Santa Maria ad Martyres
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Santa Maria ad Martyres is the official Christian basilica designation of Rome’s ancient Pantheon, a former Roman temple converted into a church dedicated to St. Mary and the Martyrs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santa Maria ad Martyres canonical | 3 |
| Santa Maria dei Martiri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337494 — 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: Santa Maria ad Martyres Context triple: [Pantheon, alsoKnownAs, Santa Maria ad Martyres]
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A.
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian origins, rich Marian devotion, and remarkable collection of mosaics and relics.
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B.
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, built over the traditional burial place of the Apostle Paul and renowned for its vast neoclassical interior and historic monastic complex.
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C.
Tridentine Cathedral
Tridentine Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, historically renowned as the main venue of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
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D.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
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E.
Basilica of the Annunciation
The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
- 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: Santa Maria ad Martyres Target entity description: Santa Maria ad Martyres is the official Christian basilica designation of Rome’s ancient Pantheon, a former Roman temple converted into a church dedicated to St. Mary and the Martyrs.
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A.
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian origins, rich Marian devotion, and remarkable collection of mosaics and relics.
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B.
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, built over the traditional burial place of the Apostle Paul and renowned for its vast neoclassical interior and historic monastic complex.
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C.
Tridentine Cathedral
Tridentine Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, historically renowned as the main venue of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
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D.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
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E.
Basilica of the Annunciation
The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic basilica
ⓘ
church ⓘ former Roman temple ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs
ⓘ
Pantheon ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ancient Roman architecture ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentFunction | Christian church ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
St Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Mary
the Martyrs ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| floorPlanType | cylindrical rotunda with dome ⓘ |
| governingBody | Diocese of Rome ⓘ |
| hasAltar | high altar dedicated to St. Mary and the Martyrs ⓘ |
| hasArtwork |
Christian altarpieces
ⓘ
funerary monuments ⓘ |
| hasChapels | side chapels around the rotunda ⓘ |
| hasDedication |
Church of St. Mary and the Martyrs
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Mary and the Martyrs
|
| hasDomeDiameter | about 43.3 metres ⓘ |
| hasDomeType | coffered concrete dome ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | major tourist attraction in Rome ⓘ |
| hasOculusDiameter | about 8.9 metres ⓘ |
| hasPlan | circular cella with rectangular portico ⓘ |
| hasPortico | Corinthian columned portico ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important Christian pilgrimage site
ⓘ
one of the best-preserved ancient Roman buildings ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | conversion of pagan temple to Christian church ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Diocese of Rome ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | minor basilica ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| material |
Roman concrete
ⓘ
brick ⓘ marble ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central oculus in the dome
ⓘ
large concrete dome ⓘ |
| officialNameOf |
Pantheon
ⓘ
surface form:
Pantheon in Rome
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction | Roman temple ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic liturgy
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cultural events ⓘ tourist visits ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Santa Maria ad Martyres Description of subject: Santa Maria ad Martyres is the official Christian basilica designation of Rome’s ancient Pantheon, a former Roman temple converted into a church dedicated to St. Mary and the Martyrs.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Santa Maria dei Martiri