St. Mary’s Church of Sastamala
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St. Mary’s Church of Sastamala is a historic medieval stone church in Sastamala, Finland, known as one of the country’s oldest and most significant ecclesiastical buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. Mary’s Church of Sastamala canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5806792 — 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: St. Mary’s Church of Sastamala Context triple: [Sastamala, hasLandmark, St. Mary’s Church of Sastamala]
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Tampere Cathedral
Tampere Cathedral is a prominent early 20th-century Lutheran church in Tampere, Finland, renowned for its National Romantic architecture and distinctive interior frescoes.
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B.
Hämeenlinna Church
Hämeenlinna Church is a prominent historic Lutheran church in the Finnish city of Hämeenlinna, known for its neoclassical architecture and central role in the town’s religious and cultural life.
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C.
Tapiola Church
Tapiola Church is a modernist Lutheran church in Espoo, Finland, noted for its minimalist architecture and integration into the garden city of Tapiola.
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Church of the Three Crosses, Imatra
Church of the Three Crosses in Imatra is a modernist Finnish Lutheran church renowned for its innovative architecture and spatial design by Alvar Aalto.
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E.
Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral is a prominent 19th-century neoclassical Lutheran church and iconic symbol of Helsinki, Finland.
- 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: St. Mary’s Church of Sastamala Target entity description: St. Mary’s Church of Sastamala is a historic medieval stone church in Sastamala, Finland, known as one of the country’s oldest and most significant ecclesiastical buildings.
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A.
Tampere Cathedral
Tampere Cathedral is a prominent early 20th-century Lutheran church in Tampere, Finland, renowned for its National Romantic architecture and distinctive interior frescoes.
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B.
Hämeenlinna Church
Hämeenlinna Church is a prominent historic Lutheran church in the Finnish city of Hämeenlinna, known for its neoclassical architecture and central role in the town’s religious and cultural life.
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C.
Tapiola Church
Tapiola Church is a modernist Lutheran church in Espoo, Finland, noted for its minimalist architecture and integration into the garden city of Tapiola.
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D.
Church of the Three Crosses, Imatra
Church of the Three Crosses in Imatra is a modernist Finnish Lutheran church renowned for its innovative architecture and spatial design by Alvar Aalto.
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E.
Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral is a prominent 19th-century neoclassical Lutheran church and iconic symbol of Helsinki, Finland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lutheran church
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medieval stone church ⓘ parish church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
history of Christianity in Finland
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local parish of Sastamala ⓘ |
| category |
churches in Pirkanmaa
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medieval churches in Finland ⓘ stone churches in Finland ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| function | parish center for local Lutheran community ⓘ |
| hasAltName |
Church of St. Mary in Sastamala
NERFINISHED
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St. Mary’s Church, Sastamala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | churchyard cemetery ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
churchyard
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sacristy ⓘ stone nave ⓘ wooden roof structure ⓘ |
| hasNameInFinnish | Sastamalan Pyhän Marian kirkko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | protected historic building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
one of the oldest stone churches in Finland
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significant medieval ecclesiastical building in Finland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pirkanmaa
NERFINISHED
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Sastamala NERFINISHED ⓘ Satakunta historical province NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| region | Nordic countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
important local cultural heritage site
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important monument of Finnish medieval church architecture ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular tourist attraction in Sastamala
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visited for its historical significance ⓘ visited for its medieval architecture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
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baptisms ⓘ funerals ⓘ parish ceremonies ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Mary’s Church of Sastamala Description of subject: St. Mary’s Church of Sastamala is a historic medieval stone church in Sastamala, Finland, known as one of the country’s oldest and most significant ecclesiastical buildings.
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