Fátima, Portugal
E484280
Fátima, Portugal is a major Catholic pilgrimage town renowned for the 1917 Marian apparitions reported by three shepherd children.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fátima, Portugal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4992671 — 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: Fátima, Portugal Context triple: [Francisco Marto, regionOfActivity, Fátima, Portugal]
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A.
Setúbal, Portugal
Setúbal, Portugal is a coastal city and municipality south of Lisbon known for its fishing industry, natural harbor, and as the hometown of football manager José Mourinho.
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B.
Queluz, Portugal
Queluz, Portugal is a historic town near Lisbon best known for its 18th-century royal palace, a former residence of the Portuguese royal family.
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C.
Odivelas, Portugal
Odivelas, Portugal is a suburban city in the Lisbon metropolitan area known historically for its Cistercian monastery, where Queen Philippa of Lancaster died and was buried.
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D.
Alfarrobeira, Portugal
Alfarrobeira, Portugal is a historical site best known as the location of the 1449 Battle of Alfarrobeira, a pivotal conflict in Portuguese medieval history.
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E.
Belmonte, Portugal
Belmonte, Portugal is a historic town in the Castelo Branco District best known as the birthplace of Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral and for its well-preserved medieval and Jewish heritage.
- 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: Fátima, Portugal Target entity description: Fátima, Portugal is a major Catholic pilgrimage town renowned for the 1917 Marian apparitions reported by three shepherd children.
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A.
Setúbal, Portugal
Setúbal, Portugal is a coastal city and municipality south of Lisbon known for its fishing industry, natural harbor, and as the hometown of football manager José Mourinho.
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B.
Queluz, Portugal
Queluz, Portugal is a historic town near Lisbon best known for its 18th-century royal palace, a former residence of the Portuguese royal family.
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C.
Odivelas, Portugal
Odivelas, Portugal is a suburban city in the Lisbon metropolitan area known historically for its Cistercian monastery, where Queen Philippa of Lancaster died and was buried.
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D.
Alfarrobeira, Portugal
Alfarrobeira, Portugal is a historical site best known as the location of the 1449 Battle of Alfarrobeira, a pivotal conflict in Portuguese medieval history.
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E.
Belmonte, Portugal
Belmonte, Portugal is a historic town in the Castelo Branco District best known as the birthplace of Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral and for its well-preserved medieval and Jewish heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic pilgrimage site
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| apparitionEndDate | 13 October 1917 ⓘ |
| apparitionStartDate | 13 May 1917 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Francisco Marto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacinta Marto NERFINISHED ⓘ Lúcia dos Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Lady of Fátima NERFINISHED ⓘ three shepherd children of Fátima ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| devotionType | Marian devotion ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 120 km north of Lisbon ⓘ |
| eventStartYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| governingBody | municipality of Ourém NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | large esplanade for pilgrims ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship |
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basilica of the Holy Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Chapel of the Apparitions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProcession | candlelight processions ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Colonnade of the Sanctuary of Fátima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungarian Calvary NERFINISHED ⓘ Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Cova da Iria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVisitorType |
pilgrims
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Marian apparitions of 1917
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Our Lady of Fátima devotion NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanctuary of Fátima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centro Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santarém District NERFINISHED ⓘ municipality of Ourém ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageDay |
13 May
ⓘ
13 October ⓘ |
| partOf | parish of Fátima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageMonth |
May
ⓘ
October ⓘ |
| receivesPilgrimsFrom |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timeZone | Western European Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Western European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fátima, Portugal Description of subject: Fátima, Portugal is a major Catholic pilgrimage town renowned for the 1917 Marian apparitions reported by three shepherd children.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.