Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
E62145
Old St. Mary’s Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a historic 18th-century Catholic church known for its role in early American history and as the burial site of Revolutionary War naval hero Commodore John Barry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia | 1 |
| Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T499504 — 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: Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Context triple: [John Barry, burialPlace, Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
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St. John’s Church
St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.
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B.
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church is a historic 19th-century Catholic church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, notable for its prominent hilltop location overlooking the town and its role during the Civil War.
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C.
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph’s Church is a Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally identified as being built over the workshop and home of Saint Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.
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D.
Park Street Church
Park Street Church is a historic Congregational church in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, renowned for its early 19th-century architecture and its role in significant social and religious movements in American history.
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E.
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in San Francisco known as one of the city’s oldest surviving religious buildings and a prominent landmark in Chinatown.
- 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: Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Target entity description: Old St. Mary’s Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a historic 18th-century Catholic church known for its role in early American history and as the burial site of Revolutionary War naval hero Commodore John Barry.
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A.
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.
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B.
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church is a historic 19th-century Catholic church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, notable for its prominent hilltop location overlooking the town and its role during the Civil War.
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C.
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph’s Church is a Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally identified as being built over the workshop and home of Saint Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.
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D.
Park Street Church
Park Street Church is a historic Congregational church in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, renowned for its early 19th-century architecture and its role in significant social and religious movements in American history.
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E.
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in San Francisco known as one of the city’s oldest surviving religious buildings and a prominent landmark in Chinatown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century church building
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ historic church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Old St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
early United States Navy history ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
ⓘ
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania ⓘ Historic sites of the American Revolution in Pennsylvania ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| cityHistoricDistrict |
Society Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Society Hill Historic District
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| diocese |
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
|
| foundedAs | Catholic mission church ⓘ |
| function | parish church ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archdiocese of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | Old St. Mary’s Churchyard ⓘ |
| hasDenominationRite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic churchyard
ⓘ
traditional nave and sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasGraveOf | Commodore John Barry ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial | John Barry ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic property ⓘ |
| historicPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
burial site of Commodore John Barry
ⓘ
historic Catholic parish in colonial Philadelphia ⓘ role in early American history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Society Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Society Hill, Philadelphia
|
| material | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Mary, mother of Jesus
|
| NRHPCategory | religious structure ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic worship
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public religious services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Description of subject: Old St. Mary’s Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a historic 18th-century Catholic church known for its role in early American history and as the burial site of Revolutionary War naval hero Commodore John Barry.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia