Baclayon Church
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Baclayon Church is one of the oldest and best-preserved Roman Catholic stone churches in the Philippines, renowned for its Spanish colonial architecture and historical significance on Bohol Island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baclayon Church canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4874801 — 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: Baclayon Church Context triple: [Bohol Island, hasCulturalSite, Baclayon Church]
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A.
Paoay Church
Paoay Church is a historic 18th-century Baroque church in the Philippines renowned for its massive buttresses and designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Miagao Church
Miagao Church is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed Baroque fortress church in Iloilo, Philippines, renowned for its unique façade blending Spanish, Chinese, and local Filipino motifs.
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C.
Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia
The Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia is a major Roman Catholic Marian shrine and pilgrimage church in Naga City, Philippines, renowned as the center of the annual Peñafrancia Festival honoring the patroness of the Bicol region.
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D.
San Agustin Church
San Agustin Church is a historic Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Manila’s Intramuros district, renowned as the oldest stone church in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
San Ildefonso Church
San Ildefonso Church is a historic Roman Catholic church known for its colonial-era architecture and religious significance in the town of San Ildefonso.
- 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: Baclayon Church Target entity description: Baclayon Church is one of the oldest and best-preserved Roman Catholic stone churches in the Philippines, renowned for its Spanish colonial architecture and historical significance on Bohol Island.
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A.
Paoay Church
Paoay Church is a historic 18th-century Baroque church in the Philippines renowned for its massive buttresses and designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Miagao Church
Miagao Church is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed Baroque fortress church in Iloilo, Philippines, renowned for its unique façade blending Spanish, Chinese, and local Filipino motifs.
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C.
Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia
The Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia is a major Roman Catholic Marian shrine and pilgrimage church in Naga City, Philippines, renowned as the center of the annual Peñafrancia Festival honoring the patroness of the Bicol region.
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D.
San Agustin Church
San Agustin Church is a historic Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Manila’s Intramuros district, renowned as the oldest stone church in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
San Ildefonso Church
San Ildefonso Church is a historic Roman Catholic church known for its colonial-era architecture and religious significance in the town of San Ildefonso.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic church
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Spanish colonial church ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ stone church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | La Purisima Concepcion de la Virgen Maria Parish Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archdiocese | Archdiocese of Cebu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| completedIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1727 ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Tagbilaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | basilica-type layout ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jesuits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingReligiousOrder | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStructure | Baclayon Church Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArt | religious paintings and images from Spanish colonial period ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bell tower
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convent ⓘ retablo-style main altar ⓘ stone façade ⓘ thick coral-stone walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines
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National Historical Landmark of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy |
National Historical Commission of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
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National Museum of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Baclayon, Bohol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Visayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bohol Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
coral stone
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limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical significance in Bohol
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well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| oneOf | oldest stone churches in the Philippines ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| reopenedAfterRestoration | 2018 ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early Spanish mission architecture in the Philippines
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symbol of Catholic evangelization in Bohol ⓘ |
| sufferedDamageFrom | 2013 Bohol earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism site
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religious tourism site ⓘ |
| underwent | post-earthquake restoration ⓘ |
| usedAs |
mission station during Spanish colonial period
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parish church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Baclayon Church Description of subject: Baclayon Church is one of the oldest and best-preserved Roman Catholic stone churches in the Philippines, renowned for its Spanish colonial architecture and historical significance on Bohol Island.
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