Virga Jesse Basilica
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The Virga Jesse Basilica is a prominent Roman Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Hasselt, Belgium, renowned for its veneration of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady Virga Jesse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Virga Jesse Basilica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7092704 — 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: Virga Jesse Basilica Context triple: [Hasselt, hasHeritageSite, Virga Jesse Basilica]
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Basilica of St. Pius X
The Basilica of St. Pius X is a vast underground Roman Catholic church in Lourdes, France, renowned for hosting large international pilgrimages and liturgical celebrations at the Marian shrine.
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Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica
Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, serving as the spiritual center of Saint Vincent Archabbey and Saint Vincent College.
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Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent neo-Gothic Catholic church built above the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, France, serving as one of the principal pilgrimage churches in the Marian sanctuary.
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St. Mary’s Basilica
St. Mary’s Basilica is a prominent Gothic church in Kraków, Poland, renowned for its towering brick façade, wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss, and the hourly trumpet call (hejnał) played from its highest tower.
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Dominus Flevit Church
Dominus Flevit Church is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, traditionally marking the spot where Jesus wept over the future fate of the city.
- 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: Virga Jesse Basilica Target entity description: The Virga Jesse Basilica is a prominent Roman Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Hasselt, Belgium, renowned for its veneration of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady Virga Jesse.
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A.
Basilica of St. Pius X
The Basilica of St. Pius X is a vast underground Roman Catholic church in Lourdes, France, renowned for hosting large international pilgrimages and liturgical celebrations at the Marian shrine.
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B.
Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica
Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, serving as the spiritual center of Saint Vincent Archabbey and Saint Vincent College.
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C.
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent neo-Gothic Catholic church built above the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, France, serving as one of the principal pilgrimage churches in the Marian sanctuary.
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D.
St. Mary’s Basilica
St. Mary’s Basilica is a prominent Gothic church in Kraków, Poland, renowned for its towering brick façade, wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss, and the hourly trumpet call (hejnał) played from its highest tower.
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E.
Dominus Flevit Church
Dominus Flevit Church is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, traditionally marking the spot where Jesus wept over the future fate of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic basilica
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church building ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Basilica of Our Lady Virga Jesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| city | Hasselt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Diocese of Hasselt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
parish church
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pilgrimage church ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Basilica churches in Belgium
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Marian shrines in Belgium ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Hasselt ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Latin phrase "Virga Jesse" (Rod of Jesse) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageTradition | Virga Jesse devotion ⓘ |
| hasReligiousArtifact |
image of Our Lady Virga Jesse
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venerated Marian statue ⓘ |
| hasTitleOfMary | Our Lady Virga Jesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected monument in Belgium ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Flanders
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Hasselt NERFINISHED ⓘ Limburg (Belgium) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDevotion | Our Lady Virga Jesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Belgian Limburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Marian devotions
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Mass ⓘ pilgrimages ⓘ processions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virga Jesse Basilica Description of subject: The Virga Jesse Basilica is a prominent Roman Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Hasselt, Belgium, renowned for its veneration of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady Virga Jesse.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.