.
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C.
Sé de Lisboa
Sé de Lisboa is Lisbon’s historic Romanesque cathedral and one of the city’s most important religious and architectural monuments.
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D.
Fado de Coimbra
Fado de Coimbra is a distinctive, male-sung style of Portuguese fado associated with the university city of Coimbra, characterized by academic traditions and accompaniment on the Portuguese guitar.
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E.
Sabrosa
Sabrosa is a small municipality in Portugal’s Douro region, historically notable as the birthplace of explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
- 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: Sé Nova de Coimbra Target entity description: Sé Nova de Coimbra is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Coimbra, Portugal, serving as the city’s “new” cathedral and a prominent landmark within the historic University of Coimbra area.
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A.
Sé Velha de Coimbra
Sé Velha de Coimbra is a Romanesque cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned as a historic and atmospheric setting for traditional Fado de Coimbra performances.
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B.
Urbanos de Coimbra
Urbanos de Coimbra is a suburban rail service network in and around the city of Coimbra, Portugal, operated under the national railway company Comboios de Portugal.
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C.
Sé de Lisboa
Sé de Lisboa is Lisbon’s historic Romanesque cathedral and one of the city’s most important religious and architectural monuments.
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D.
Fado de Coimbra
Fado de Coimbra is a distinctive, male-sung style of Portuguese fado associated with the university city of Coimbra, characterized by academic traditions and accompaniment on the Portuguese guitar.
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E.
Sabrosa
Sabrosa is a small municipality in Portugal’s Douro region, historically notable as the birthplace of explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque church
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Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra)
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surface form:
New Cathedral of Coimbra
Sé Nova de Coimbra ⓘ
surface form:
Sé Nova
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| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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surface form:
Baroque architecture
Mannerist architecture ⓘ |
| becameCathedral | 1772 ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1640 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
1598
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Our Lady of the Assumption ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| diocese |
Diocese of Coimbra
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbra
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| function | cathedral of the Diocese of Coimbra ⓘ |
| hasBellTowers | two bell towers ⓘ |
| hasFacade | Baroque façade with twin bell towers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
baroque altarpieces
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central pediment with statues ⓘ gilded woodwork ⓘ high choir ⓘ monumental staircase ⓘ sacristy with notable art ⓘ side chapels ⓘ single nave interior ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | historic pipe organ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Monument of Portugal
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surface form:
Monumento Nacional (Portugal)
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| heritageStatus | part of University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centro Region
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Coimbra ⓘ University of Coimbra area ⓘ University of Coimbra historic core ⓘ
surface form:
historic centre of Coimbra
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| material | stone ⓘ |
| originalOrder | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| ownership |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| previousFunction | Jesuit church ⓘ |
| region |
Beira Litoral
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surface form:
Beira Litoral (traditional region)
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| replaced | Old Cathedral of Coimbra as diocesan seat ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Portuguese Baroque architecture
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main cathedral of Coimbra ⓘ prominent landmark of Coimbra ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Coimbra ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural visits
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liturgical ceremonies ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sé Nova de Coimbra Description of subject: Sé Nova de Coimbra is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Coimbra, Portugal, serving as the city’s “new” cathedral and a prominent landmark within the historic University of Coimbra area.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia)
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includes
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Sé Nova de Coimbra
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subject surface form:
University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia
this entity surface form:
Sé Nova