Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument
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The Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument is a memorial in Nagasaki, Japan, honoring the 26 Christians executed there in 1597 and symbolizing the persecution and resilience of early Japanese Christianity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7103954 — 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: Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument Context triple: [Catholic community of Nagasaki, hasImportantSite, Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument]
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A.
Erqi Memorial Tower
Erqi Memorial Tower is a prominent historical monument and city landmark in Zhengzhou, China, commemorating a major workers’ strike.
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B.
Longhua Martyrs Cemetery
Longhua Martyrs Cemetery is a memorial park and burial ground in Shanghai dedicated to revolutionaries and martyrs, closely associated with the nearby historic Longhua Temple.
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C.
Menin Gate Memorial
The Menin Gate Memorial is a monumental war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers of World War I who were killed in the Ypres Salient and have no known grave.
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D.
Open Hand Monument
The Open Hand Monument is a prominent modernist sculpture in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier as a symbol of peace, reconciliation, and the city's progressive spirit.
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E.
Koxinga Shrine
Koxinga Shrine is a historic temple and memorial in Tainan, Taiwan, dedicated to the Ming loyalist military leader Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong).
- 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: Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument Target entity description: The Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument is a memorial in Nagasaki, Japan, honoring the 26 Christians executed there in 1597 and symbolizing the persecution and resilience of early Japanese Christianity.
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A.
Erqi Memorial Tower
Erqi Memorial Tower is a prominent historical monument and city landmark in Zhengzhou, China, commemorating a major workers’ strike.
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B.
Longhua Martyrs Cemetery
Longhua Martyrs Cemetery is a memorial park and burial ground in Shanghai dedicated to revolutionaries and martyrs, closely associated with the nearby historic Longhua Temple.
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C.
Menin Gate Memorial
The Menin Gate Memorial is a monumental war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers of World War I who were killed in the Ypres Salient and have no known grave.
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D.
Open Hand Monument
The Open Hand Monument is a prominent modernist sculpture in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier as a symbol of peace, reconciliation, and the city's progressive spirit.
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E.
Koxinga Shrine
Koxinga Shrine is a historic temple and memorial in Tainan, Taiwan, dedicated to the Ming loyalist military leader Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | monument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Franciscan Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagasaki Catholic community NERFINISHED ⓘ Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Christian martyrs
ⓘ
Japanese Christians ⓘ Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent | execution of 26 Christians in Nagasaki in 1597 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| genre | religious monument ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeDay | February 5 ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Catholic pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMuseum | Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStation | Nagasaki Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatueOf |
James Kisai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Goto NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Miki NERFINISHED ⓘ other members of the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Nagasaki city
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagasaki harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | important site for Japanese Christian history ⓘ |
| inception | 1962 ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyushu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagasaki Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Nishizaka Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| memorialFor | Catholic saints canonized as the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan ⓘ |
| memorialType | martyrs' memorial ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Roman Catholic Church in Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nishizaka Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian persecution in Japan
ⓘ
history of Christianity in Japan ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
persecution of early Japanese Christianity
ⓘ
resilience of early Japanese Christianity ⓘ |
| theme |
faith under persecution
ⓘ
religious freedom ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| visitorType |
pilgrims
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
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Subject: Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument Description of subject: The Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument is a memorial in Nagasaki, Japan, honoring the 26 Christians executed there in 1597 and symbolizing the persecution and resilience of early Japanese Christianity.
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